Archive for May 13, 2008
N. Ireland party leaders united in opposition to expanded abortion license
The leaders of the four main political parties in Northern Ireland have written to MPs in the British Parliament stating... Read more
Bishop of Rockville Centre forbids weekday Communion services
Bishop of Rockville Centre William Murphy has issued a pastoral letter restricting the practice of Communion services at parishes and... Read more
Vatican creates calendars of Benedict XVI and JPII
The unofficial Vatican newspaper, “L’ Osservatore Romano” has created two calendars for 2009: one from the pontificate of Benedict XVI... Read more
Pontifical Council examining plight of immigrants
Beginning today the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples is meeting at the Vatican to... Read more
Heroic Catholic nurse who saved Jews during WWII dies
On May 12 Irena Sendler, the courageous Polish Catholic nurse who saved Jewish children from death at the hands of... Read more
Pro-life movements to propose amending Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A coalition of European pro-life and family organizations, led by the Italian organization Movement for Life, will present a proposal... Read more
Believing in aliens not opposed to Christianity, Vatican’s top astronomer says
The Director of the Vatican's Observatory, Fr. José Gabriel Funes, said in an interview with the Vatican daily, L'Osservatore Romano, that... Read more
Courageous Catholic convert who denounced Nazi barbarism chronicled
Fritz Michael Gerlich, a German convert to Catholicism, systematically denounced the Nazi barbarism and Hitler for over 13 years. After... Read more
Maryknoll missionary follows in steps of missionary bishop in North Korea
L'Osservatore Romano published an article this week on the apostolic work of the Maryknoll priest Gerard Hammond, a missionary in... Read more
Chinese Catholics begin recovery from devastating earthquake
After a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday, priests in the devastated southwestern province of Sichuan are trying to help... Read more
Catholic League declares end to Rev. Hagee controversy
An apologetic letter sent by the Texas pastor Rev. John Hagee to the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights... Read more
S. Dakota Catholic college cancels commencement speaker due to pro-abortion views
Presentation College in Aberdeen, South Dakota has withdrawn an invitation to a commencement speaker because of her views on legalized... Read more
Rally for marriage and the family to be held at Democratic National Convention
Marriage and the family are two issues that are bringing together the Alliance for Marriage Foundation and the Catholic Association... Read more
