Archive for May 1, 2008
Cardinal Rigali praises proposed human-animal hybrid embryo ban
Cardinal Justin Rigali, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has welcomed a bill proposal... Read more
New bishop takes office in Diocese of Lansing
Bishop Earl Boyea was installed as bishop of the Diocese of Lansing on Tuesday in a Mass attended by the... Read more
Cardinal Pell worries Australian bill of rights proposal could spark “culture war”
Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell has responded to a proposed bill of rights by arguing that such rights are... Read more
Survey: U.S. has highest interest in the Bible
In preparation for the next gathering of the Catholic bishops around the world, the Catholic Biblical Federation has conducted an... Read more
Archbishop of Guayaquil clarifies that he did not ask for special rights for homosexuals
In an open letter to Ecuadorian Catholics, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador, Archbishop Antonio Arregui of Guayaquil,... Read more
Cause of beatification opened for Guatemalan Carmelite religious
The Archbishop of Guatemala, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno, has opened the cause of beatification for Carmelite Sister Maria Teresa of... Read more
Archbishop recalls relationship between work and man’s dignity
Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz recalled this week that International Workers’ Day, May 1,... Read more
New seminary in Havana will form more than 100 seminarians
The Italian news agency SIR has reported that more than 100 seminarians will be able to study in the new... Read more
United Methodists uphold stance on traditional marriage
Yesterday the United Methodist General Conference delegates affirmed not only that marriage is between a man and a woman but... Read more
Destructive fire burns hermitage of John Michael Talbot
The common center and chapel buildings at the hermitage of the musician John Michael Talbot burned to the ground on... Read more
Vatican affirms miraculous healing attributed to Bl. Father Damien
The Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints has ruled that a Hawaiian woman’s cure from cancer was a miracle... Read more
Episcopalian diocese sues new Anglicans for real estate
A former Episcopalian diocese that left the denomination to join the Anglican jurisdiction of the Southern Cone is now being... Read more
