Archive for May 21, 2006
Priests urge Oklahoma governor to sign pro-life bill
The Oklahoma Senate has passed a comprehensive pro-life bill on a number of abortion-related matters. If signed into law, SB... Read more
Iran requires religious minorities to wear identification badges
Iran has passed a law requiring Jews, Christians and other religious minorities to wear markings on their clothing identifying them... Read more
US Senate passes broadcast decency bill
The U.S. Senate passed The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act by unanimous consent. The measure increases the current broadcast indecency fines... Read more
Lay people should tell Catholic politicians they are disappointed with pro-abortion stance, says cardinal
Lay people should consistently and with charity tell Catholic, pro-abortion politicians that they are disappointed, said Cardinal George Pell. Read more
Italian Jesuit Magazine plays down announced change in Church’s Condom position
An article in the authoritative Jesuit journal “La Civiltà Cattolica” confirms that the Church will not loosen its restrictions. Not... Read more
Teaching faith cannot be reduced to mere transmission of 'things' or body of abstract truths, says Pope Benedict to Canadian Bishops
Today, the Canadian Bishops continued their ad-limina visit. The Holy Father received prelates from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops... Read more
‘Church encourages believers to love justice and to participate honestly in public and professional life,’ says Pope to new Spanish Ambassador
Benedict XVI received today the Letters of Credence of Francisco Vazquez Vazquez, the new Spanish ambassador to the Holy See, as... Read more
Ascension reveals the 'ultimate vocation' of all human beings, says Pope during prayer today
At midday today, Benedict XVI appeared at the window of his private study in order to pray the "Regina Coeli"... Read more
Pope appoints Cardinal Ivan Dias, archbishop of Bombay, India, as prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People
Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Ivan Dias, has been appointed Prefect of the Congregation of the Evangelization of the Peoples at... Read more
Spanish watchdog site calls on Latin Americans to protest UN abortion policies
In order to stop the spread of abortion into other countries of Latin America—where last week Colombia became the first... Read more
Expert rejects proposed reforms that could make abortion legal in Argentina
Father Alberto Bochatey, director of the Institute on Bioethics of the Catholic University of Argentina, has warned that rather than... Read more
Mexican soccer team hoping for help from Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Mexican soccer team is planning to pray before the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City and... Read more
European Union to convene religious leaders for debate on moral values and human rights
The European Union has convened religious leaders of various faiths for a gathering on May 30 in Brussels to debate... Read more
Pope calls institutes of consecrated life for a renewed faithfulness to the call of the Spirit
At midday today, Benedict XVI received male and female superiors general from institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic... Read more
Congressional group says Air Force policy denies first amendment rights of Christian chaplains
Some members of congress are calling on President Bush to overturn a new policy, recently enacted by the U.S. Department... Read more
