Archive for February 23, 2009
Pope Benedict appoints Archbishop Dolan to head Catholic Church in NY City
Today Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee to become the next Archbishop of New York, a see... Read more
Pope expresses his ‘great sadness’ at death of Vietnamese cardinal
The retired archbishop of Hanoi, Cardinal Paul Joseph Pham Dinh Tung, who endured years of house arrest under the Vietnamese... Read more
Missionary to Hawaii will be canonized in October
On Saturday, the Holy See announced the dates for the canonization ceremonies of ten blessed including Blessed Mary of the... Read more
Milwaukee bishops praise Dolan, bid him farewell
Following the announcement that Archbishop of Milwaukee Timothy Dolan will become the new Archbishop of New York, the two Milwaukee... Read more
Legion of Christ to respond to scandal on Tuesday
Vatican officials confirmed to CNA on Monday that the leadership of the Legion of Christ will release a major statement... Read more
Bishops of India strongly reject euthanasia
The 120 Latin-rite members of the Bishops’ Conference of India concluded their plenary assembly on February 18 with a categorical... Read more
Ministry of Education could become subject of lawsuit over socialist course
The organization Professionals for Ethics announced it is studying the possibility of denouncing the Ministry of Education for promoting indoctrinating... Read more
Denver archbishop warns against ‘spirit of adulation’ surrounding Obama
Canadians packed St. Basil’s Church in Toronto on Monday evening to hear Archbishop Charles Chaput speak about how Catholics should... Read more
Freedom is found through service to others, teaches Holy Father
During a visit to the Major Roman Seminary to celebrate the feast of its patroness, Our Lady of Trust, Pope... Read more
"Catholic Advocate" has Brownback support, organization confirms
The new initiative "Catholic Advocate," whose goal is to expose politicians "who hide their pro-abortion record behind a smokescreen of... Read more
Archbishop Dolan prays for future ‘full of hope’ in New York City
Archbishop of Milwaukee Timothy Dolan, whose appointment to become Archbishop of New York was announced on Monday, has commented on... Read more
Church in Cuba needs more room for action, lay magazine asserts
The magazine Espacio Laical of the Archdiocesan Council of Laity of Havana, has repeated the request by the Church in... Read more
Cardinal exhorts Catholics not to live the faith clandestinely
The Apostolic Administrator of Valencia in Spain, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, called on Catholics last week to exercise their religious freedom... Read more
Same-sex unions bill advances in Hawaii
A bill passed by the Hawaii House this month could legalize same-sex civil unions if the state Senate approves and... Read more
Benedict XVI warns of growing acceptance of eugenics
On Saturday the Holy Father met with participants of a congress titled, “New frontiers of genetics and the dangers of... Read more
