Archive for December 13, 2007
Catholic Foundation appoints Gerald ‘Bud’ Laber as president
The Catholic Foundation for the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Colorado, an independent nonprofit corporation dedicated to helping Catholics serve... Read more
St. Peter’s Square to be illuminated by massive Christmas tree
Tomorrow evening St. Peter’s Square will be lit with the glow of a fully adorned Christmas tree from northern Italy.... Read more
Catholic health workers’ effort to unionize could crowd out Catholics
A complex labor dispute between a Californian Catholic healthcare company and its employees could end in an agreement with a... Read more
Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with besieged Venezuelan cardinal
Pope Benedict XVI has sent a brief letter to the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, in which he... Read more
Benedict XVI tells nations: Restore hope by overcoming violence with dialogue
Pope Benedict held an unusually large audience today as he received seven new ambassadors to the Holy See from various... Read more
Priest prays, not pays, for parking fine
A judge in southern Chile sentenced a Catholic priest to recite seven psalms daily for three months as a punishment... Read more
Mexico celebrates Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Mexico City on Wednesday to celebrate the 476th anniversary of the apparition of... Read more
Sydney enacts strict laws for World Youth Day
Strict emergency laws will be in force during the World Youth Day events in 2008, tightening security and banning unapproved... Read more
World Youth Day 2008 “blueprints” finalized
Operational plans for World Youth Day 2008 have been approved by the Pontifical Council of the Laity, the Vatican body... Read more
Bethlehem grottos open extended hours to mark Franciscan anniversary
In order to celebrate the 660th anniversary of the presence of the Franciscans in the Holy Land, the Bethlehem grottos... Read more
German authorities consider outlawing Scientology
Government officials in Germany announced they will seek to outlaw Scientology in the country, saying it is incompatible with the... Read more
Vatican holds spiritual movie festival
The Vatican Pontifical Councils for Culture and Social Communications will host the 11th Festival of Spiritual Movies dubbed “Tertio Millennio”,... Read more
Pope Benedict expresses concern over spread of AIDS, trafficking of women and children
Earlier today, Pope Benedict issued a “fresh call” to public officials calling on them to help restore the hope of... Read more
