Archive for January 21, 2009
Jurist predicts ‘terrible conflict’ will endanger U.S. Catholics’ religious freedom
Former Supreme Court nominee Judge Robert Bork has predicted that upcoming legal battles will have significant ramifications for religious freedom.... Read more
Catholic college students to participate in March for Life en masse
Thousands of Catholic college students and faculty will participate in the National March for Life in Washington, DC this Thursday. Read more
Italian politician reveals his mission in the EU: prevent discrimination of Christians
In an interview with the L’Osservatore Romano, Italian politician Mario Mauro said he sees the prevention of discrimination against Christians... Read more
Christian unity requires ‘authentic interior renewal,’ Pope exhorts
At today's general audience, Pope Benedict highlighted the current celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and emphasized... Read more
Holy Father honors the late Cardinal Stephanos II Ghattas
Today the Holy Father sent a telegram to the Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt, His Beatitude Antonios... Read more
Archbishop Marchetto highlights contribution of foreign students in U.S.
The secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, is currently visiting... Read more
Church in Spain demands right to choose religion teachers
The Supreme Court in Spain has stripped the Diocese of Canarias of the right to determine the qualifications of teachers... Read more
Procession to graves of the unborn to mark Roe v. Wade
Thursday, as people around the country gather to make known the tragedy of abortion, Catholics in Boulder, Colorado are organizing... Read more
Young boy with fatal condition survives against the odds
A three-year-old boy with thanatophoric dwarfism who was not expected to live long after birth has come a long way.... Read more
Church should use the internet to proclaim the Gospel, clergy say
At the conclusion of the meeting in Rome entitled “The Church in Network 2.0,” promoted by the National Office for... Read more
Bill would allow U.K. royalty to marry Catholics without forfeiting crown
A plan proposed by an MP would change two long-standing British laws by allowing daughters to be placed in line... Read more
Website of Congregation for the Clergy celebrates 10 years
The website of the Congregation for the Clergy, www.clerus.org, is celebrating its 10th anniversary since its inception in December of... Read more
Catholic lay leader Paul Henkels dies
Paul Henkels, a Knight of Malta who sat on the boards of organizations such as the St. Thomas More Law... Read more
