Archive for August 2, 2010
US priest appointed as secretary of Vatican council for religious
Redemptorist Fr. Joseph William Tobin was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the new secretary of the Congregation for Institutes... Read more
Human trials for embryonic stem cell treatment a crime, says Bishop Sgreccia
Following Friday's news that a U.S. company has been given the go ahead to experiment with embryonic stem cells on... Read more
Mexican bishops express solidarity with Arizona immigrants
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico published a message of solidarity with those affected by Arizona’s new... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal praised for civility before National Assembly
After Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez called Cardinal Jorge Urosa of Caracas a "neanderthal" and said that the Pope is not the... Read more
First of 53,000 altar servers arriving in Rome on pilgrimage
On Monday, St. Peter's Square and the streets of Rome were already teeming with youth from many places in Europe... Read more
Colombian authorities sign accord to grant absolute protection to human life
During the 10th Meeting of Colombian Governors, 30 governors, Mayor Samuel Moreno of Bogota and other top administration officials, singed... Read more
Anglo-Catholic bishops try to rally supporters but foresee conversions to Rome
Fifteen Anglican bishops have acknowledged that many Anglicans will convert to Roman Catholicism because of current proposals to ordain women... Read more
Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch profoundly resents city's gay pride parade
A "gay pride" parade held in Jerusalem last week was met with "profound resentment" by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem... Read more
