Archive for July 6, 2010
German passion play lauded by New York archbishop as more balanced
Germany's Passion Play at Oberamagau – an event which only takes place every 10 years – was recently lauded by... Read more
Federal court reinstates lawsuit charging Calif. Planned Parenthood with $180 million overbilling
A federal appellate court has reinstated a whistleblower’s lawsuit against Planned Parenthood affiliates in California charging that the organizations overbilled... Read more
Holy Father gives new auxiliary bishop to San Francisco archdiocese
The Vatican announced on Tuesday that the Holy Father appointed a new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.... Read more
Dutch soccer player who scored winning goal against Brazil is Catholic convert
The Argentinean daily La Nacion featured a story this week on the Dutch soccer player Wesley Sneijder, who scored the... Read more
Ethics group says Spain’s new abortion law legitimizes violence against the innocent
The president of the organization Professionals for Ethics, Jaime Urcelay, has criticized Spain’s new law on abortion which has now... Read more
WYD organizers asking youth to help their poorer peers
Organizers for World Youth Day (WYD) Madrid 2011 launched a campaign today to encourage Spanish youth to officially register for... Read more
Bishops of Venezuela reject attacks by Chavez on Cardinal Urosa
In an interview with the Globovision network, the secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Bishop Jesus Gonzalez de... Read more
Cuban dissident warns about misleading government article on hunger strike
The coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, is demanding the Castro government not mislead the Cuban people about... Read more
Archbishop warns Argentinean government is pressuring senators to vote for gay 'marriage'
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina has denounced the government for pressuring some senators, who had said they... Read more
Archbishop Nichols addresses cost, opportunities of Pope's UK visit
As details for the upcoming Papal visit to the United Kingdom continue to be announced, Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster... Read more
Parents in Philippines objecting to sex education program targeting children
Despite suffering a legal setback, a group of 30 parents in the Philippines is pushing ahead in its appeal of... Read more
