Archive for July 6, 2009
Modern society has become 'allergic' to sacrifice, warns Vatican official
The secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues, warned last week that “modern society has become allergic... Read more
Pope opens restored Pauline Chapel
Only days after closing the Pauline Year, Pope Benedict XVI was able to preside at the re-opening of the Pauline... Read more
Vatican expert questions cardinal’s exaltation of Obama
Responding to Cardinal Georges Cottier's recent article praising President Obama, Vatican analyst Sandro Magister has said the cardinal almost exalts... Read more
EU commissioner warns roots of West cannot be invented
The Italian senator and former EU commissioner Rocco Buttiglione said last week that the roots of the West cannot be... Read more
Family and enculturation in Africa discussed at CDF-sponsored meeting
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) wrapped up a meeting in Bunju, Tanzania, on July 3 with... Read more
Holy See's budget shortfall shrinks in 2008
The Council responsible for studying the Vatican’s finances announced over the weekend that the Holy See has reported a deficit... Read more
Irish hold large rally to keep their nation ‘abortion-free’
On Saturday thousands of Irish pro-life advocates attended a Rally for Life in Dublin’s city center urging that Ireland be... Read more
Socialist party hiding homosexual agenda of Education for the Citizenry
The organization Professionals for Ethics in Spain has denounced the Socialist Party for attempting to delete a paragraph from its... Read more
National Institutes of Health issues final embryonic stem cell guidelines
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released its final guidelines for human embryonic stem cell research. The rules allow... Read more
Daughter of Cuban prisoner of conscience denounces father's mistreatment in prison
Yenysel Diaz Sanchez, daughter of the Cuban prisoner of conscience Antonio Ramon Diaz Sanchez, has called for her father’s human... Read more
Pope calls for solidarity in facing economic crisis
On July 4, just days before his social encyclical is set to be released, Pope Benedict XVI sent a letter... Read more
