Archive for May 6, 2009
Archbishop Chaput: Media culture and compromise undermining Christian life
Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput exhorted Catholics to follow the example of St. Paul by understanding their own times... Read more
Archbishop of Baghdad to attend National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baghdad Jean Benjamin Sleiman will attend the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Friday... Read more
Judge rules irreligious public school teacher violated First Amendment
A federal judge has ruled that a California public high school teacher who made denigrating remarks about religion and Christianity... Read more
Pope greets doctors, prays for peace in the Holy Land
Pope Benedict gave a special greeting to the Catholic doctors present at today’s general audience and addressed those living in... Read more
Bishops of Nicaragua slam article by presidential advisor accusing the Church of corruption
The Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua issued a statement this week strongly rejecting an "article" by presidential advisor Orlando Nunez Soto... Read more
Pope Benedict explains veneration of images before heading to Holy Land
Days before he heads to the Holy Land, Pope Benedict taught the crowd of 20,000 at his weekly General Audience... Read more
Gaza priest: Israel will only grant 80 visas to attend Papal events
Commenting on the number of Catholics from the Gaza Strip who will be allowed to see the Pope during his... Read more
Maine allows same-sex ‘marriage’
Democratic Governor of Maine, John Baldacci, signed a bill today making Maine the fifth state to allow same-sex marriage. Read more
Star of ‘Angels and Demons’ says if you don’t like it, don’t see it
Tom Hanks, star of the film “Angels and Demons,” based on the book by Dan Brown, who also wrote “The... Read more
Cuban dissident denounces harassment and detention of movement’s members
The coordinator of the Movimiento Cristiano Liberación (Christian Liberation Movement), Oswaldo Paya, denounced the detention of several members of the... Read more
Pope is coming to pray for peace in Holy Land, says Jerusalem Patriarch
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, said this week that the Church in the Holy Land is awaiting... Read more
Alan Keyes announces plans to be arrested at ND commencement; urges others to join in protest
Former U.S. Diplomat Dr. Alan Keyes has announced that he will be present at the University of Notre Dame on... Read more
Edinburgh official apologizes for ‘distress’ caused to grandparents who opposed homosexual adoption
Edinburgh city council chiefs have admitted mistakes in the treatment of the grandparents of two children placed with a homosexual... Read more
Texas bill proposes to punish infanticide with mere two-year maximum in jail
A Texas bill proposing to reduce significantly the penalty for the murder of young infants by their mothers conveys the... Read more
