Archive for April 27, 2006
USCCB urges Catholic leaders to participate in ‘Cover the Uninsured Week’
For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will participate with ecumenical and interfaith partners in... Read more
Priest demands Johnson & Johnson stop funding Planned Parenthood
Johnson & Johnson’s funding of Planned Parenthood is “antithetical” to its “best corporate interests” and should be stopped, said Fr.... Read more
Researcher questions whether Shroud was present at Last Supper
Researcher John Jackson has posited a theory that the linen which has become known as the Shroud of Turin may... Read more
Images in University paper incite anger from Catholic groups
The Catholic League has joined in on a debate over anti-Christian cartoons published in The Insurgent, student newspaper at the... Read more
Cardinal McCarrick says retirement could be coming soon
Washington DC’s Cardinal Theodore McCarrick says that it could be time for him to retire. In July, the 75-year old... Read more
Archbishop Smith calls for stronger opposition to proposal to legalize euthanasia
Archbishop Peter Smith of the Archdiocese of Cardiff and Chairman of the Department for Christian Responsibility and Citizenship at the... Read more
Europe, America need to listen to each other, says Cardinal Schonborn during historic symposium
Yesterday, Vienna’s Cardinal Christof Schönborn inaugurated an international symposium to discuss the growing rift between the two shores of the... Read more
Government seeking to disparage Church with death of priest, say Venezuelan bishops
Relations between political leaders and the Venezuelan bishops took a turn for the worse this week in the wake of... Read more
Pro-life coalition presents abortion photo exhibit to Peruvian congress
The ‘United for Life’ organization in Peru is presenting a photo display on the reality of abortion at the country’s... Read more
Archbishop of Valencia: World Meeting of Families is invitation to embrace authentic love
In his weekly letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia said the upcoming World Meeting of Families is an invitation “to... Read more
Pope calls attack in Nassiriya another obstacle to harmony, reconstruction in Iraq
Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his sadness and prayers for victims of an insurgent attack Thursday in Nassiriya, Iraq, which... Read more
Children must be cherished, not be merely tolerated, Pope Benedict urges parents, communities
In a message sent to members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, currently gathered to discuss "Vanishing Youth? Solidarity... Read more
George Weigel to receive Poland's highest honor
George Weigel, Pope John Paul II’s biographer, will receive the Gloria Artis Gold Medal--Poland's highest honor--in recognition of contributions to... Read more
