Archive for July 4, 2005
Chinese Government arrests Vatican faithful bishop for the 6th time
Bishop Julio Jia Zhiguo, 70, member of the China's underground Catholic church, has been arrested for the sixth time in... Read more
Instrumentum Laboris for Eucharistic Synod to be presented Thursday
The Vatican announced this morning that a presentation will take place Thursday, July 7th of the “Instrumentum Laboris” for the... Read more
US and Mexican bishops acknowledge challenge of immigration for society and the Church
The president of the Committee on Migration of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Ciudad Juarez, said... Read more
200,000 protest poverty ahead of G8 Summit, Vatican voices support
In light of the commencement of tomorrow’s G8 Summit, which will bring the leaders of the 8 most industrialized nations... Read more
French woman invalidly ordained as ‘priest’
A French woman who invalidly had herself ‘ordained’ as a Catholic priest on Saturday, is now facing automatic excommunication for... Read more
Australia vies for 2008 World Youth Day
As the Catholic Church prepares for the massive World Youth Day celebration to be held in Cologne, Germany next month,... Read more
China releases imprisoned priest
According to the missionary association, AsiaNews, a Catholic priest who has been under house arrest by the Chinese government for... Read more
In Sudan, “Martyrdom is real”, says priest
Speaking in Liverpool to friends and supporters of the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) last... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop denounces occupation of Cathedral by protestors
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador denounced the occupation of the city’s Cathedral this week by a group of... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls for respect for election results
The Archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, called for respect for the results of the country’s upcoming elections and... Read more
Argentinean lawmaker calls Health Minister’s comments on abortion “macabre”
State representative Jorge Enriquez of Buenos Aires denounced comments made last week by Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia, who called... Read more
