Archive for October 7, 2008
Church in Bolivia encourages further dialogue to overcome crisis
The Church in Bolivia has encouraged further national dialogue to achieve a peaceful solution to the crisis that is affecting... Read more
Open letter asks King of Spain not to sign decree allowing aborted babies to be ground up
Father Joan Manuel Serra, a priest of the Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, has asked King Juan Carlos of... Read more
Bishops discuss challenges of evangelization in Africa, Asia, and Oceania
Bishops from Africa, Asia, and Oceania spoke at the Second General Congregation of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the... Read more
Panama could pass a sex education law that violates parent rights
The Church in Panama and several pro-family movements claim that pressure continues to remain in the country to pass a... Read more
Parents demand dismissal of secretary of education for violating privacy laws in Spain
Parents in the province of Cadiz, Spain are demanding the removal of Teresa Jimenez Vilchez, minister of education in Andalusia,... Read more
Electing Obama goes against life, family and the U.S., says human rights expert
Armando Valladares, a leader in the human rights arena, has said that electing Barack Obama as the next U.S. President, would... Read more
Planned Parenthood not reporting alleged statutory rapes, investigation shows
A pro-life student group has charged that Planned Parenthood employees in North Carolina did not report two incidents of alleged... Read more
In early centuries, being a 'gladiator' prohibited a person from becoming Christian, expert says
An expert in the history of the Catholic Church, Domingo Ramos-Lissón, explained in an interview that the preparation of the... Read more
Cardinal Bertone highlights prophetic nature of Humanae Vitae
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, stressed the prophetic nature of the encyclical Humanae Vitae, published 40 years... Read more
Franciscan president accepts pro-Obama board member's resignation
Franciscan University of Steubenville has announced that on Monday, Fr. Terence Henry, TOR, accepted the resignation of one of the... Read more
Rabbi addresses bishops’ synod in a ‘signal of hope’
Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the Grand Rabbi of Haifa, on Monday became the first Jew to address a synod of Catholic bishops... Read more
