Archive for January 18, 2006
Supreme Court affirms parents’ right to protect daughters from abortion health risks
The Supreme Court’s key decision yesterday in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England overruled a lower court's attempt... Read more
Fr. Richard McBrien named in ‘apparent plagiarism’
University of Notre Dame officials have been alerted to a case of “apparent plagiarism” that involves one of its well-known... Read more
Plaintiffs withdraw suit against federal funding for church preservation
Anonymous plaintiffs dropped their December 2004 lawsuit, which sought to stop the federal government from funding the preservation of California’s... Read more
Schiavo's family to be honored at March for Life
The annual March for Life will mark the 33rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion. The... Read more
European parliament to punish countries that do not approve homosexual “marriage”
The EU Justice Affairs commissioner Franco Frattini announced this week at the EU Parliament in Strasburg that member states that... Read more
Manifesto by Communist party against the Church divides leftists in Spain
The secretary of the United Left political party in the northern Spanish city of Gijon, Guillermo Miranda, acknowledged this week... Read more
Former Holy See ambassador to Israel recognized for work in Holy Land
Upon completing his mission in Israel, the outgoing Holy See ambassador to Israel, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, who is now the... Read more
Pope Benedict: Christians must continually ask God for grace of unity
As the Church continues its celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Benedict today met with an... Read more
Preparing for new Papal Encyclical, Pontifical group to host congress on charity
As Pope Benedict XVI prepares for the release of his first Encyclical letter, which will deal with the nature--and sometimes... Read more
Celebrations for Fifth centenary of Swiss Guard to commence Sunday
The Vatican announced today its final plans for the celebration of the fifth centenary of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, the... Read more
University students prepare to stand up for life
On Monday, some 500 university students from Steubenville, Ohio, will board a line of charter busses bound for the nation’s... Read more
European Parliament urges member states to adopt legislation enacting homosexual marriage.
A resolution adopted by the European Parliament in its Wednesday 18 sessionon homophobia in Europe is taking new steps in... Read more
