Archive for October 31, 2007
To be a good Christian is to be a good citizen, explains the Holy Father
Steady rain fell on St. Peter’s Square today, but that did not stop 30,000 people from attending the Pope’s Wednesday... Read more
Archbishop to UN: "life is not at anyone's disposal"
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Apostolic Nuncio leading the Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations, gave an address... Read more
Evictions rattle tenants in Church-owned apartments
Several thousand residents in Rome face eviction from their homes rented from the Vatican and other Catholic organizations. Read more
Illinois moment-of-silence law unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges
A 14-year-old girl and her outspoken atheist father have filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging an Illinois law requiring a... Read more
Georgetown University bows to homosexual activists’ demands
The president of Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, has promised funding by next fall for... Read more
Clergy organization denounces calls for a less accurate Missal translation
The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy voiced its support for a literal and accurate English translation of the 2000 Roman Missal.... Read more
Family groups denounce lawmakers for refusing to help pregnant women
Socialists and leftists in the parliament of the Spanish region of Andalusia have rejected a proposal to establish an initiative... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez defends massive march for life
During a pro-life march organized by the Catholic Church last weekend in protest of a bill that would legalize abortion... Read more
Chavez reforms would restrict freedom and make power of State absolute, warns Venezuelan archbishop
Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette of Valencia reaffirmed the recent statements by the bishops of Venezuela calling President Hugo Chavez’s constitutional... Read more
Holy Father's prayer intentions for November
Today, the press office of the Vatican made public the Holy Father’s intentions for November. Read more
Church faces difficult times, says Nuncio in Mexico
After a meeting this week with the governor of Sonora, Eduardo Bours, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre,... Read more
Catholic Church in Mexico discourages Halloween celebrations
As many people prepare to celebrate Halloween today, the Catholic Church in Mexico has published an article describing the holiday... Read more
