Archive for August 2, 2011
Archbishop Gomez: immigration helps recover Christian origins of America
Immigration is an opportunity and a key to American renewal because it helps bring to light the Christian, Catholic missionaries’... Read more
Salt Lake diocese trends mirror national study
The number of Catholic priests in the United States has decreased over the past decade, while the average number of... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Effective Church reform demands repentance, faith
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver said that true reform of the Church requires deep faith and repentance from all... Read more
Cardinal Rivera: 'Let us be the St. Juan Diegos of the 21st century'
During a Mass to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the canonization of St. Juan Diego, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of... Read more
Iraqi Catholic church hit with car bomb - 23 injured
A car bomb attack upon a Catholic church in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk has injured 23 people – two... Read more
Official responds to World Youth Day critics
The executive director of World Youth Day Madrid 2011, Yago de la Cierva, recently stated that “nobody should be bothered”... Read more
Knights of Columbus to buy JPII Cultural Center in Washington, DC
The Knights of Columbus announced Aug. 2 that it will buy the John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C.,... Read more
Catholic scholars blast ‘aggressive’ US contraceptive mandate
A new federal requirement that employers’ health care plans must cover contraceptives is an “aggressive” approach that could hinder or... Read more
