Archive for June 19, 2007
Cardinal Keeler of Baltimore recovering after brain surgery
Cardinal William Keeler of Baltimore underwent brain surgery yesterday to drain excess fluid from his brain, the Baltimore Sun reported.... Read more
Church gives guidelines for bringing faith to the streets
A rather interesting document was issued today on the pastoral care of the road. The guidelines were created for the... Read more
Iraqi Bishop confirms liberation of Chaldean priest
A Chaldean priest, abducted by unknown gunmen in Baghdad, was freed this past Sunday according to the Missionary News Service... Read more
Vatican Press Office announces: Re-opening of a cathedral, conference for university professors, and the Holy Father's theme for World Day of Peace
The Press Office of the Vatican made three announcements today: THE REOPENING OF THE CATHEDRAL of Noto, a conference for... Read more
New CEO chosen for the Vatican Bank
The selection of a new director of the Institute for the Works of Religion (I.O.R.) was made public today by... Read more
Abortion advocate wants IRS to probe bishop who criticized Giuliani
A leading abortion activist has filed a complaint with the IRS in an attempt to silence Bishop Thomas Tobin, who said... Read more
Filipino army negotiating with kidnappers of Italian priest
A top official of the Filipino military, Marine General Mohammad Ben Dolorfino, announced this week that military officials have been in... Read more
Irish president tells mostly Protestant council that partnership works
People living in the world's conflict areas, particularly in the Middle East, should draw inspiration from Northern Ireland's ability to... Read more
Kenya to hold first national Catholic conference on HIV/AIDS
Kenya’s first-ever national Catholic conference on HIV/AIDS is scheduled for June 24-28 in Nairobi. Archbishop John Njue, chairman of the... Read more
Colombia inches closer towards making gay unions equivalent to marriage
Colombia’s Congress took another step this week towards making homosexual unions equivalent to marriage by approving a law that grants... Read more
Dissident leaders historic peaceful march for liberation of political prisoners in Cuba
Marta Beatriz Roque, the Cuban economist who has become one of the most prominent dissidents in that country, led a... Read more
200 million Christians in 60 countries subject to persecution
The British Secret Service, MI6, has published an alarming report in the magazine Sunday Express revealing that some 200 million... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop calls on US senators not to reject immigrants
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador called for just immigration reform in the US this week and said US... Read more
Legal abortion has increased illegitimacy
Abortion may eliminate "unwanted" children, but it increases out-of-wedlock births and single parenthood, says John Lott Jr. in today’s Wall... Read more
