Archive for April 2, 2006
Abdul Rahman publicly thanks Holy Father
Abdul Rahman, the Afghan Christian convert who was condemned to death for abandoning the Muslim faith but later released under... Read more
Spanish bishops issue statement condemning law on assisted human reproduction
Upon concluding its 86th Plenary Assembly, Spain’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued a powerful document condemning a new law on assisted... Read more
Mother of the Year finalist refused abortion, delayed leukemia treatment until daughter’s birth
According to a report on Lifesitenews.com, Sarah Peck, a 31 year-old British mother, postponed treatment for leukemia when her diagnosis... Read more
Archbishop pleads for end to Christian exodus from Middle East
Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart of Alepo, Syria, has said that “the Church needs Christians in the Middle East” and has therefore... Read more
John Paul II, Pope Benedict’s childhood homes, now in Church hands, secured as museums
Pope John Paul II’s home southern Poland, where he was born in 1920, was bought by one of Poland’s richest... Read more
Stance on Immigration threatens GOP Hispanic outreach, says Catholic analyst
With their current House immigration bill, the Republicans risk becoming an anti-immigrant party and “losing ground both with Hispanic voters... Read more
Married convert, Mexican native are first of both kinds ordained in Delaware
The Diocese of Wilmington experienced two firsts this weekend with the priestly ordinations of a Mexican native and a married... Read more
US bishops applaud debt cancellation of 17 countries
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcomed the decision by the World Bank Executive Board to approve debt... Read more
Pope to Ivory Coast bishops, peace can only come through generous forgiveness, true reconciliation
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI met with a number of Bishop’s from Africa’s often violence-ridded Ivory Coast, to whom he... Read more
Pope Benedict echoes Patriarch’s call for 2-day fast for peace in Iraq
Following his Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict echoed a request made recently by His Beatitude Emmanuel III Delly, patriarch of... Read more
Tens of thousands gather for candlelit memorial remembering John Paul II
“Faithfulness and dedication” were the two recurring words used by Pope Benedict XVI to recall his predecessor John Paul II... Read more
Pope Benedict: John Paul II died one year ago as he always lived; animated by faith, giving self up to God
On Sunday, the Catholic Church paused to remember the one-year-ago-to-the-day death of Pope John Paul II. Pope Benedict XVI said... Read more
