Archive for February 15, 2008
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Diocese of Fairbanks to file for bankruptcy
The bishop of Fairbanks announced on Wednesday that the failure of negotiations to settle dozens of sexual abuse claims means... Read more
Australian bishops applaud national apology to Indigenous peoples
Australia’s Catholic bishops, Catholic agencies, and religious orders are supporting a long-awaited apology to the “Stolen Generations,” the indigenous people... Read more
Healthy environment is an international responsibility, archbishop tells UN
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, addressed the General... Read more
Venezuelan bishops strongly condemn attacks on Apostolic Nunciature
In a strongly worded statement released on Thursday, the Bishops Conference of Venezuela strongly rejected a new attack against the... Read more
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Pope mobilizes Catholics to help Christians in the Holy Land
The head of the Congregation that oversees the Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, has appealed to the... Read more
Cardinal complains of worldly values in religious life
A top Vatican cardinal complained on Thursday that members of Catholic religious congregations are perceived as worldlier, less obedient and... Read more
Liberal Christianity is dying, Orthodox Bishop says
Russian Orthodox bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, the Moscow Patriarchate’s delegate for international relationships, said on February 15 that liberal Christianity is... Read more
Human trafficking is modern slavery, says Vatican official
On 13 February, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples,... Read more
Pro-lifers warn of political manipulation of “International Women’s Day” in Spain
The Life Foundation in Spain has warned that the “International Women’s Day,” which is planned to take place during the... Read more
Church in Portugal expresses joy over beatification process for Sister Lucia
The Catholic Church in Portugal expressed satisfaction and gratitude to Pope Benedict XVI for waving the five-year waiting period in... Read more
Persecution strengthens faith of Christians in Iraq, archbishop reveals
Archbishop Luis Sako of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, revealed that the persecution suffered by Iraqi Christians at the hands of... Read more
