Archive for November 14, 2006
U.S. Bishops renew efforts in pastoral care for homosexuals
By a large majority, the Catholic Bishops of the United States voted Tuesday to approve a new document which would... Read more
Every Catholic should consider how to more worthily receive the Eucharist, bishops say
The Catholic bishops of the United States voted Tuesday to approve a document aimed at increasing the reverence of all... Read more
Muslim philosopher meets Pope, praises ‘thirst’ to understand Islam
The first Muslim intellectual to have a private meeting with Pope Benedict XVI since his election said the pontiff has... Read more
Anglican, Catholic bishops have first joint meeting in UK
The Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops of England and Wales organized an unprecedented two-day joint meeting in Leeds this week.... Read more
Settlements reached in church sex abuse cases
Four men have agreed through mediation to settle their sex-abuse claims against the Archdiocese of Denver. The settlements are estimated... Read more
Vatican cardinal says U.S.-Mexico fence ‘inhuman’
Cardinal Renato Martino, head of the Vatican's Council for Justice and Peace, condemned the building of walls between countries to... Read more
Spanish ambassador admits government sought to manipulate papal comments
Speaking to the Spanish daily “El Mundo,” Spain’s ambassador to the Holy See, Francisco Vazquez, admitted that the government of... Read more
Vatican cardinal deplores “cruelty” of euthanasia for newborns in the UK
Speaking with Italian reporters, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, deplored the “cruelty” of... Read more
Argentina mother expresses forgiveness of son’s killer during court trial
The mother of a murdered Argentinean man surprised the country this week when she approached the man charged with the... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal calls for election results to be respected
Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas exhorted Venezuelans this week to “go to the polls” on December 3 to exercise... Read more
Bishops offer "richer and more fulfilling" plan for marriage and sex, reject contraception
Lamenting an “impoverished cultural view” which sees sex as a merely recreational activity, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released... Read more
Holy Spirit marks the very identity of Christians, Pope Benedict says
Pope Benedict XVI returned, for a third time this week, to the figure of St. Paul during his weekly General... Read more
