Archive for October 28, 2009
President of Constitutional Court suggests prohibiting sale of morning-after pill in Peru
The president of the Constitutional Court of Peru, Juan Vergara, has asked the Minister of Health, Oscar Ugarte, to prohibit... Read more
U.S. bishops to vote on chairmen for five USCCB committees
With the approach of the U.S. bishops’ fall assembly, the nominations for five committee chairmanships of the U.S. Conference of... Read more
Carl Anderson to receive Rome’s Lupa Capitolina award in honor of Knights’ service
Supreme Knight of Columbus Carl A. Anderson on Wednesday will receive the city of Rome’s Lupa Capitolina (The Wolf of... Read more
Christians most numerous victims of religious freedom violations, archbishop tells U.N.
Christians suffer the greatest number of violations of religious freedom, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio who leads the Holy... Read more
Pope calls Catholics to daily meditation on the Bible
At today's General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict provided a lesson on the theological renaissance of the 12th... Read more
Holy Father to visit childhood home of Pope Paul VI
Today it was announced that Pope Benedict will make a pastoral visit on Sunday, November 8, to the northern Italian... Read more
Benedict XVI appoints auxiliary bishop to Diocese of Joliet
The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Benedict has appointed Father Joseph Siegel as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese... Read more
Texas Catholic bishops: Current health care bill fails to protect all human life
All of the Catholic bishops in Texas released a statement on health care reform on Tuesday, warning that the legislation currently... Read more
Catholic archbishops make ‘friendly wager’ on outcome of World Series
The Archbishops of New York and Philadelphia have made a “friendly wager” on the outcome of the 2009 World Series,... Read more
President Obama signs federal hate crimes law under banner of change
President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law this afternoon in the... Read more
Louisiania bishops join debate on health care with warning on protecting unborn
Health care is a basic right and its proposed reform must provide access for all while also excluding abortion funding... Read more
Critics slam HBO show that mocked Catholic devotion to Jesus
Catholic critics have reacted to an HBO show that had a scene showing a painting of Jesus being urinated on... Read more
