Archive for February 27, 2007
Vietnamese police officially announce investigation of Catholic priest
Vietnamese police have moved a high-profile priest to house arrest after accusing him with disseminating propaganda intended to undermine the... Read more
Church in Scotland may launch legal battle against same-sex adoptions requirements
The Catholic Church in Scotland is threatening to take legal action to block a new UK law which could force... Read more
Mexican archdiocese denounces manipulation by U.S. association of clerical abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Mexico City has launched a fierce criticism of the organization Survivors' Network of those Abused by Priests... Read more
Archbishop backs FBI involvement in investigation into murder of Salvadoran lawmakers
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle has called for a thorough investigation into the gruesome murder of three Salvadoran lawmakers and their... Read more
Priesthood and marriage demand “ordered affectivity,” says seminary rector
The rector of the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in the Dominican Republic, Father Victor Masalles, said this week both married... Read more
Spanish cardinal calls on faithful to avoid turning Holy Week into “vacation period
The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, warned this week against the “secularization of Holy Week, which has been de-Christianized... Read more
Ukrainian Catholic Bishop says unity is still a struggle
Bishop Mykola Simkaylo of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi, speaking during his recent visit to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), that the... Read more
In preparation for upcoming General Synod, Special Council for Africa meets in Rome
The Special Council for Africa of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops met in Rome on February 15... Read more
Catholic League, "Jesus' Tomb discovery is titanic fraud”
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has released a statement denouncing a new television program which purports to... Read more
Los Angeles judge asks diocese to put bankruptcy on hold
A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge who is attempting to work out a settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese... Read more
