Archive for September 21, 2009
Bishops receive advice from Pope on caring for priests
As he does every year, the Holy Father hosted a congress for all the bishops who were consecrated this past... Read more
Synod for Church in the Middle East to be held Oct. 2010
The Holy Father met with the leaders of the Catholic Church in the Middle East on Saturday morning in Castel... Read more
Dominican Republic shields country from abortion and euthanasia
With a vote of 128-32, the Dominican Republic’s National Assembly ratified on September 16 a revision of Article 30 of... Read more
Sudanese bishop asks for international aid in wake of guerilla attacks
Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, who ministers in a remote southern corner of Sudan, is calling for international aid to protect his... Read more
Chilean cardinal calls on candidates to stand up for human life and the family
The Archbishop of Santiago in Chile, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, has called on the candidates for the upcoming elections to reveal... Read more
Kansas priest named to Secretariat for Consecrated Life and Vocations
A Wichita priest has been named head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat for Consecrated Life and Vocations. Read more
Cardinal George calls for respect for immigrants
Cardinal Francis George, speaking in his former diocese of Yakima, has criticized the United States’ immigration policy as unsustainable. Read more
EWTN news program wins cable industry award
The cable industry magazine CableFAX has named "The World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo" as the recipient of its award... Read more
Elderly pro-lifer assaulted while protesting in Arizona
Pro-life activist Johnny Wallace, 69, was attacked on Friday by two women as he stood holding two signs in front... Read more
Families must be protagonists of evangelization, says Vatican official
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, has encouraged an ever more “intimate union between... Read more
