Archive for April 1, 2009
Abortion is a ‘defeat for medicine,’ says archbishop of Sao Paulo
During a pro-life rally on March 29 outside the Cathedral of Sao Paulo in Brazil, Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer announced... Read more
Archbishop Nienstedt protests ‘egregious’ invite of Obama to Notre Dame
Citing President Barack Obama’s “deliberate disregard of the unborn,” Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis has written to... Read more
Catholic Church prepares for tens of thousands of U.S. converts
Tens of thousands of new Catholics are expected to join the Catholic Church in the U.S. in 2009, with many... Read more
Pope calls for an ethical G20 solution that remembers the poor
Ahead of the G20 gathering in London tomorrow, Pope Benedict XVI has written to Prime Minister Gordon Brown to insist... Read more
Peace for Africa can only be found in the Word of God, Pope recaps
Twenty thousand people gathered on Wednesday morning in St. Peter’s Square to participate in Pope Benedict XVI’s weekly General Audience.... Read more
Bishop offers Mass of healing for abuse victims
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted celebrated a March 25 Mass of Healing and Reconciliation at St. Anne Parish for victims of... Read more
Addiction to pornography leads to broken marriages, expert warns
The president of the organization Morality in Media, Robert Peters, warned this week that at least 10% of the world's... Read more
Ugandan doctor links African AIDS epidemic to Western sexual values
Each day more scientists, researchers and doctors are voicing their support for Pope Benedict XVI’s statement that condoms are not... Read more
Sebelius confirmation hearings see little focus on abortion record
Yesterday Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius fielded questions about her plans for medical health care reform, but received only question from... Read more
Paramilitary group gives ultimatum to Catholic parish in Rio de Janeiro
The armed group that controls an infamous slum in Rio de Janeiro gave an ultimatum this week to the archdiocese,... Read more
Salesian family celebrates 75th anniversary of canonization of St. John Bosco
The Salesian family is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the canonization of St. John Bosco in Madrid today with a... Read more
Mexican bishop responds to threats: 'I will continue preaching in support of life'
Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa of Cuernavaca in Mexico said this week that he will continue defending the right to life,... Read more
Bishops call on Notre Dame to defend life, cancel Obama invite
Still more U.S. bishops have written regarding Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama to deliver the spring commencement speech and... Read more
Iraqi Christians have ‘great hope’ in ‘tragic’ situation, Kirkuk archbishop says
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Kirkuk Louis Sako, lamenting the number of Iraqi Christians who have been murdered or driven into... Read more
