Archive for February 19, 2010
Woman who brandished knife at abortion clinic protester now glad she did not abort
A pregnant woman who brandished a knife at a pro-life advocate outside a Minnesota abortion clinic is now grateful the... Read more
New website to examine harms of pornography ‘pandemic’
A new website called Pornography Harms has been launched to provide access to credible, peer-reviewed research documenting the ill effects... Read more
Repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ could affect military chaplains’ religious freedom
Proposed changes allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military could marginalize military chaplains from religions which consider homosexual acts... Read more
Canada, Poland and Australia among nations to have new saints
A half dozen Catholics will officially join the ranks of the Church's canonized saints this autumn. Pope Benedict XVI and... Read more
'Thriller' makes Vatican list of top 10 albums
The Holy See's newspaper has released its picks for the "top ten" albums "to take to a desert island." Among... Read more
Vatican spokesman: Pope has not received letter from Academy for Life members
A statement written and released this week by members of the Pontifical Academy for Life against the actions of their... Read more
Benedict XVI to participate in March 14 ecumenical celebration
The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper, announced this week that Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Professor says Spain's new law will not reduce abortions
The head of the Genetics department at the University of Alcala in Spain, Nicolas Jouve de la Barreda, warned this week... Read more
Cardinal reminds faithful: Christ wants true conversion, not hypocrisy
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, reminded Catholics during Mass on Ash Wednesday to strive for a... Read more
Mexicans seek 50,000 signatures to stop same-sex 'marriage'
Various civil and religious associations of Mexico, united under the organization “Man+Woman=Marriage,” are working to collect 50,000 online signatures from... Read more
Caritas Haiti working to make Haitians part of redevelopment
The director general of Caritas Haiti was at Caritas Internationalis' Vatican headquarters this week. In meetings to discuss the current... Read more
Announcement of Brother André’s canonization causes elated reaction
The announcement of Bl. Brother André’s Oct. 17 canonization has caused a grateful reaction and much anticipation among Catholics and... Read more
