Archive for February 9, 2006
‘Ethics, not fear, should guide media’ re controversial cartoons: Catholic League
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commended mainstream media outlets for not reprinting or broadcasting the controversial cartoons, printed initially in... Read more
Notre Dame puts parameters on 'Monologues', gay film festival
Performances of "The Vagina Monologues" has caused quite a stir at Catholic universities across the country. Read more
New Orleans man honored for empowering youth with ‘Café’ program
Craig Cuccia will receive this year’s Sister Margaret Cafferty Development of People Award for his work training and employing at-risk... Read more
Pro-life groups decry Senate vote on abortion drug
The Australian Senate has voted in favor of the bill that would deny the Federal Health Minister a veto on... Read more
No need for competition between reason and faith, Pope tells former office
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI met with members of the Holy See’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, who... Read more
World poverty levels declining too slowly, Vatican rep calls on U.N. to renew social, economic efforts
Speaking to a special United Nations commission on world economic and social development, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See’s permanent... Read more
Mexican bishops pleased with visit by Orthodox patriarch
The bishops of Mexico have expressed satisfaction over their meeting with the Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, who visited the... Read more
Australia set to commemorate World Day of Sick
Final preparations are underway in Adelaide, Australia for the commemoration of the 14th World Day of the Sick, which will... Read more
Venezuelan bishops call on lawmakers to respect “moral patrimony” of marriage
In response to a proposal in the National Assembly to speed up passage of homosexual unions, the president of the... Read more
We shouldn’t fall into the trap of fanaticism, Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani warns.
In an interview to Italian newspaper “Il Giornale,” Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani reviewed the current situation in the Muslim world, the... Read more
