Archive for November 29, 2011
Patience with new translation expected to pay dividends
November 27 was a historic Sunday for English-speaking Roman Catholics, who began using a long-awaited and more accurate Mass translation.... Read more
Vatican's Cardinal Piacenza points priests to Mary for Advent
Catholic priests should ask the Virgin Mary for a heart able to “relive Christ’s coming” during Advent this year, Cardinal... Read more
Man who escaped from Colombian rebels prayed for his captors
Sergeant Luis Alberto Erazo Mayo, the sole survivor of the recent massacre of four hostages by a Colombian rebel group,... Read more
Mail bomb prompts Mexican archdiocese to call for increased security
The Archdiocese of Mexico is calling on local officials to improve security after a package containing explosives was mailed to... Read more
Pontifical anthropology magazine now available in English
The Pontifical Commission for Latin America announced in Rome on Nov. 29 that the Christian anthropology magazine “Humanitas” will now... Read more
Pius X Society says Vatican's current offer not acceptable
The Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X says he will inform the Vatican “in the next few... Read more
Planned Chinese ordination has Vatican approval, with conditions
The Nov. 30 ordination of a new Chinese bishop has approval from the Vatican, though there are concerns about how... Read more
Vatican paper refutes critics of divorce and remarriage teaching
After a leading German bishop questioned the Church’s teaching on divorce and remarriage, the Vatican’s newspaper today published an essay... Read more
