Archive for March 6, 2007
Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist one week away, Vatican announces
After over a year of work, the Holy See will release the post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist, titled “Sacramentum... Read more
Pope Benedict appoints new bishops for two U.S. Dioceses
The Press Office of the Holy See announced this morning Pope Benedict XVI’s appointment of bishops for two U.S. dioceses. ... Read more
Knights of Columbus to launch 125th anniversary year
The Knights of Columbus will launch its 125th anniversary year with a Mass on March 29th, where the world’s largest... Read more
Church leaders urge Vietnamese government to return shrine property
Local Church leaders have petitioned the government to resolve a land dispute involving the National Shrine of Our Lady of... Read more
German cardinal says Holy Land should not become ‘living museum’
The president of the German Bishops Conference said the Holy Land must not become “a living museum of Christianity.” Read more
World seems to have no need for God, says Argentinean bishop
Bishop Ruben Frassia of Avellaneda said this week “the world appears to no longer have any time for God,” and... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop calls for halt to negative campaign against Guatemala
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has called for a halt to the “negative campaign against Guatemala” which has... Read more
Chinese government blames Vatican for lack of diplomatic relations
The director of the China’s State Bureau of Religious Affairs, Ye Xiaowen, has insisted on blaming the Vatican for the... Read more
Council of Andalusia authorizes euthanasia for handicapped Spanish woman
In a controversial case in which the distinction between euthanasia and the discontinuation of extraordinary medical treatment has been blurred,... Read more
Kremlin confirms upcoming meeting between Pope Benedict and President Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has an official meeting scheduled with Pope Benedict XVI during the head-of-state's upcoming trip to Italy... Read more
