Archive for April 27, 2005
Colorado Senator regrets ‘Antichrist’ comment
Yesterday, freshman Colorado senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) said that he regrets referring to the Christian group Focus on the Family... Read more
Theologian hopeful Benedict XVI will explore women’s contribution to the Church
Pope Benedict XVI cannot change the Church’s position on abortion, birth control or women’s ordination because they flow from the... Read more
China detains seven Catholic priests
The Cardinal Kung Foundation released a statement saying that seven priests of the underground Catholic Church in China have been... Read more
Denver scholar defends Crusades in light of new film
With renewed attention being given to the Catholic Crusades in light of Ridley Scott’s soon-to-be released film ‘Kingdom of Heaven’,... Read more
German mom jailed for home schooling children
A German mom has been sent to jail for six days and fined $115 US because she and her husband... Read more
Tucson Diocese proposes $20M cap for sex-abuse claims
The Diocese of Tucson has filed an amended bankruptcy plan that seeks to limit its payout for sex-abuse claims to... Read more
New bill makes helping youth cross state lines for abortion a crime
The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday, making it a federal crime for any adult to accompany a minor... Read more
Jerusalem rabbi notes positive Jewish reaction to election of Benedict XVI
The Rabbi of Jerusalem, David Rosen, a key player in Jewish-Christian dialogue in recent years, said this week the reaction... Read more
Argentinean archbishop exhorts laity to live Christian life without fear or embarrassment
Archbishop Domingo Castaña of Corrientes, Argentina, said this week that unless one encounters Christ as the true way to follow,... Read more
Lawyer for archdiocese demands case of murdered Guatemalan bishop be solved
Speaking on the seventh anniversary of the murder of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City, the lawyer for... Read more
Cardinal Carles: conscience is above the law
The Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona, Cardinal Ricard Maria Carles, expressed his support for mayors of Spain’s Partido Popular (Popular Party)... Read more
L'Osservatore Romano publishes new Papal coat of arms
The official Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, published today the new coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI, which includes all... Read more
