Archive for April 12, 2010
Italian academic criticizes Archbishop Chaput’s take on JFK speech
Reflecting upon Archbishop Charles Chaput’s speech about John F. Kennedy and U.S. church-state relations, an Italian academic has questioned whether... Read more
Pope reflects on Pius XII's role in history after biographical film
Following his Saturday matinee viewing of a fictional film about Pius XII, the Holy Father commented that such films can... Read more
Woman rejects pressure from employer to have abortion
A criminal court in the Spanish city of Gerona has sentenced a restaurant owner to 19 months in prison and... Read more
Abuse scandals not exclusive to Catholic church, asserts Mexican lawyer
The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers in Mexico, Armando Martinez, addressed the Mexican Bishops’ Conference last week and... Read more
Cardinal Bertone delivers statue of Our Lady of Carmel to Chile
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, celebrated Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral of Santiago and officially presented a... Read more
European statisticians cast doubt on C-14 dating of Shroud of Turin
Results of radiocarbon dating carried out by three laboratories in 1988 which placed the origins of the Shroud in the... Read more
Legion reacts to ‘slanderous publication’ in Spanish newspaper
Responding to allegations made in an interview published yesterday by the Spanish newspaper, El Mundo, the regional director of the... Read more
Canon lawyer: New guide on responding to abuse shows Church is serious
The Holy See released a document today outlining the procedures used by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith... Read more
Vatican prefect says religion in schools is the tool for understanding others
Last week at the 15th European Forum for the Teaching of Religion, the prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education,... Read more
Pro-abortion nominee Dawn Johnsen withdraws bid for Office of Legal Council
Dawn Johnsen announced her decision last Friday to withdraw her bid for the White House Office of Legal Council, citing... Read more
AP guilty of bad journalism in Oakland abuse reporting, says Ignatius Press founder
Responding to a recent Associated Press article that claimed a 1985 letter showed then-Cardinal Ratzinger “stalled” the case of a... Read more
