Archive for December 14, 2011
Santorum questions US bishops' immigration policy
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum signaled his disagreement with the U.S. bishops' recommended immigration reforms, in an interview due to be... Read more
Dublin archbishop says lapsed Catholics should admit their non-belief
Non-practicing and non-believing Irish Catholics should be honest about their relation to the Church, Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin told the... Read more
Freed Colombian girl thanks Pope for her release
Nhora Valentina Munoz, the 10-year-old girl who was kidnapped by a Colombian rebel group last October, said she is now... Read more
Believe in God’s love for you as life unfolds, Pope counsels
Pope Benedict XVI says that people should trust in God’s loving plan for their lives, even when events do not... Read more
Vatican confirms dates for World Youth Day 2013 in Rio
The Pontifical Council for the Laity has confirmed that World Youth Day 2013 will take place in the Brazilian city... Read more
Mexican Church leaders overjoyed at news of papal visit
Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Mexico City said that he and other Church leaders in the country are thrilled over Pope... Read more
Uruguay bishops defend pro-life couple
The bishops of Uruguay have voiced support for a married couple who testified that the country is under pressure from... Read more
Rabbi Sacks worries Europe is losing its Judeo-Christian 'soul'
Lord Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth, told Pope Benedict XVI that he fears... Read more
Senate blocks El Salvador ambassador over gay advocacy
The U.S. Senate blocked President Obama’s appointment of Mari Carmen Aponte as ambassador to El Salvador, citing Aponte’s push for... Read more
