Archive for December 8, 2009
Man-woman marriage a ‘fact of human nature,’ New Jersey Catholic Conference testifies
As the New Jersey legislature considers whether to recognize same-sex “marriage” before a sympathetic governor leaves office, the New Jersey... Read more
Italian Catholic Church preparing for Christmas with meeting on faith in God
The Catholic Church in Italy is preparing for Christmas with a meeting of ecclesiastical, scientific and cultural leaders to discuss... Read more
Archbishop Miller invites Winter Olympians to Mass and hospitality centers
Voicing a spirit of “radical hospitality,” Archbishop of Vancouver J. Michael Miller has sent a letter to Winter Olympic athletes... Read more
Pope Benedict calls on Catholics to entrust themselves to Mary
Pope Benedict XVI presided over a rare mid-week Angelus from the Apostolic Palace window on this cool, overcast day in... Read more
Vatican moves up Pope's midnight Mass to save his energy
The traditional midnight Christmas Mass at St. Peter's Basilica will be held two hours earlier this year. For many the... Read more
Benedict XVI holds up Mary as solution to negativity of urban life
The Holy Father made the trip across Rome this afternoon to complete the traditional act of papal veneration at the... Read more
CLM founder encourages members to build the future with hope
The founder of the Christian Life Movement, Luis Fernando Figari, encouraged the nearly 250 participants of the movement’s 3rd Plenary... Read more
Mexican Cardinal asks that human rights be made into reality
Noting that laws are not enough, the Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has asked the faithful to... Read more
Senate kills pro-life Nelson amendment preventing federal funding of abortion
The U.S. Senate voted this afternoon to table the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment that would have prohibited the federal funding of abortions... Read more
Priest and nun killed in ‘act of barbarism’ in Congo
In what the local vicar general called acts of “barbarism,” a priest and a nun have been killed in two... Read more
Fr. Emil Kapaun is focus of new Wichita Eagle article series and DVD
Wichita priest and U.S. Army chaplain Fr. Emil Kapaun heroically saved wounded sounders from the battlefield of the Korean War... Read more
Archbishop Bernard Longley installed on Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Preaching today at his installation as the ninth Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Most Rev. Bernard Longley reflected on his new... Read more
