Archive for November 11, 2008
Two nuns kidnapped in Kenya amid tribal violence
Conflict between the Murulle and Garre Somali clans near the Kenya-Somali border has killed at least twenty people and has... Read more
Obama transition team prepares to axe pro-life funding rules
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is preparing the first actions of his presidency, planning to lift embryonic stem cell research... Read more
Vatican analyst delivers harsh criticism of Cardinal Martini's anti-Benedict XVI book
Vatican analyst Sandro Magister of the Italian web magazine L’Espresso will publish an extensive critique on Wednesday of the controversial... Read more
Vatican hosts conference on protecting children from diseases
Helping children in danger from disease and exploitation was the focus of a press conference held by Cardinal Javier Lozano... Read more
Pope to participate in World Meeting of Families in Mexico via satellite
The president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, announced this week that during the World Meeting... Read more
Catholic bishops express solidarity with those caught in financial squeeze
Speaking for all of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Cardinal Francis George issued a statement today on the economic situation. In... Read more
Excessive budget cuts show government’s lack of interest in the family, says paper
The Spanish weekly, “Alba,” reported this week that excessive budget cuts of more than $62 million from programs for families... Read more
U.S. bishops approve new blessing for unborn children
Children in the womb will now be able to receive a blessing from their parish priests following an overwhelming vote... Read more
Argentinean archbishop says politicians need to dare to speak the truth
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata has called on Argentineans not to be fooled into thinking that in order to... Read more
New book offers novena based on Mother Teresa’s writings
As a follow-up to last year's New York Times bestseller, “Come Be My Light,” Doubleday has released a new book... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani reiterates: it’s not enough just to be ‘good people’
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, said this week “the family is a gift from God” and that... Read more
Catholic bishops cut all funding to ACORN
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has not yet been able to determine if grants made to ACORN were... Read more
Cardinal Mahony praises success of Prop. 8’s ‘unprecedented coalition’
Archbishop of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has issued a statement following the electoral victory of Proposition 8. Its passage,... Read more
