Archive for July 28, 2009
Upcoming movie to portray heroic nun who rescued kidnapped students from Lord’s Resistance Army
An upcoming movie will portray the real life story of Ugandan schoolgirls kidnapped from their Catholic school in 1996 by... Read more
Nurse forced to participate in abortion speaks out
"It felt like a horror film unfolding," said Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo, the Brooklyn nurse who says she was forced to aid... Read more
Cardinal Rouco says proposed abortion law is unconstitutional
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said last Friday that the proposed new law... Read more
Cardinal Bertone offers encyclical as response to society's challenges
The Italian Senate took time on Tuesday to hear about a topic not usually on their agenda—a papal encyclical. Cardinal... Read more
Pope's vacation town makes him honorary citizen
The Italian mountain town near the chalet where Pope Benedict is spending his vacation has unanimously decided to make him... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico City denies Cardinal Rivera has Facebook profile
The Archdiocese of Mexico City said this week that a Facebook page supposedly created by Cardinal Norberto Rivera is the... Read more
Radical group claims responsibility for vandalism of churches in Barcelona
The group known as “La Gallinaire” has claimed responsibility for the vandalizing the walls of some 20 churches in Barcelona... Read more
Benedict XVI to travel to Turin for Shroud exposition in 2010
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi has confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI plans to attend the public exposition of the Shroud... Read more
Moral crisis in society must be cured by the family, archbishop says
Archbishop Julian Barrio of Santiago, Spain praised the values of family, respect for life and human dignity this past Saturday... Read more
Man who stole tabernacle in Spain detained by police
Police in Burgos, Spain have detained a man who is being charged with stealing a tabernacle from a local church. Read more
Priests beaten, one thrown from hospital window as Vietnamese Catholics protest
Two priests were hospitalized in the central Vietnamese coastal city of Dong Hoi after being beaten brutally by plain-clothed police... Read more
New research backs abortion-breast cancer link
A Turkish researcher has reported a statistically significant 66 percent increase in breast cancer risk among women who have had... Read more
