Archive for May 3, 2006
Archbishop says justice not served by suing innocent, calls for revision of state bill
Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput is urging a joint House-Senate conference committee to broker a “fair” and “reasonable” version of Colorado’s... Read more
After Church complaints, German court calls MTV’s ‘Popetown’ ‘too dumb to be insulting’
A Munich court yesterday rejected a call by local Catholic Church officials to ban MTV’s airing of Popetown, saying the... Read more
Increasing numbers of immigrants cries out for a just solution, says USCCB president
The mounting U.S. debate over immigration is an opportunity to finally find a just solution to the problem of undocumented... Read more
Former Vatican Swiss Guards complete historic march to Rome in time for papal blessing
A group of former Swiss Vatican Guards, who arrived in Rome after re-enacting a historic march from Switzerland undertaken 500... Read more
Church ‘will not budge one inch’ on issue of condom use, says Cardinal Lopez Trujillo
In an exclusive interview with Colombia’s Radio Cadena Nacional (RCN), Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for... Read more
Austrian diocese sending USB hard drives with Church info as gifts to young people
Since the start of 2006, the Austrian Diocese of Graz has begun sending a curious gift to all young people... Read more
Masons claim compatibility with Christian faith, call for lifting of excommunication
The head office of Masons in Spain is calling on the Spanish bishops’ Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith... Read more
Experts skeptical, saddened by Guttmacher report on state of abortion in U.S.
On Friday, the Alan Guttmacher Institute--the research arm of Planned Parenthood--will release a new report on the past, present and... Read more
Vatican condemns illicit Chinese bishop ordinations, expects excommunications
Following yesterday’s announcement of a second ordination--in the same week--of a Catholic bishop in China without consent from the Vatican,... Read more
Cardinal encourages Catholics, Buddhists to work together in service of humanity
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue has sent a message to the world’s Buddhists, currently celebrating Vesakh, calling for... Read more
Cardinal Pell of Sydney encourages Catholics to read Koran
“I recommend that you too read this sacred text of the Muslims, because the challenge of Islam will be with... Read more
Bishop Tafoya of Pueblo strongly denies charges of misconduct in handling of sex abuse case
Bishop Arthur N.Tafoya of Pueblo, Colorado in an official, statement released today, answered to charges of negligence and misconduct directed against... Read more
