Archive for December 17, 2008
Knights of Columbus to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe with congress, festival
Following the Knights of Columbus 127th Convention next year, the organization will hold its First International Marian Congress on Our... Read more
Catholic Health Association welcomes Daschle appointment called ‘disastrous’ by pro-lifers
The Catholic Health Association has issued a statement welcoming the nomination of former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle as Secretary... Read more
Religious leaders must live out their beliefs through teaching and good example, conclude Catholic and Muslim leaders
Catholics and Muslims meeting at the Vatican this week discussed the responsibilities of religious leaders during times of crisis, agreeing... Read more
Christmas is an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of our existence, recalls Pope
At his weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Hall, Pope Benedict contemplated the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies in... Read more
Spirit of the season results in large donations to emergency assistance centers
This year, helping those less fortunate is even more necessary as greater numbers of people find themselves out of work.... Read more
‘New’ human rights at risk of becoming source of ‘self-serving ideologies,’ cautions archbishop
Today an address by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi was published in which he discusses the risks involved while searching for ‘new’... Read more
Catholic and Orthodox leaders unite to address ‘deep crisis’ in the family
The First European Catholic-Orthodox Forum has produced a document on the nature of the family as a "good for humanity."... Read more
CNA looking ahead to improve services for 2009
Beginning Monday, December 22, CNA will temporarily suspend news coverage until 2009 while our staff diligently makes preparations for next... Read more
Excommunication of Fr. Bourgeois will ‘certainly take place,’ Vatican official says
A Vatican official has said that the excommunication of Fr. Roy Bourgeois, an American Maryknoll priest who advocates the ordination... Read more
