Archive for August 26, 2008
Director of Vatican Stamp and Coin Office reveals 2005 interregnum stamp story
The head of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office, Dr. Pier Paolo Francini, has revealed the story behind the stamps... Read more
NARAL president rails against McCain’s pro-life positions in DNC speech
Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver on Monday... Read more
Suspected Hindu militants burn orphanage, killing woman locked inside
A laywoman was killed and a priest seriously injured in eastern India on Monday after suspected Hindu extremists set a Christian-run... Read more
Pope to receive Ingrid Betancourt on September 1
Vatican Radio reported this week that former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt will meet with Pope Benedict XVI at Castelgandolfo... Read more
Holy See expresses support for Christians under attack in India
The Catholic Church in India and other Christians have come under attack by suspected Hindu militants after a fundamentalist Hindu... Read more
Impossible to be against violence but in favor of abortion, says Mexican cardinal
During his homily on Sunday, the Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, said it was a contradiction to have... Read more
Homosexual activists praise Obama at DNC’s LGBT Caucus
Several hundred Democratic National Convention delegates and observers gathered at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Caucus in Denver on... Read more
Cardinal Egan joins criticism of Nancy Pelosi’s abortion remarks
Representative Nancy Pelosi has been a lightning rod for the ire of conservatives for some time, but now she has... Read more
Mexican bishops: ‘Without the gift of life, it is not possible to exercise other rights’
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, appeared on Mexican television this week with a... Read more
Archbishop urges Argentineans to protect the family and human life
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata called on Argentineans this week to create “a true clamor” in response to the... Read more
Obama receives ringing endorsement from Planned Parenthood Action Fund president
Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, (PPAF) addressed the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday evening, extolling Sen.... Read more
Why Douglas Kmiec and other Catholics support Obama
Barack Obama’s message of healing our cultural wounds and stressing all men’s duty to their brothers gives him a stronger... Read more
