Archive for March 21, 2007
Silenced theologian foretold disobedience of Vatican order
Various websites have published a letter from Liberation Theology proponent Father Jon Sobrino, SJ, sent last December to the Father... Read more
Church in Venezuela continues to wait for meeting with Chavez, Cardinal says
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, said this week the Church in Venezuela “continues waiting since last December... Read more
Holy See and Chief Rabbi of Israel: State should never limit religious freedom
The Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel's Delegation for Relations with... Read more
Catholics to hold 72-hours prayer vigil at Tiller abortion clinic
Christians from Louisiana and other states will hold a 72-hour prayer vigil outside George Tiller’s infamous Wichita abortion clinic, beginning... Read more
Reports of miracles attributed to John Paul just keep coming, official says
The investigation into three possible miracles attributed to Pope John Paul II are currently underway and dozens of reports of... Read more
Catholic bishop urges South Africa to take political action to ease situation in Zimbabwe
The top Catholic archbishop of Zimbabwe is calling on South Africa to impose political pressures on President Robert Mugabe’s government,... Read more
St. Justin was a witness to the eternal truth which is Christ, Pope says at Audience
Continuing his catechesis on the important Saints of the early Church this Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke to some 25,000... Read more
Cause of canonization of German man who opposed Nazis moves forward
After thirteen months of work, the diocesan phase of the cause of canonization of Josef Mayr-Nusser, who was a leader... Read more
Faith and Major League Baseball featured in new film
A new full-length documentary looks at how faith has shaped the careers of several Major League Baseball players. The film... Read more
European Court of Human Rights sanctions Poland for not allowing near-sighted woman to undergo abortion
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled Poland must compensate a woman who was denied access to “therapeutic abortion”... Read more
Pope asks Hong Kong Cardinal to stand fast
For at least a second time Pope Benedict XVI has rejected a request from Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen to... Read more
“Zimbabwe needs your prayers more than ever,” African priest tells ACN
Father Joaquín Alliende, the international ecclesiastical assistant of Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), is asking all... Read more
Pope Benedict sends prayers and condolences to people of Russia
Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., has sent a telegram of condolence, in the name of the Holy Father,... Read more
