Archive for December 4, 2008
Theater company focuses on faith, Scripture
As a St. Louis-based Catholic theater production company launches its new season this weekend, its founder noted that the goal... Read more
Senator criticizes new capitol visitor center for ignoring religious roots
The new Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC has drawn criticism for minimizing references to God and to religious faith... Read more
New video shows more statutory rape cover-up at Planned Parenthood
Live Action Films has released an undercover video showing a deliberate violation of mandatory reporting laws for sexual abuse by... Read more
Bring the light of faith to all sectors of society, Pope urges
Praising the Chilean bishops for their efforts to promote a continent-wide movement of evangelization, Pope Benedict called on the prelates... Read more
Italian bakers give Pope a thousand loaves of 'panettone' for the poor
L’Osservatore Romano reported this week that the Italian Federation of Bread Bakers has donated to the Pope one thousand loaves... Read more
Cardinal Rouco condemns ETA killing and reiterates sinfulness of terrorism
The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, together with his auxiliary bishops, has condemned the murder of businessman... Read more
Eduardo Verástegui teams up with Right to Life committee in Spain
Mexican actor and producer Eduardo Verastegui has teamed up with the pro-life website in Spain “DerechoaVivir.org” (RighttoLife.org) in order to... Read more
Holy See simultaneously signs and ratifies cluster munitions treaty
The Holy See has ratified a convention banning the creation and use of cluster munitions in an attempt to highlight... Read more
ACN launches Christmas drive to help persecuted Christians
“A light for the persecuted Church” is the title of a Christmas fundraising drive launched by the Italian secretariat of... Read more
Archbishop Niederauer explains Catholic involvement in Prop. 8
One month after the victory of California’s Proposition 8, Archbishop of San Francisco George Niederauer has written an essay defending... Read more
‘Devil’ ads ask people not to watch new religious cable channel in New York City
A new cable channel called New Evangelization Television (NET) is scheduled for launch on the evening of December 8 to... Read more
Gonzaga president defends rejection of ‘negative’ pro-life campus paper insert
Gonzaga University President Father Robert Spitzer, SJ, has issued a statement explaining the Gonzaga student newspaper’s rejection of a pro-life... Read more
