Archive for November 3, 2009
Report details harassment and 'anti-religious bigotry' after Prop. 8 passage
A think tank has compiled and analyzed reports of the harassment, intimidation, and “gross expressions of anti-religious bigotry” shown in... Read more
Vietnamese bishop condemns government take over of monastery
A Vietnamese bishop has strongly condemned the initiation of a “sorrowful” project to convert a monastery in the Diocese of... Read more
School counselor targeted for supporting Maine’s pro-marriage Question 1
A high school counselor is the subject of an ethics complaint to the Maine licensing board because of his appearance... Read more
Vatican says visitation of women religious will issue public report
Cardinal Franc Rode issued a statement on Tuesday in response to questions about the motivation for the ongoing apostolic visitation... Read more
Homosexual 'marriage' should not be approved, say Argentinean evangelicals
The Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches from Argentina (CAECA) issued a statement last weekend arguing that “homosexual marriage,” which could... Read more
Pope says Christianity is central to Bulgarian, EU identity
In a meeting last Saturday with the new ambassador of Bulgaria, Nikola Ivanov Kaludov, Pope Benedict XVI spoke on the... Read more
Church in Italy to issue clarification on cremation
The Italian Bishops' Conference is preparing to publish updated norms on funeral rites including cremation and the burial of ashes. Read more
Honduran Congress prohibits morning-after pill
A new law has taken effect in Honduras prohibiting the consumption and marketing of the morning-after pill in the Central... Read more
Bishops of Chile exhort lawmakers to defend authentic marriage
The executive committee of the bishops’ conference of Chile sent a letter Monday to the House of Representatives underscoring that... Read more
FBI investigating death of sister in New Mexico convent
Sister Marguerite Bartz, 64, was found dead on Sunday, Nov. 1 in St. Berard's Convent in Navajo, New Mexico by... Read more
Dominican congregation says sister violated vows by volunteering as abortion clinic escort
Responding to the charges that one of its sisters was volunteering as an escort at a Chicago-area abortion clinic, the... Read more
U.S. Anglican-Catholic meeting discusses immigration and new provision
The Vatican’s recent provision for Anglicans who want to become Catholic, immigration issues and Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Veritatis... Read more
Portuguese writer says 'God is evil,' hopes controversy will boost book sales
While presenting his latest book, “Cain,” in Spain, Portuguese writer Jose Saramago said he is convinced that God is “evil”... Read more
