Archive for August 1, 2007
Benedict XVI calls Christians to look to God to create a “just and fraternal world”
The Holy Father resumed his weekly catechesis today picking up where he left off in early July when he began... Read more
Pope Benedict rejoices with Iraqis over soccer victory
“Just as so many times I have cried with the Iraqi people, on this occasion I rejoiced with them,”, said... Read more
Brownback says rival should apologize for Catholic slur
Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback said rival Mike Huckabee should apologize for a supporter's "prejudiced whisper campaign" against him for... Read more
Elderly Italian man runs across ten countries to pray at tomb of evangelizer of China
A 60 year-old Italian man ran an extensive marathon covering ten countries in order to pray before the tomb of... Read more
Philippine bishops form committee to fight child porn
The Catholic bishops of the Philippines formed an ad-hoc committee on Tuesday to lead effective campaigns in the Church and... Read more
Austrians can receive text messages from Pope
Organizers of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Austria next month are offering the faithful daily cell phone text messages with... Read more
Mexican city to organize Festival for Life in September
On Saturday, September 8, the city of Santiago de Queretaro will hold the Festival for Life at the Corregidora Stadium,... Read more
13 million hits in first three days of new Vatican City State website
The General Secretary of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, Bishop Renato Boccardo, said that since its launch, the... Read more
Bishop of Orlando responds to concerns over Vatican statements on "one true Church"
Is the pope Catholic? Well, yeah. But considering the reaction that the recent reaffirmation of the Catholic Church's self-understanding (issued... Read more
Church mediates agreement ending strike by copper workers in Chile
During talks mediated by the Catholic Church in Chile, officials of the state-run Corporation of Copper and union leaders of... Read more
California bishops back two of three proposed marriage-protection initiatives
The California Catholic Conference, which represents all the bishops in the state, has decided not to support a marriage-protection initiative... Read more
Head of Romanian Orthodox Church dies, Pope sends telegram
The head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Teoctist, died of a heart attack on Monday at the age of... Read more
