Archive for June 30, 2010
Shrine of Ugandan martyrs visited by 500,000 for feast day
Earlier this month over 500,000 people gathered in northeastern Uganda to celebrate the feast day of Saint Charles Lwanga and... Read more
Police raid on Belgian archdiocese triggered by former abuse commissioner
Following unannounced police raids in the Archdiocese of Belgium last week, a former head of an internal Church commission on... Read more
Spiritual directors help find God's will for us, Pope Benedict teaches
Pope Benedict XVI highlighted today a saint from Turin as a model for priests in light of the recently concluded... Read more
Cardinal Ouellet appointed as head of Congregation for Bishops
On Wednesday, the Vatican announced the nomination of Cardinal Marc Ouellet to take the place of the retiring Cardinal Giovanni... Read more
Pope appoints Archbishop Fisichella to lead Council for New Evangelization
Among a flurry of announcements from the Holy See on Wednesday, the Holy Father officially nominated the current head of... Read more
Vatican spokesman confirms Swiss bishop will fill Christian Unity post
Speaking with journalists at the Holy See's Press Office on Wednesday, Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, said that more nominations... Read more
Pope appoints priest-doctor as president of Pontifical Academy for Life
The Holy See announced the nomination of priest, medical doctor and philosopher Msgr. Ignacio Carrasco de Paula to the presidency... Read more
Vatican's permanent UN observer made Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
There was really only one surprise in the whirlwind of appointments and resignations at the Vatican on Wednesday. Few people,... Read more
Holy Father gives Spokane diocese new bishop
Pope Benedict XVI made headlines in Washington state today by appointing Bishop Blase Cupich to the Diocese of Spokane and... Read more
Pope, Belgian archbishop discuss police raid
Pope Benedict XVI received in a private audience this Wednesday Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels, who is also the president... Read more
Bishop’s death in Turkey a call to Christian unity
Speaking about the June 3 murder of Bishop Luigi Padovese, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Turkey, a missionary... Read more
Re-center marriages from contraception to Christ, author says
Patrick McCrystal, an Irish pharmacist and pro-life leader, has authored a book on the effect contraception has on marriages and... Read more
