Archive for September 30, 2011
New Orleans mourns loss of Archbishop Hannan
Retired Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans died in the early morning hours of Sept. 29. The archbishop, age... Read more
Notre Dame joins outcry against HHS contraception mandate
The University of Notre Dame added to the wave of criticism leveled at the proposed Health and Human Services mandate... Read more
Pope praying for terminally ill in October
Pope Benedict XVI is offered his prayers in October for those who are terminally ill and for the success of... Read more
Spanish political party seeks to revise abortion law
The spokesperson for the congressional caucus of the People’s Party in Spain, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, has said the party... Read more
Insults against Peruvian cardinal offend the entire Church, says journalist
Peruvian journalist Daniel Brousek published a Sept. 29 article calling the insults leveled against Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima,... Read more
Vatican police force celebrated on Feast of Archangels
The bravery of the Pope’s police force was recognized Sept. 29 at a special ceremony in Rome. The event also... Read more
Vatican: Pope did not intervene in Mexican Supreme Court decision on abortion
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi has dismissed claims that Pope Benedict XVI intervened in Mexico's recent Supreme Court ruling on... Read more
Pennsylvania bishops blast HHS contraception rule as indefensible
The Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania are speaking out against rules that could mandate contraception and sterilization in new health plans,... Read more
Bishops' new religious freedom chairman sees government playing God
Emerging threats to religious freedom have inspired the U.S. bishops to establish a new committee for its protection. Its chairman... Read more
