Archive for May 8, 2006
Judge orders removal of Mt. Soledad Cross
After a 17-year legal battle, Federal District Judge Gordon Thompson ordered San Diego officials to remove the historic Mount Soledad... Read more
Recent polls show Americans shifting to pro-life attitudes
According to recent nationwide opinion polls, support for Roe v. Wade is waning and the majority of Americans would support... Read more
Boston Cardinal, local Catholics to support a ballot vote on marriage
Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley is urging Catholics in his archdiocese to contact their state senators and representatives and urge them... Read more
U.S. pro-life group leads campaign urging Amnesty International not to embrace abortion as ‘human right’
Human Life International, one of the most prominent pro-life organizations in the world, has reiterated its call to all pro-life... Read more
Salvadoran cardinal says Church’s authority on condom use belongs to the Pope
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, said this week that only the Pope has the authority to... Read more
Church in Cuba wants to spark spiritual renewal
The Archdiocese of Havana announced that on September 8th, the feast of the patroness of Cuba, Our Lady of Charity,... Read more
Family is sole hope of humanity, says Spanish cardinal
During the closing of the International Congress, “Europe for Life,” held this past weekend at the Catholic University of San... Read more
Pope Benedict mourns Italian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Pope Benedict XVI’s own words of condolence were read at the beginning of a funeral Mass, held this morning, during... Read more
Italian, Dutch religious sisters to be beatified over weekend
The Vatican’s Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has announced that two religious sisters will be beatified on... Read more
Eleven new priests for Denver, largest ordination class in 40 years
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver will ordain 11 new priests for his diocese May 13, on the feast of Our... Read more
Muslim refugees desecrate Belgian churches
Illegal immigrants have taken refuge in some Belgian churches and, according to the conservative Brussels Journal, these churches “are being... Read more
