Archive for October 16, 2006
Honduran cardinal rejects award from Unification Church
The Unification Church, founded by cult leader Sun Myung Moon, has issued an award through one of its shadow organizations... Read more
Polish government issues new currency with image of John Paul II
On October 16, the 28th anniversary of the election to the papacy of the Servant of God, John Paul II,... Read more
Massive pro-life march to be held in Argentina
The organization We Choose Life announced this week a massive pro-life march will take place on November 4 in the... Read more
Dominican archbishop says Church encouraged organ donation “as a gesture of life”
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of the Dominican Republic and Archbishop of Santiago, Ramon Benito de la Rosa y... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI sends message to Poland in remembrance of Pope John Paul II
The Vatican released today the text of a video message recorded by Pope Benedict XVI to the people of Poland. ... Read more
Protestant minister killed amid mounting tensions in Indonesia
A Protestant minister was shot dead on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, where tension between Christians and Muslims have been mounting since... Read more
New York priests stand by Cardinal Egan
The Priest's Council of the Archdiocese of New York met for two hours yesterday with Cardinal Edward Egan to discuss... Read more
Cardinal says World Youth Day ’08 plans well underway
Plans for World Youth Day in July 2008 are going well, reports Cardinal George Pell of Sydney in his recent... Read more
Catholics must combine faith and reason in U.S. politics, says Cardinal George
Catholics must form their consciences according to the social teaching of the Church and use that formation to make political... Read more
Holy See to UN: Counter-terrorism measures, protection of human rights do not conflict
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, yesterday addressed the sixth... Read more
Sudanese Cardinal releases poem on his 25th anniversary as archbishop
Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, the Sudanese Archbishop of Khartoum who’s people often call him “Father Courage,” has marked his silver... Read more
