Archive for January 25, 2006
Gearing up to celebrate Catholic schools
Catholics across the country are encouraged to celebrate the quality education Catholic schools offer during Catholic Schools Week, which begins... Read more
Faith leaders form coalition against Massachusetts’ financial disclosure bill
Non-Catholic religious leaders in Massachusetts have sided with the Archdiocese of Boston against a state bill that would require religious... Read more
NBC dumps ‘Book of Daniel’
The cancellation of the new television show “The Book of Daniel” is “good news for Christians and bad news for... Read more
Bishops of Scotland call for promotion, protection of family
The bishops of Scotland have issued a pastoral letter on family life to the country’s 500 parishes, criticizing the recent... Read more
Christian unity necessary for successful spread of Christ’s light to world, says Pope
Last evening at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, Pope Benedict closed the Week of Prayer for Christian... Read more
Pope Benedict: Courage, prayer required for rebuilding Christian unity in Europe
Earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict met with preparatory members of the European Ecumenical Assembly. He chose the occasion... Read more
Cardinal Kasper to make historic trip to Armenia, Georgia, Eastern Orthodox churches
The Vatican has announced that Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Unity, will head up a... Read more
London court authorizes abortion for minors without parental consent
The High Court of London has ruled that girls under the age of 16 can obtain an abortion without the... Read more
Spanish government to push homosexual agenda at World Social Forum
A Spanish government official in charge of working with NGOs has announced he will advance the Zapatero administration’s proposals for... Read more
Former colleague at CDF says Pope’s encyclical an invitation to return to basics of Christianity
The Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Angelo Amato, who worked with then Cardinal Ratzinger... Read more
Venezuelan bishops demand respect from government to improve cooperation
A delegation of Venezuelan bishops who met with President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday told the leader they would like greater... Read more
U.S. Experts laud new Papal Encyclical; dismiss criticism of being ‘uncontroversial’
As the world begins to sink its teeth into “Deus Caritas est”, the first Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, many... Read more
