Archive for July 2, 2008
Archbishop of Canterbury criticizes proposed Anglican Primates’ Council
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the highest-ranking cleric in the Church of England, has responded to the announcement... Read more
Groups criticize laws forbidding ‘causing annoyance’ to WYD pilgrims
Laws introduced in the Australian state of New South Wales to prevent people from “causing annoyance” or inconvenience to participants... Read more
Producers of “The Decency Gap” convince YouTube to pull exposé video
The producers behind the documentary, “The Decency Gap,” have convinced YouTube to pull a video filmed by the Population Research... Read more
Pope begins series of reflections on St. Paul for the saint's Jubilee Year
Last Sunday, the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul, marked the beginning of a year dedicated to the figure... Read more
Leader of Women in White harassed in Cuba
Laura Pollan Toledo, one of the most well-known leaders of the Women in White, said this week she has been... Read more
Pope calls for end to violence and extortion in Colombia in video message
Pope Benedict XVI has sent a video-taped message to the bishops of Colombia in which he calls for an end... Read more
Conditions still not ripe for papal visit to Russia, says Moscow archbishop
In an interview with the L’Osservatore Romano, Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of Moscow said that the right conditions are still not... Read more
Satisfaction and hope in the Vatican as Betancourt and 14 hostages are rescued
The director of the Vatican’s Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, expressed the joy of the Holy See upon learning of... Read more
Bishops in Venezuela continue to denounce new “Catholic” religious sect
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Bishop Ubaldo Santana, denounced the dissident clerics that have used the name... Read more
Californians don’t share Obama’s support for homosexual marriage, group says
Sen. Barack Obama’s support for homosexual marriage could lose him votes in California, the Campaign for Children and Families says. Read more
Texas Catholic hospitals did not follow Catholic ethics, report claims
At least 9,684 sterilizations and even some abortions may have been performed at Catholic hospitals in Texas between 2000 and... Read more
U.S. delegation is largest overseas World Youth Day contingent
In what American organizers claim is the largest international delegation to World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, the U.S. will... Read more
