Archive for March 30, 2009

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‘Reproductive rights’ to top of U.S. foreign policy agenda, Secretary Clinton says

Speaking at Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s national conference in Houston this past Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton... Read more

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Vatican’s China commission meets to examine local Church life

Last Saturday it was announced by the Vatican press office that the commission studying the importance of the Catholic Church... Read more

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Another Mexican state approves reform blocking abortion

The Congress of the State of Jalisco has approved a reform of the state constitution so that it protects the... Read more

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Weigel and Kmiec lock horns over Notre Dame at the Chicago Tribune

On Sunday, the Chicago Tribune invited the Catholic scholars Professor Douglas W. Kmiec and George Weigel to express their opposing... Read more

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Holy Father emphasizes reflecting on the Passion of Christ as Easter approaches

Prior to Sunday’s Angelus, the Holy Father celebrated Mass at the parish of the Holy Face of Jesus, in Rome. ... Read more

Archbishop Donald Wuerl / Governor Kathleen Sebelius?w=200&h=150

Sebelius Communion ban to apply in Washington

According to the Washington Times, Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington plans to maintain the pastoral request Kathleen Sebelius’ bishop made... Read more

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Salesian describes success of papal visit to Africa, denounces poor coverage

Fr. Filiberto Rodríguez, Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province in Angola, wrote a letter this week sharing his impressions of the... Read more

Former Mayor of D.C. Anthony Williams?w=200&h=150

Anthony Williams withdraws application for Knights of Malta

Yesterday, Order of Malta Federal President Noreen Falcone wrote members of the Order saying that former Washington D.C. Mayor Anthony... Read more

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Say 'yes' to feminine genius, delegates urge at conference

During a recent gathering on the role of women in promoting human rights, Cardinal Renato Martino and some 100 delegates... Read more

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More African Catholics voice support for Pope

On Sunday African Catholics gathered in Saint Peter’s Square to support Pope Benedict’s comments on AIDS prevention and condom promotion.... Read more

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English and Welsh bishops prepare new document on Church’s social doctrine

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has announced it’s drafting a new document on the Church’s social teaching... Read more

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Archbishop encourages Spanish Catholics to oppose abortion with white ribbon

Archbishop Javier Martinez of Granada encouraged Catholics in Spain to get involved in the different pro-life activities that are emerging,... Read more

President Barack Obama?w=200&h=150

Obama embryo research policy ‘a step backward,’ bioethics council members say

Ten members of the President’s Council on Bioethics have issued a statement seeking to “clarify” President Barack Obama’s comments on... Read more

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Papal ceremonies for Holy Week published

Today the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff published the calendar of ceremonies to be presided over by... Read more

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The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024, on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris.

U.S. President-elect Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case

According to Venerable English College, during the Catholic persecution in England, students would gather around the “Martyrs’ Picture” in the chapel to sing the Te Deum — a Latin hymn of thanksgiving — whenever news reached Rome of the martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today on Martyrs’ Day, Dec. 1, when the relics of the martyrs, preserved beneath the altar, are venerated by the students.

English seminary in Rome commemorates Martyrs’ Day on St. Ralph Sherwin’s feast

Smoke of war rises over a residential area in Aleppo. On Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.

As Aleppo’s Christians face new ordeal, Church leaders call for courage and faith

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy

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