Archive for May 16, 2008
Catholic student group’s pregnancy support campaign banned at university campus
A Catholic student group at the University of Queensland has been censored and threatened with disaffiliation from the school’s student... Read more
Texas priest resigns new post after complaints about homosexual web site
A priest in the Diocese of Dallas on Tuesday resigned from his new post at St. Michael the Archangel Church... Read more
Pro-abortion group endorses Obama over Clinton
A national pro-abortion advocacy group has endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama over rival New York Senator Hillary Clinton in the... Read more
Pope composes prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan
Pope Benedict has composed a prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan to celebrate the Day of Prayer for the Church... Read more
Proclaim the Gospel amidst the challenges of globalization, Pope says
On Friday the Holy Father received bishops from the Church in Thailand and addressed them concerning the condition of the... Read more
Holy See adheres to ozone protection treaties
The Holy See has fulfilled its obligation to the Convention of Vienna for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, and... Read more
‘Defend family values,’ Benedict XVI exhorts
Upon receiving representatives of the Forum of Family Associations and the European Federation of Catholic Family Associations today, the Holy... Read more
Educational reform should not be politicized, Mexican bishops say
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico said this week educational reform must not be politicized and must have as one of... Read more
Pope reaffirms Church’s stance against homosexual marriage
One day after California overturned a ban on same-sex marriage, the Holy Father has firmly stated that only marriage between... Read more
Renowned dissident calls on international community to push for real change in Cuba
The coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement in Cuba, Oswaldo Paya, has sent a letter to the Brussels Conference—organized by... Read more
Pope presented with Italian versions of works by Jesuit expert on human intelligence
As Pope Benedict XVI was presented with the Italian versions of the works by Jesuit Father Bernard J.F. Lonergan, a... Read more
Movements challenge “tired Christianity” of many, says Cardinal Rylko
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, said this week that faced with the “tired... Read more
Holy See: Food crisis solution must avoid both greed and ecologic extremism
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Permanent Observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, said today that both mere economic interests... Read more
