Archive for April 18, 2008
Prayer Vigil to be held for Spain
Various lay and religious organizations have organized a Vigil of Prayer for Spain on April 18, to pray for the... Read more
Pro-life student group denounces artist who used abortions for art exhibit
A national pro-life student group denounced the actions of a Yale art student who claims to have artificially inseminated herself... Read more
“Expelled” pro-Intelligent Design documentary to open Friday
A controversial documentary alleging that scientists skeptical of aspects of Darwinian evolutionary theory have been unjustly suppressed and silenced will... Read more
Dutch Christian family who saved Jewish refugees from Nazism honored
The Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands Harry Kney-Tal on Wednesday presented to family members a certificate posthumously honoring two Dutch... Read more
Pope: True rights come from human nature, not special interest groups
In a highly articulate speech on Friday, Pope Benedict XVI provided strong philosophical and moral arguments to make the point that... Read more
Holy Father describes UN as a 'family of nations'
Today Benedict XVI greeted the staff of the United Nations and spoke in an especially reflective manner of the similarities... Read more
Support and promote religious rights, Benedict XVI tells UN
Pope Benedict exhorted the UN this morning to focus more on promoting religious rights in its fight to promote human... Read more
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UN has duty to protect, but should not violate sovereignty, says Pope
The UN has the duty to protect life, but this duty should not be seen as permission for the international... Read more
New challenges require cooperation among nations, Pope explains
In his much anticipated address to the UN this morning, Pope Benedict XVI described how the current problems faced by... Read more
Benedict expresses joy at visit to synagogue
On his way to an ecumenical prayer service at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Pope Benedict made a quick stop at... Read more
World needs Christians whose faith is apostolic, Pope tells gathering
Around 300 people involved in ecumenical dialogue gathered on Friday evening at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church to hear Pope Benedict... Read more
Doubts arise concerning art student’s self-induced abortion exhibit
The truth of a Yale art student’s claim that she artificially inseminated herself, induced miscarriages, and filmed the process for... Read more
U.S. senators remove “each and every human life” from Pope's welcome message
A resolution in the U.S. Senate welcoming Pope Benedict XVI on his first papal visit to the United States was... Read more
Pro-abortion rights politicians receive Holy Communion at papal Mass
At Thursday’s papal Mass at Nationals Park in Washington, some United States senators supportive of permissive abortion laws declined to... Read more
