Archive for April 29, 2008
Malaysian Catholic newspaper continues legal fight to use “Allah”
A Catholic newspaper in Malaysia on Friday continued its fight to use the word “Allah” to signify God in its... Read more
Catholic radio station to reduce Protestant programming in “identity change”
Citing the need to make an “identity change” and an overly competitive spirit among some of its non-Catholic radio shows,... Read more
Christians and Buddhists can cooperate on the environment, pontifical council says
The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue sent its annual Message to Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh. The letter stated... Read more
New York, Washington speak on Communion for pro-abort politicians
Robert Novak’s latest column on pro-abortion politicians receiving Communion during the Pope’s visit to the U.S., has caused both Cardinal... Read more
Pope's visit to France confirmed by bishops
The Bishops’ Conference of France has officially announced that Pope Benedict XVI will travel to France for the 150th anniversary... Read more
Venezuelans celebrate beatification of Mother Candelaria de San Jose
Fifty thousand people were on hand at the Central University of Venezuelan’s baseball stadium for the beatification of Mother Candelaria... Read more
Prime Minister deplores selective abortion of girls in India
High-ranking officials in India have acknowledged the macabre scope of the selective abortion of girls, a practice that is increasingly... Read more
New government laws attack the essence of the family, says association
The president of the Spanish Forum on the Family, Benigno Blanco, said this week, “In the last four years the... Read more
Socialists want to eliminate God from hospitals, says Spanish bishop
Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona in Spain has defended the right of Catholic chaplains to work in hospitals, saying that... Read more
Sacramento public library system continues policy allowing porn viewing
The Sacramento Library Authority Board voted last Thursday to retain its policy of minimal interference with patrons who access pornography... Read more
Rep. Chris Smith proposes ban on human-animal hybrid embryo creation
On Thursday Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives a bill that would ban the creation,... Read more
