Archive for March 25, 2009
Arizona Attorney General to investigate Planned Parenthood for statutory rape cover-up
Following the release of undercover videos showing Arizona Planned Parenthood clinics disregarding laws that mandate the reporting of sexual abuse,... Read more
Archbishop Burke to address National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Organizers of the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast are announcing that Archbishop Emeritus of St. Louis Raymond Burke will deliver... Read more
Congregation for Eastern Churches announces traditional collection for Holy Land
The prefect for the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, has made public a message to the bishops of... Read more
Cuban authorities arrest pregnant dissident
The president of the Central Opposition Coalition in Cuba, Idania Yanes Contreras, was detained last weekend by Cuban agents despite... Read more
Chilean bishop responds to media distortion of Pope’s words on abortion
The president of the National Committee on Bioethics for the Chilean bishops, Bishop Fernando Chomali, reiterated that the Church’s teaching... Read more
Former D.C. mayor’s opposition to Church teaching sinks acceptance in Knights of Malta
Despite extreme positions on abortion and same-sex “marriage,” the Washington Post reports that Anthony Williams, a former mayor of Washington... Read more
Peruvian bishops urge faithful to defend life from moment of conception
In order to mark the Day of the Unborn Child, being celebrated today on the Feast of the Annunciation, the... Read more
Bishops of Bilbao: Proposed abortion law changes a ‘step backwards in humanity and civilization’
Bishop Ricardo Blazquez of Bilbao and Auxiliary Bishop Carmelo Echenagusia both reacted to a proposed reform of Spain’s abortion law... Read more
South African cardinal asks politicians to stop using churches
As South Africa’s April 22 elections approach, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, Archbishop of Durban and spokesman for the Southern African Catholic... Read more
Thousands of catechumens prepare to become Catholic in Hong Kong
A reported 2,778 adult catechumens from the Diocese of Hong Kong have been undergoing preparations to receive Baptism, Confirmation, and... Read more
Catholics debate Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama
Debate over the University of Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama to be commencement speaker and to receive an honorary... Read more
