Archive for November 13, 2008
Man arrested in Florida attempting to steal consecrated Hosts
A man was arrested in Florida on Saturday on charges of simple battery, theft, and disruption of a religious assembly... Read more
Orissa bishops warn state leader of ‘master plan’ to wipe out Christianity
Denouncing what they called a “master plan” to wipe out Christianity, the bishops of India’s troubled Orissa region have written... Read more
Lawsuit filed in defense of Marine vet’s anti-Islam decals
A Marine veteran whose anti-terrorist and anti-Islam vehicle decals hindered him in visiting the grave of his fallen son at... Read more
Separating Christianity from Europe's public life leads ‘down a blind alley,’ Pope cautions
Upon receiving Letters of Credence from the new ambassador of San Marino, Pope Benedict stressed that if the country’s rich... Read more
Religions are messengers of peace and reconciliation, asserts cardinal
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, stressed in his speech to the 63rd session of... Read more
Cardinal Ruini discusses book of Pope's homilies as a model for preaching
Cardinal Camillo Ruini has published a review of Pope Benedict XVI’s new book “Homilies: The Liturgical Year Narrated by Joseph... Read more
Pope meets Brazil’s president, discusses need to bolster the family
The President of Brazil had the opportunity to meet with Pope Benedict XVI this morning at the Vatican, where the... Read more
Spanish academic scholar says Education for Citizenship an 'amalgam of aberrations'
Academic scholar and recipient of numerous awards, Juan Velarde Fuertes, this week applauded conscientious objection to the school course Education... Read more
Indissoluble marriage between man and woman should not be weakened, says archbishop
Archbishop Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga of Braga and president of the Portuguese Bishops’ Conference denounced this week “all inclinations... Read more
Case of British girl who refused heart transplant could be used to promote euthanasia
Dr. Luis Raez, expert in bioethics and professor at the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at the University of Miami’s Sylvester... Read more
Fr. Bourgeois will not renounce stand to avoid excommunication
Father Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest who participated in the attempted ordination of a woman to the priesthood, has been... Read more
Father Andrew Greeley suffers severe injuries in fall
Father Andrew Greeley, the best-selling novelist and newspaper columnist, is in “critical but stable” condition at a suburban Chicago hospital... Read more
