Archive for August 11, 2008
Pope: priests must confront tensions of their ministries, improve catechesis
The Holy See’s Press Office released the transcript this weekend of a question and answer session Pope Benedict XVI held... Read more
'Render Unto Caesar' answers crucial questions about intersection of faith and politics
On August 12, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver will release his latest book, which focuses on a question of... Read more
President Bush tells China not to ‘fear the influence of a loving religion’
Sunday morning in Beijing, President Bush attended the Beijing Kuanjie Protestant Christian Church. After the government-established church service, the U.S.... Read more
Sick person who suffered accident recounts conversion after traveling to Lourdes
A Spanish man said this week that the pilgrimage he took in 2003 to the Shrine of Our Lady of... Read more
Church proposes more effective approach to AIDS, Spanish bishop says
In his recent pastoral letter entitled, “The fight against AIDS and the Catholic Church,” Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona in... Read more
Ecuadoran president: Spanish socialists were hired to help draft new Constitution
On a radio program last week, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has repeated his defense of the new Constitution... Read more
Son of Pius X’s personal butler won gold medal in 1904 Olympic Games
Luigi de Breda, a U.S. citizen of Italian origin, was the son of the personal butler of Popes Leo XIII... Read more
Possible Casey speech at DNC focuses attention on Democrats’ abortion platform
The extent to which the Democratic Party’s support for legalized abortion will alienate Catholic voters is an issue political commentators... Read more
California judge OKs underage abortion horror stories for voter information pamphlet
A California judge has ruled against Planned Parenthood and its allies who challenged the content of a voter information pamphlet’s... Read more
