Archive for June 2, 2011
Public Rosary in San Francisco to draw thousands
Fifty years after a 1961 public Rosary gathered over half a million people in San Francisco, a Catholic lay group... Read more
Physician sees profit motive behind Planned Parenthood's S. Dakota lawsuit
Planned Parenthood is suing the state of South Dakota, saying its new abortion law threatens women's privacy and free speech.... Read more
Cuba sentences four dissidents to prison for government protests
A provincial court in Havana, Cuba has sentenced four dissidents to three to five years in prison for distributing pamphlets... Read more
Australian pilgrim house in Rome ready for visitors
Australians traveling to Rome now have a place that they can call home--Domus Australia – or Australia House. Cardinal George... Read more
Belgian abuse victims plan to sue Vatican
Lawyers acting on behalf of Belgian clerical abuse victims say they intend to sue the Vatican, despite the bishops of... Read more
Festival celebrating pilgrimage gets underway in Rome
Rome is hosting a gathering that would be unusual in almost any other city-- a festival showcasing possible pilgrimage destinations... Read more
Catholic bishops bet on Heat v. Mavericks NBA Championship
As the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks begin the NBA Championship series, the Catholic bishops of the teams’ hometowns... Read more
