Archive for July 15, 2008
Two Chinese priests missing after being detained by government officials in May
As the Beijing Olympic Games approach, two priests who tried to attend services for the World Day of Prayer for... Read more
Pope welcomes World Youth Day pilgrims in video message
Pope Benedict XVI, speaking in his video message to World Youth Day pilgrims shortly before the commencement of the event,... Read more
Religious voters favor McCain, poll claims
A new Gallup Poll claims to show that registered voters who say religion is important in their lives tend to... Read more
Cardinal Pell celebrates World Youth Day Opening Mass with over 140,000 people
Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd greeted pilgrims prior to the Mass, in several different languages. “You are here for... Read more
World Mission Day: All must play a role in spreading the Gospel, Pope proclaims
The Holy Father’s message for the 82nd World Mission Day was released this past Saturday. In it, Pope Benedict emphasizes... Read more
Spanish bishop leads five day walk for WYD
Bishop Carlos Lopez Hernandez of Salamanca in Spain has begun a five-day pilgrimage on foot from Salamanca to the famous... Read more
Brazilian law would prohibit Christian teaching on homosexuality
The Brazilian Senate is considering a bill approved unanimously and without debate by the country’s House of Representatives that aims... Read more
Holy Father sends first text message WYD participants
Tuesday morning the Holy Father sent his first text message to thousands of World Youth Day supporters across Australia. Read more
Cardinal Pell tells young pilgrims to ‘be open to the power of the Holy Spirit’
During the opening Mass for World Youth Day on Tuesday, Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia reminded the youth in... Read more
Spanish military archbishop: The Church is close to those who fight for peace
The new Archbishop of the Military in Spain, Archbishop Juan del Rio, said this week the armed forces play an... Read more
Cardinal Rivera says every priest is an exorcist
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said during a pastoral visit to the parish of San Pedro... Read more
Cardinal Urosa urges that death of university student not go unpunished
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, deplored the death of Douglas Rojas Jimenez, a college student who was... Read more
Church hopes joy of pilgrims will win over ‘cranky’ WYD protesters
A Sydney court has overturned a law that would prevent protesters from “annoying” pilgrims at World Youth Day, ruling that... Read more
International Criminal Court’s indictment of president has divided Sudan, bishop says
A Sudanese Catholic bishop has said that the International Criminal Court’s decision to indict Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir for genocide... Read more
Denver archbishop teaches WYD pilgrims about listening to the Holy Spirit
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput spoke to World Youth Day participants in a teaching session titled, “Called to live in the... Read more
