Archive for January 22, 2006
Opus Dei says film version of Da Vinci Code should receive adult rating
Opus Dei is urging film ratings boards to give the film The Da Vinci Code an adult rating because it... Read more
Florida bishops urge governor to grant clemency to two on death row
Florida's bishops have urged Gov. Jeb Bush to consider granting clemency to two convicted murderers who are scheduled for execution... Read more
Ayotte decision on parental notification has limitations, say US bishops
The Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England regarding New Hampshire’s parental notification law... Read more
Democrats not holding to promises for Catholic outreach, says Catholic League
The Democratic National Committee has not developed Catholic outreach or rethought its position on abortion despite promises it made after... Read more
Papal message to conference on Vatican II encourages correct reading of the Council
In a special message from Pope Benedict XVI to the participants of the conference “Vatican Council II: Perspectives for the... Read more
Bishop explains crisis in Catholic education…and what to do about it
During an energetic presentation at the conference “Vatican Council II: Perspectives for the Third Millennium,” held last weekend in Peru,... Read more
Pope blesses traditional lambs for Feast of St. Agnes
On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI continued an annual tradition marking the feast of St. Agnes, by blessing two lambs, whose... Read more
Swiss Guard celebrate 500 years of service to Pope, worldwide Church
Yesterday in the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI was on hand to celebrate 500 years of Swiss protection for the Holy... Read more
If Christians faithfully pray for unity, says Pope, their prayer will be satisfied
As the Church continues to celebrate The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Benedict told thousands of listeners, gathered... Read more
Pope says Christians need to reclaim idea of love, integrate it toward God, others
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI participated in a congress organized by the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”, in which he laid... Read more
Sacrifice of unborn babies can become triumphant in the light of Christ, pastor tells large crowd at Denver Cathedral
Hundreds of Catholics young and old alike--including a number of small children wearing shirts emblazoned with the words, ‘I’m a... Read more
First Bishop named by Pope Benedict ordained head of Sioux City
On Friday, at Sioux City, Iowa’s Church of the Nativity, Denver’s Monsignor Walker Nickless was ordained as the first bishop... Read more
Teacher says potentially far more lucrative, to sue the Catholic Church, or any church or private organization, than it is to sue the local public school district
In a column last week in the Denver Rocky Mountain News, by Susan Malone Maier, a teacher at Denver’s Saint... Read more
President addresses "March for Life" Participants over the phone.
Today around noon, U.S president George W. Bush addressed over the phone the crowd gathered in front of Capitol Hill... Read more
