Archive for April 24, 2006
Urgent call for prayer as decision on abortion looms over Columbian Supreme Court
Pro-life and pro-family groups in Colombia are urging prayers for the right to life in that country after it was... Read more
Mexican presidential candidates to present proposals to bishops
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago, confirmed this week that several of the... Read more
Cardinal Rouco calls for ‘alliance of faith’ between Argentina and Spain
During the celebration of Mass at the Basilica of Lujan near Buenos Aires, the archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria... Read more
Socialists petition Spanish congress to recognize ‘human rights’ of apes
In response to reports that Socialists in Spain have asked the congress in that country to include apes in the... Read more
Benedict XVI plans October visit to Verona for historic Italian ecclesial convention
The Italian Bishops Conference announced today that Pope Benedict is planning on visiting the city of Verona in northern Italy... Read more
U.S. bishops pledge support to ban on same-sex marriage
A coalition of some 50 prominent religious leaders, including six Catholic cardinals and six archbishops, have signed a petition and... Read more
Judge calls Spokane sexual abuse settlement legally unacceptable
A federal bankruptcy judge has decided that the nearly $46-million settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane and sex... Read more
Colorado mourns 39th anniversary of America's first abortion law
Colorado Right to Life (CRLC) is recalling the anniversary of the passage of the nation's first abortion law, signed April... Read more
Archbishop Chaput calls for fairness in sex-abuse lawsuits, settlements
As controversy heats up nationwide and particularly in Colorado over the question of amending statutes of limitation for sexual abusers,... Read more
Pontifical Justice and Peace undersecretary named Coadjutor of Venice, Florida
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced that Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor Frank J. Dewane, Undersecretary of the... Read more
Catholic Charities, Christian Churches voice opposition to unfair french immigration reform
A number of France’s major church leaders, including Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, President of the French Bishops Conference and Archbishop of... Read more
