Archive for February 16, 2005
Pope’s new book to span millenniums
The Italian publishing house Rizzoli announced Wednesday that John Paul II’s newest book, Memory and Identity; Conversations Between Millenniums is... Read more
Pontifical Academy seeks to redefine cultural definition of “health”
In a press conference this morning at the Vatican, Bishop Elio Sgreccia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, discussed... Read more
Doctors say Pope is stable but still needs more recovery
In an interview with the Italian daily “Avvenire,” Dr. Rodolfo Proietti, director of emergency services at Gemelli Hospital, reported that... Read more
Online petition supports pre-nuptial agreement for Catholic couples to abide by canon law
A woman, who has made it her mission to reform Catholic marriage and civil divorce, has launched an online petition,... Read more
Catholic university students to lobby at U.N.
North American director of the World Youth Alliance (WYO), Cole Siemion made a visit to Ohio’s Franciscan University of Steubenville... Read more
UN office in Paraguay says legalized abortion in Paraguay only a “suggestion” and “recommendation”
Responding to a report by the news agency Noticias Globales on the pressure from a United Nations affiliated feminist organization... Read more
Church of England votes to discuss possibility of women bishops
The General Synod of the Church of England has voted to consider allowing women to become bishops, reported the Associated... Read more
US nun gunned down in Amazon, buried yesterday
Thousands of people turned up for the funeral yesterday of an American religious sister who was shot to death in... Read more
Lawsuit filed against priest for denying communion to gay activist
A parish priest in Spain, the second in recent weeks, has become the object of a lawsuit alleging “public humiliation”... Read more
Teen Ministry launches new website
The international Catholic teen ministry, Life Teen recently announced the launch of a new website they hope will be able... Read more
