Archive for December 5, 2008
Prayer service to remember Nebraska mall shooting victims
One year after the shootings at an Omaha mall, the community is holding a prayer service to remember the eight... Read more
Bishop still waiting on hospital to confirm end to direct sterilizations
Alvaro Corrada, the Bishop of Tyler, Texas, has issued another statement on Catholic medical ethics and the dignity of human... Read more
Pope is deeply saddened by Patriarch Alexy II’s death
The Russian Orthodox Church is in mourning today as it copes with the loss of Patriarch Alexy II, who passed... Read more
Be ambassadors of peace and love, Pope exhorts Holy Sepulchre guards
Today the Holy Father exhorted members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepluchre to become “sincere ambassadors of peace,”... Read more
Catholic Grand Duke risks power by not approving law on euthanasia
For the first time in the history of Luxembourg, the Grand Duke has opposed a decision by the country’s House... Read more
St. Paul’s theology to guide this year’s Advent sermon series
As is done each year, the Pope and the members of the Roman Curia began attending a series of Advent... Read more
Natural law defends us from abuses of power, Benedict XVI asserts
A commission of theologians is wrapping up a five-year study on the ability of natural law to serve as a... Read more
Mexicans say last goodbyes to Catholic politician who defended life
Mexicans are mourning the loss of Carlos Abascal Carranza, one of the most prominent Catholic politicians known for openly professing... Read more
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Flier on homosexuals in the Church not a teaching document, U.K. bishop says
A pamphlet on sexual orientation issued by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales is being praised by a homosexual activist... Read more
Renew religious life by returning to founding charisms, Cardinal Rode tells orders
The prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Cardinal Franc Rode, spoke on... Read more
President of Uruguay leaves Socialist Party after rift over abortion
An official from Uruguay’s Socialist Party revealed this week that President Tabare Vazquez resigned from the party several days ago... Read more
Church not a political player, but it must promote human dignity, says Holy Father
Upon receiving the letters of credence from the new ambassador of Argentina to the Holy See this morning, Pope Benedict... Read more
Breakaway U.S. Episcopalians to form new Anglican branch
U.S. conservative Anglican leaders on Wednesday presented the constitution and laws for a new organization intended to replace the Episcopal... Read more
