Archive for April 19, 2006
Court says Notre Dame may have to pay back education grant used for religious training
The University of Notre Dame could be required to pay back a government grant used to train teachers in Catholic... Read more
Controversy erupts after Catholic, Protestant clerics concelebrate Easter mass
Controversy in Ireland continues after a Protestant clergyman marked the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916 and the... Read more
USCCB receives major grant to support human trafficking victims
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has received a major five-year government contract award to provide comprehensive support services... Read more
Audit shows Boston Archdiocese is $46M in red, ministries at risk
The Archdiocese of Boston released a two-year audit Wednesday that showed it running a $46.3-million deficit, largely caused by the... Read more
Dominican Republic cardinal decries proposal to legalize death penalty
As the Dominican Republic’s national congress continues its debate on a proposal to reform the country’s penal code and allow... Read more
Cardinal Sterzinsky says Benedict XVI’s pontificate contributing to rehabilitation of Germany
As the Church celebrated the first anniversary of Benedict XVI’s election to the papacy Wednesday, Cardinal Georg Sterzinsky of Berlin... Read more
Spanish cardinal: Cathedrals should be special places of Christian activity
The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, said this week that Spain’s cathedrals should be special places of Christian formation... Read more
Open conversion to Christianity still not possible in Egypt
A report by the EFE news agency states that despite the Egyptian government’s recent decision to allow missionaries of “all... Read more
Knights of Columbus rededicate support to Pope Benedict on first anniversary
In celebration of the one year anniversary of Benedict XVI’s election to Pope last spring, the world’s 1.7 million Knights... Read more
Pope appoints Santo Domingo Cardinal to represent him at St. Toribio celebration
The Vatican has announced that Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopex Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic will... Read more
Vatican officials announce plans to celebrate 500th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica
As the Church begins its celebrations for the 500th birthday of the largest church in the Christian world, Vatican officials... Read more
Italian Catholic writer analyses Benedict XVI style on first anniversary.
As Pope Benedict celebrates a year of pontificate, Italian Catholic writer Vittorio Messori made a thorough depiction of what he... Read more
Life doesn't start at conception, but after says Cardinal Martini in dialogue with bio-ethicist
Italian Vatican analyst Sandro Magister is releasing a long dialogue Cardinal Martini sustained with Ignazio Marino, famous Italian bio-ethicist, and... Read more
