Archive for August 3, 2012

Speaker Boehner greeting Chen Guangcheng. ?w=200&h=150

By Michelle La Rosa

Congressional leaders support Chinese pro-life activist

Bipartisan leaders of Congress came together in the nation’s capital on Aug. 1 to meet with and offer their support... Read more

Minn. State Secretary Mark Ritchie. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Church postpones talk by Minn. official who rewrote marriage amendment

A Catholic church in Minneapolis has postponed a talk by Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, who is facing criticism... Read more

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Pope finishes third volume on Jesus of Nazareth

The Holy See's Press Office announced on Aug. 2 that Pope Benedict XVI has finished the third volume of his... Read more

Carlos Ballve, athlete on Spain's Olympic Field Hockey team.?w=200&h=150

Spanish Olympic athlete to enter seminary after London games

Carlos Ballve – known as “Litus” to his friends – plays defense on the Spanish field hockey team that is... Read more

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Kansas City Missouri.?w=200&h=150

Kansas City diocese supports victims in wake of priest's guilty plea

The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph voiced deep sympathy for victims harmed by a diocesan priest who plead guilty in... Read more

Patriarch Gregorios III Laham.?w=200&h=150

Syrian Christians begin traditional fast amid continuing violence

The head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church encouraged Syria's Eastern Catholics to offer prayers for peace during their church's... Read more