Archive for April 25, 2006
Freezing of embryos, an offense against the respect due to human beings, says Jesuit Priest
In reaction to recent remarks by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini on the possibility of adopting "left over" frozen embryos, Moral... Read more
Bishop denounces Notre Dame decision to allow ‘Monologues’ on campus
Bishop John D'Arcy of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese told students and faculty at Notre Dame Law School Friday that... Read more
Chinese underground bishop released
A Chinese bishop of the "underground" Catholic Church has been released after five months in police custody, reports AsiaNews. He... Read more
Church leaders concerned about Iran's Christians
A Swiss Catholic Church delegation who recently returned from a week-long visit to Iran and says that Christians do not... Read more
Bishop defends right to refuse participation in national audit
Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln is asserting his episcopal authority and defending his prerogative to not participate in the U.S.... Read more
Archdiocese of Dublin clarifies Church’s stance: Fr. Curran is not suitable professor of Catholic Theology
The Archdiocese of Dublin has expressed the Church’s opposition to the participation of Father Charles Curran in a controversial Theology... Read more
Pope Benedict recalls 20th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Today, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the 20th anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster in human history, saying that the 1986... Read more
Cardinal Lozano announces Vatican document on AIDS prevention
Speaking on Vatican Radio, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, announced that his dicastery... Read more
Argentinean bishop: What the Nazis did in secret is today made legal
During a recent homily, Bishop Luis T. Stockler of Quilmes, Argentina, lamented that “the experiments that were done secretly at... Read more
91st anniversary of Armenian Christian holocaust commemorated in Spain
This week, the Armenian community in Valencia, Spain, commemorated the 91st anniversary of the deaths of 1.5 million Armenian Christians... Read more
Nicaraguan congress to consider legalization of abortion during Penal Code reform
The National Assembly of Nicaragua is set to debate a proposal on Thursday that would reform the country’s Penal Code... Read more
Pope Benedict: Church tradition is not just transmission of information, but the effective presence of Jesus
Speaking to a crowd of over 50,000 gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI used the occasion of his... Read more
