Archive for January 9, 2006
Reduce demand for arms by analyzing need, promoting peace, says Vatican rep. to U.N.
In an address yesterday to the United Nations, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent U.N. observer for the Holy See, called on... Read more
Abortion takes top billing at Alito hearings
As senate confirmation hearings for would-be Supreme Court Justice Judge Samuel Alito enter their second day, senators--particularly those on the... Read more
Fidelis launches animated ad for Alito hearings
A Catholic advocacy group, called Fidelis, launched an Internet-based animated advertising campaign Jan. 9 to coincide with the confirmation hearings... Read more
Montana Bishop: Catholic priesthood stands in marked contrast with secular success symbols
Speaking last month on the occasion of the first priestly ordination in his diocese since becoming its head in 2004,... Read more
Bishop calls for classes in method of birth control
Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix is now the third U.S. bishop to require a full course of natural family planning... Read more
Mexican cardinal criticized xenophobic attitude of US against immigrants
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, criticized what he termed the “xenophobic attitude” of the United States as... Read more
Former secretary of John Paul II accepting of decision to free Mehmet Ali Agca
The late Pope John Paul II’s personal secretary, Archbishop Stansilaw Dziwisz of Krakow, said this week he accepts the decision... Read more
Legislature must represent plurality of Venezuela, say bishops
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Baltazar Porras Cardozo, said this week the country ought to be... Read more
Anglicans move ahead with proposal for female bishops, despite threats of schism
Although several Anglican communities have expressed their rejection of the proposal, a number of Anglican bishops have said they plan... Read more
