Archive for March 29, 2011
Pakistan bishops urge Pope to name Shahbaz Bhatti a martyr
The bishops of Pakistan appealed to Pope Benedict to officially recognize Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic official in the country who... Read more
Despite controversy in NYC, pro-life billboards coming to Chicago
A pro-life group plans to continue their billboard campaign in Chicago after a recent ad was pulled in New York... Read more
Good Friday stations will have Augustinian mark
Pope Benedict XVI asked a sister of the order of St. Augustine to author the prayers and meditations that will... Read more
John Paul II remembered as 'friend of humanity'
Archbishop Piero Marini, who served as Pope John Paul II’s master of liturgical ceremonies, said the late Pope's beatification will... Read more
Argentinean bishops denounce printing press blockade
The Argentinean bishops' committee on justice and peace issued a statement denouncing the March 27 blockade of two printing press... Read more
Caritas bishop sees long days ahead in Japanese rebuilding
Japan’s top Catholic charities official says the people face great challenges rebuilding their lives in the wake of the March... Read more
Catholic Relief Services resumes food aid in Sudan
Catholic Relief Services announced that it has been allowed resume food distribution in Sudan's West Darfur state after the government... Read more
As beatification nears, memories of John Paul II surface
With the May 1 beatification of Pope John Paul II fast approaching, those who knew and loved the late pontiff... Read more
