Archive for October 30, 2009
Anglican provision is a response to those ‘knocking at the door,’ former Westminster archbishop says
The Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has issued an extended commentary on Pope Benedict XVI’s new provision for Anglicans... Read more
U.S. bishops launch grassroots effort to fight for Catholic concerns on health care
After attempting to persuade lawmakers to listen to Catholic concerns about health care reform, the United States Conference of Catholic... Read more
New York Times refuses to publish Archbishop Dolan's op-ed on anti-Catholic bias
The New York Times declined to publish an op-ed presented by the Archbishop of New York, Most Reverend Timothy M.... Read more
Holy Father encourages Panama to continue working for equality, moral stability
In a meeting today with Panama's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI called on the country to work... Read more
Argentinean experts warn of risks associated with legalizing same-sex unions
As the Argentinean Congress prepares to debate two bills that would legalize same-sex unions, the Institute for Marriage and Family... Read more
Bishop calls on Dominican political parties to nominate candidates with ‘clean’ criminal history
Bishop Jesus Maria de Jesus Moya of San Francisco de Macoris called on political parties in the Dominican Republic to... Read more
Cardinal Terrazas urges Bolivian officials to crack down on drug trafficking
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, has called on officials to track down those... Read more
Legionaries of Christ barred from ministry in Archdiocese of Miami
On Thursday the Archdiocese of Miami published a short disclaimer on its website, without any link, announcing both in English... Read more
Bishops' campaign declares war on abortion funding in health care
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling on Catholics nationwide “to prevent healthcare reform from being derailed by... Read more
Ecuadoran president forgets ‘Caritas in Veritate,’ asks Pope to write social encyclical
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador surprised reporters in Europe during a conference at the University of Oxford in which he... Read more
Cardinal Pell sees anti-Christian motives in government bid to take over hospital
The Australian Capital Territory Government’s bid to buy Calvary Public Hospital in Canberra could endanger other public hospitals run by... Read more
National Catholic Bioethics Center backs campaign against abortion funding in health care
In the wake of the U.S. bishop's call for a massive grassroots campaign to remind Congress that health care is... Read more
