Archive for November 27, 2008
Giving thanks: tornado victims count blessings as they rebuild their lives
On May 22, a mile-wide tornado tore through the community of Windsor, 80 miles north of Denver, killing one person... Read more
Catholic bishops offer support after 'direct' targeting of Mormons in Prop. 8 battle
The fallout from the victory of California Proposition 8 continues as individuals and churches that supported the measure face social pressure... Read more
Corpus Christi debates funding Planned Parenthood programs
The Corpus Christi City Council on Tuesday delayed funding for eight youth programs after residents protested that one program was... Read more
Pope may visit Holy Land in Spring of 2009
Israeli president Shimon Peres has extended an invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to visit Israel in 2009 and he is... Read more
Pope continues to pray for release of kidnapped sisters in Kenya
This afternoon at the Vatican’s Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi issued a statement about two Italian religious sisters who were... Read more
Pope Benedict responds to terrorist attacks in India
Late on Wednesday evening, gunmen overtook eight different locations in Mumbai, India and went on a rampage of killing. Pope... Read more
Vandals destroy statues of Immaculate Conception in Managua
Two statues of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the principal Marian devotion in Nicaragua, were destroyed by vandals this week... Read more
Homilies should strengthen the faith and encourage conversion, says Vatican official
The secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, has announced the publication next year of a Directory... Read more
Socialist Party out of arguments for justifying new abortion law in Spain
The Spanish newspaper ABC reported this week that a congressional subcommittee charged with analyzing Spain’s law on abortion grew hostile... Read more
