Archive for July 8, 2010
ACLU presents inaccurate image of Catholic hospitals on abortion, say experts
A recent letter from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)... Read more
Religious sisters’ support for US health care bill discussed at Vatican meetings
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ (LCWR) support for the U.S. health care bill passed in March was a topic... Read more
Diocese of Augsburg turns the page with successor to Bishop Mixa
Bishop Konrad Zdarsa was appointed to the Diocese of Augsburg, Germany on Thursday. He takes the place of Bishop Walter... Read more
Benedict XVI begins vacation, thanks faithful for friendship
Having arrived at Castel Gandolfo to begin his summer vacation, the Holy Father greeted those present from a window overlooking... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal says Chavez moving country towards dictatorship
Speaking from Rome where he is attending a previously scheduled meeting, the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, responded... Read more
Vatican to clarify canonical procedure for attempted ordination of women
More information regarding the soon-to-be-announced modifications to the Vatican's canonical guidelines for dealing with abusive priests and other sins came... Read more
Paya thanks Church; hopes for 'end to unjust imprisonment'
The coordinator of the Christian Life Movement, Oswaldo Paya, thanked the Church yesterday for its efforts to achieve the release... Read more
Guillermo Farinas ends 140-day hunger strike
After the Cuban government agreed to release 52 political prisoners earlier this week, the Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas abandoned his... Read more
Colombian bishops hopeful new administration will jump-start mediation with FARC
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba, said this week the Catholic Church there... Read more
Washington state lawyers acknowledge pharmacies' right to not stock Plan B
In a major reversal of their previous position, attorneys for the state of Washington have acknowledged the right of local... Read more
Catholic Health Association praises Berwick recess appointment to Medicare post
The Catholic Health Association (CHA) has applauded President Obama’s recess appointment of Harvard pediatrician Dr. Donald Berwick as administrator of... Read more
