Archive for May 2, 2006
Nun who launched Vatican website to launch faith-based community site
The woman behind the much-renowned Vatican website is working on a new faith-based community site, which will be launched this... Read more
Harvard study challenges authenticity of abstinence, virginity pledges
A new study released by the Harvard School of Public Health challenges the authenticity of pledges made by adolescents to... Read more
Change of heart: University chancellor allows student fees to be directed to Catholic group
Chancellor John Wiley of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has changed his mind about directing student fees to religious organizations, saying... Read more
Situation of Christians in West Bank worsening since Hamas take-over
The Catholic relief association, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recentlyreported on the dire situation of Christians living in... Read more
Cardinal Martino calls lay the ‘light and soul of society’
“You are a privileged partner and the light and soul of society,” said the Vatican’s Cardinal Renato Martino, speaking on... Read more
Could Notre Dame help save Washington DC’s troubled John Paul II Center?
The University of Notre Dame may step in to save the financially troubled John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington,... Read more
Orthodox, Catholic leaders gather to discuss state of the ‘soul of Europe’
Starting today, leaders from the Vatican and the patriarch of Moscow are meeting together in for an historic joint conference... Read more
Pope Benedict mourns victims of Black Sea airline crash
Pope Benedict has sent his personal condolences, by way of Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, for the victims of... Read more
Ordination of new Bishop will harm the Church, says Chinese dissident
China's state-sanctioned Catholic church has installed its second new bishop to be appointed without Vatican approval this week. The Chinese... Read more
Pope Benedict: Through apostolic ministry, Christ Himself maintains the Church
Speaking to a crowd of some 52,000 people in St. Peter‘s Square today, Pope Benedict XVI explained that through apostolic... Read more
