Archive for March 9, 2012
Maine diocese will oppose 'gay marriage' ballot question
While some media outlets have presented Bishop Richard Malone of Portland’s new pastoral letter on marriage as a sign the... Read more
Migration beneficial to all involved, Vatican diplomat says
The Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations refugee agency told a conference in Rome that despite its challenges, migration... Read more
Archbishop Chaput discusses Catholic schools' future with students
After some closings and mergers, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia met with students in an online and in-person forum... Read more
Peruvian cardinal encourages doctors to see Christ in the sick
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima encouraged local doctors and health workers to always see Christ in the sick, who... Read more
Morning-after pill leads to increased abortions in Spain
New data from Spain's Ministry of Health shows that since the morning-after pill has been made available without a prescription,... Read more
Youth need Catholic vision of sexuality, Pope tells American bishops
In an address that tackled attempts to redefine marriage, Pope Benedict XVI challenged the bishops of the United States to... Read more
Pope: each confession helps the New Evangelization
Confession and true conversion of people’s hearts is the “motor” of all reform and an authentic “force for evangelization,” Pope... Read more
Convert priest thrilled to host Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury
Catholic convert Father Peter Hughes prefers to describe himself as “an Anglican who is now in full communion with Peter.” Read more
NY Times ad accused of 'hate speech' against Catholics
A secularist group's New York Times ad that urges Catholics to leave the Church over its' resistance to the contraception... Read more
On disaster's first anniversary, Japanese Catholics turn to prayer
A year after one of the most devastating Japanese natural disasters in history, Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga of Osaka is... Read more
