Archive for June 21, 2006
Pope announces new Vatican Secretary of State
Pope Benedict XVI announced two major personnel changes in top Vatican positions today. The Holy Father has accepted resignations from... Read more
Spanish bishops reiterate right to express opinions on policies that affect the faithful
The spokesman of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Father Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, said this week that bishops have the... Read more
Bishops insist wall on US/Mexican border not the solution for illegal immigration
Bishops from the United States, Central America and Mexico gathered in Tabasco this week, to reiterate their concerns about illegal... Read more
Archbishop to suspend Masses in diocese during Pope’s celebration
Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia signed a decree this week, suspending Masses in all the parishes and churches of the... Read more
Returning immigrants to the their places of origin not a solution, says Spanish bishop
The president of the Spanish bishops’ Committee on Migration, Bishop Jose Sanchez, said repatriating sub-Saharan immigrants on the Canary Islands... Read more
Cardinal Dulles celebrates 50 years of priesthood
Cardinal Avery Dulles celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood last month with a mass of thanksgiving... Read more
Major ballot campaign regarding marriage and abortion begins in Colorado
The Colorado Catholic Conference will launch a statewide campaign this month to try to get two key measures on Colorado’s... Read more
Boston launches planning for archdiocesan bicentennial
Cardinal Sean O’Malley hopes that the bicentennial of the Archdiocese of Boston in 2008 will aid in renewing the Catholic... Read more
Episcopal Church votes to ‘exercise restraint’ in ordaining homosexual bishops
In an attempt to appease the worldwide Anglican Communion, the U.S. Episcopal Church Wednesday reversed an earlier decision and agreed... Read more
Pope thanks, encourages aid agencies working in Middle East and Asia
This morning, the Holy Father received 100 participants from the annual Meeting of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO),... Read more
