Archive for May 2, 2008
Fiancée of British royal abandons Catholicism to preserve succession
A woman engaged to a member of the British royal family has renounced her Catholic faith to maintain her fiancée’s... Read more
FSSP to distribute free copies of new Latin Mass DVD
The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), in cooperation with EWTN, will soon release an instructional video on the 1962... Read more
Offer Cuban society the only true hope: Jesus Christ, Pope tells bishops
Every five years a group of Cuban bishops travel to visit with the Pope and to visit the tomb of... Read more
Arizona bishops encourage ‘right of conscience’ in health care
In a Pastoral Statement released yesterday, the bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference encouraged a deeper respect for people’s freedom... Read more
Pope Benedict accepts resignation of St. Paul and Minneapolis archbishop
Today the Holy Father accepted the resignation of Archbishop Harry J. Flynn from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis... Read more
Secularist currents in Latin America coming from Spain, says lay Catholic leader
A prominent lay Catholic in Spain who was recently named to the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Lola Velarde, said... Read more
‘Fear of fertility is an evil that dehumanizes us,’ says Mexican archbishop
During celebrations marking the International Day of the Child, Archbishop Chavez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca said having children should not be... Read more
School education should be founded upon the truth about man, cardinal says
Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Toledo spoke out on school education this week saying that, it should be founded upon... Read more
Fr. Lombardi ‘happy’ that Pope is not on Time’s 100 Most Influential list
As it does every year, Time magazine has released its list of the world’s 100 most influential people and this... Read more
Holy Father appoints bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon
Today Pope Benedict appointed Fr. Byran Bayda as bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians. The bishop-elect will... Read more
Academy of Social Sciences examining globalization to combat negative effects
Beginning today, the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences is meeting to study how to overcome the negative effects of globalization... Read more
Zimbabwe presidential election to continue in runoff
After long delays, the electoral body of Zimbabwe said on Friday that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won more votes than... Read more
