Archive for March 13, 2006
Could reported miracle bring beatification a step closer for John Paul II?
The Vatican will begin an official inquiry this weekinto what could be the first miracle needed for the beatification ofPope... Read more
Bishops oppose bill that would require hospitals to dispense morning-after pill
A bill that would require all hospitals in Connecticut, including Catholic hospitals, to provide emergency contraception to women who have... Read more
Lawsuit argues that fathers should not have to support ‘unwanted babies’
Two pro-life organizations have criticized a recent lawsuit filed bythe National Center for Men, which argues that fathers should be... Read more
Mexican bishops slams ‘ideological agenda’ behind Brokeback Mountain
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago, president of the Mexican Catholic Bishops’ Conference, and head of the diocese of Leon, has... Read more
Cardinal urges new Chilean government to stand up for life
Duringhis Te Deum homily at the Cathedral of Santiago for the installation of Chile’s new president, Michelle Bachelet, Cardinal Javier... Read more
No religious freedom without public presence of the faith, says Spanish cardinal-designate
During a Mass celebrated Sunday at the archdiocesan cathedral, the Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal-designate Antonio Cañizares, said that reducing religious... Read more
Mexican cardinal reiterates call to halt ‘Indigenous church’, build priestly vocations
The archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez expressed his support this week for a Vatican decision to halt... Read more
Pope and President Mubarak meet to discuss prospects for peace in Iraq, Iran
On Monday evening, Pope Benedict XVI met with Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, president of the Arab Republic of Egypt, with whom... Read more
Vatican Social Communications assembly to address state of Catholic media worldwide
Earlier today, Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications opened his council’s plenary assembly, which... Read more
Cardinal Daoud: Faithful must accompany suffering Holy Land Christians with prayer, solidarity
Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud, the Vatican’s prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches has sent a letter to... Read more
Controversial Notre Dame priest accused of plagiarism…again
Just weeks after Father Richard McBrien, a controversial professor at the University of Notre Dame was essentially cleared by the... Read more
