Archive for November 1, 2011
Episcopal Church reports lowest membership in 70 years
New statistics from the Episcopal Church show the group's loss of more than 200,000 members and 300 parishes between 2006... Read more
Population worldviews clash as 7 billionth baby arrives
As the world welcomes the seven billionth baby this week, experts are divided over whether the planet faces overpopulation or... Read more
Family groups call Argentinean politicians to reject abortion
The Federal Network of Families in Argentina recently urged politicians to have “the courage to defend human life from the... Read more
Everyone is called to be holy, Pope says on All Saints Day
Pope Benedict XVI said on today’s feast of All Saints that everyone is called by Jesus to holiness in their... Read more
Vatican official invites Catholics to remember the deceased
The consultor of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Aurelio Garcia Macias, has invited Catholics... Read more
Catholic author encourages prayers for souls in purgatory
Though purgatory can be considered strictly a place of punishment, author Susan Tassone describes it as a “masterpiece of God’s... Read more
Sr. Jacinta hopes to evangelize 'pagan' Britain
Franciscan Sister Jacinta Pollard, one of the women profiled in the BBC's new documentary “Young Nuns,” hopes her community's prayers... Read more
