Archive for October 23, 2008
Bishop Finn calls his diocese to prayer and sacrifice for election
With the presidential election only days away, Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph is calling his flock’s attention to... Read more
Abortions cannot be reduced without overturning Roe v. Wade, bishops say
In a response to groups claiming that pro-life organizations should find ways to reduce abortions through government programs rather than... Read more
Argentina and Chile celebrate 30-year peace brokered by John Paul II
Pope John Paul II is a Pontiff remembered for helping bring about the fall of the Iron Curtain, but less... Read more
Website promotes Hispanic Catholic vote in U.S.
With elections less than two weeks away in the U.S., a new website has been launched to help instruct Hispanic... Read more
Sonora becomes second Mexican state to pass law protecting unborn
By a vote of 27-5, the Sonora State Congress in Mexico amended the state’s constitution and enshrined protection of human... Read more
Pope meets with old seminary friend
At the conclusion of this week’s Wednesday General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI greeted one of his old friends from seminary,... Read more
Archbishop of Monterrey calls on political parties to watch out for 'drug politics'
The Archbishop of Monterrey, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, called on the country’s political parties and organizations to take action to... Read more
Bishop’s column on Obama abortion policies prompts call for IRS action
A New Jersey bishop’s newspaper column has prompted the activist group Americans United for Separation of Church and State to... Read more
Most accurate pollster from 2004 race: McCain now leading among Catholics
Investor's Business Daily and the TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (IBD/TIPP) has just released a tracking poll that shows... Read more
Church in El Salvador calls on government to express reservations at youth summit
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has called on the Salvadoran government to place conditions upon the document that... Read more
University in hot water with Bishop Brandt for inviting Kmiec to speak
The U.S. presidential election is having influence in ways previously not imagined. Upon learning that Prof. Douglas Kmiec, a Catholic... Read more
Catholic Association of Latino Leaders issues first position papers
The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders has published its first two “position papers” in its newsletters to further its mission... Read more
