Archive for March 16, 2007
French High Court rejects same-sex marriage
France's highest court upheld the definition of marriage to be the union between a man and a woman, this week,... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley calls for more humane immigration policy
The immigration raid in New Bedford last week is evidence of the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform in the... Read more
Great cathedrals are 'catechism in stone', says architect
Cathedrals should be a "catechism in stone that represents the whole diocese," said architect Duncan Stroik at a recent lecture... Read more
Include God, Judeo-Christian tradition in European constitution: German bishops
A European Constitution must include a reference to God, “to the Judaic-Christian tradition of Europe and to its long-lasting effectiveness,”... Read more
Pope Benedict praises fruitful collaboration between Church and state in Peru
Today in the Vatican, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of Alfonso Rivero Monsalve, the new ambassador of... Read more
Confession provides a spiritual spring which provides energy for defeating evil, Pope says
Receiving participants in an annual course on the internal forum and confidentiality within Sacramental Confession, promoted by the Apostolic Penitentiary,... Read more
Ex-priest says silencing of Father Sobrino will reanimate liberation theology in Latin America
A former Franciscan priest, Leonardo Boff of Brazil, who left the priesthood and the Franciscan order several years ago after... Read more
Woman at center of euthanasia debate in Spain dies after respirator disconnected
Inmaculada Echevarria, the woman suffering from progressive muscular dystrophy and who had spent the last 20 years confined to bed,... Read more
Strong condemnation of new euthanasia case in Spain
Diverse civil organizations and leaders are deploring the death of Inmaculada Echevarria, a Spanish woman who suffered from progressive muscular... Read more
Baby boy who survived abortion "was not just a cluster of cells," pro-life leader says
The president of the Italian Pro-Life Movement, Carlo Casini, said this week the Italian baby who survived an abortion and... Read more
Cardinal Obando Bravo to preside over Peace and Reconciliation Commission in Nicaragua
Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, has accepted a request made in January by Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega... Read more
