Archive for October 7, 2004

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Pope presents Apostolic Letter to mark beginning of Year of the Eucharist

Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter "Mane Nobiscum Domine" ("Stay with us, Lord"), on the occasion of the October 2004-October... Read more

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Title of bishop is of service, not power, Pope tells American Bishops

Bishops from the province of New York were received by Pope John Paul II this morning on the completion of... Read more

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Archbishop Chaput says U.S. Catholics must speak up and speak out in political debates

The political climate in the United States has silenced the voice of religious believers, and it is high time that... Read more

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Catholic Cuban dissident to receive international award

Dagoberto Valdes Hernandez, a Catholic intellectual and Cuban dissident, was named the recipient of the 2004 Jan Karski Award for... Read more

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Political action must be taken with high ethical standard, Pope says

Pope John Paul II issued a message yesterday to participants in the 44th Social Week of Italian Catholics, stressing the... Read more

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Compendium of Church's Social Doctrine to be released by the Vatican later in October

The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace will publish a "Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church" on October... Read more

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Seminarians should prepare themselves to be "guiding lights for mankind," Venezuelan bishops says

Presiding at a Mass for the Jubilee Year of the Diocesan seminary, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary, Bishop Mario... Read more

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Peruvian Cardinal exhorts priests to foster confession as a means of conversion

The Archbishop of Lima, Peru, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, has delivered a special message to the faithful this week, as... Read more

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Pro-life groups urge Latin Americans to voice opposition to human cloning

Several pro-life groups that monitor UN activities are alerting Latin Americans to urge their governments to support an international convention... Read more

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Christians fleeing Iraq due to growth in Muslim extremism

The EFE News Agency reported this week that persecution against Christians has resurfaced in post-war Iraq and that more believers... Read more

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Howard Stern's move to satellite not acceptable, says media watchdog group

A media watchdog group says Howard Stern's move from broadcast radio to Sirus Satellite Radio in 2006 is not an... Read more