Archive for October 13, 2010
Washington archdiocese team to run marathon to support vocations
Nearly 200 men and women from the Archdiocese of Washington will “run for vocations” in the upcoming Marine Corps Marathon... Read more
Contraception cannot be the ‘default mode’ of marriage, Sacramento bishop says
Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento said that the meaning of human sexuality and relationships are “misunderstood and misused” because contraception... Read more
New Phoenix auxiliary bishop learned importance of faith from family
Eduardo Nevares, the new auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, intends to serve God with “gladness.” In an Oct.... Read more
God makes himself present in 'a thousand ways,' Pope tells pilgrims
God has “a thousand ways” to touch souls and to teach them how to "really live," Pope Benedict XVI told... Read more
Dissident sends letter to international forum demanding rights for Cubans
The coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya Sardinas has sent a letter to an annual conference in Prague... Read more
Holy Father gives thanks for rescue of Chilean miners
Pope Benedict XVI gave thanks for the initial success of efforts to free the first of 33 Chilean copper miners... Read more
Free Catholic psychotherapy workshop series to be open to public
A free series of workshops usually available only to Catholic psychotherapists will be open to all interested people starting tomorrow,... Read more
Dialogue needed in Middle East to prevent Muslim-Christian clash, says patriarch
Without dialogue a "new clash" of the Muslim East and Christian West could result, said one Eastern Catholic patriarch during... Read more
Bishops call for continued prayers as Chile experiences 'Easter morning'
The Bishops’ Conference of Chile issued a statement this morning on the ongoing rescue efforts to bring the 33 trapped... Read more
Abortion cannot be justified, teaches Argentinean archbishop
This week, Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina devoted his weekly radio program to... Read more
Church in Costa Rica urges government to maintain IVF ban
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Costa Rica, Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Urena, has called on the country's government to... Read more
Window light campaign intended to ‘reclaim’ Halloween as Christian holiday
In an international effort to “reclaim” Halloween as a “joyful” Christian celebration, a founder of a U.K.-based Catholic community has... Read more
