Archive for May 16, 2013
Britain urged to investigate murder of Irish human rights champion
Witnesses and congressmen at a U.S. hearing renewed a call to the British government to launch a public inquiry into... Read more
Alabama charity restructures to better serve community
Catholic Social Services of Mobile is undergoing a fund raising effort so that it can more effectively provide assistance to... Read more
Vatican bank plans website launch, annual report
The institution often called the Vatican bank will launch a new website and begin publishing its annual report, as it... Read more
'Money has to serve, not rule!' Pope tells new ambassadors
Pope Francis told the new ambassadors to the Holy See from Kyrgyzstan, Antigua and Barbuda, Luxembourg and Botswana to use... Read more
Relations with China affect timing of Matteo Ricci cause
Approval for the beatification of the Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, who ministered in China 500 years ago, depends to... Read more
Pope: 'If we annoy people, blessed be the Lord'
The Pope told Christians it is better to be “annoying” and “a nuisance” than lukewarm in proclaiming Jesus Christ. Read more
Venezuelan food shortage threatens supply of wine for Mass
Reporter Macky Arenas of the Catholic Lay Report said the serious food shortage in Venezuela could lead to a lack... Read more
Vatican official urges renewal of spouses' life-long 'yes'
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, said a cultural change is needed to recover the... Read more
Judge drops charge against Bishop Finn, forcing settlement
A Missouri judge has dropped a charge that Bishop Robert Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph aided and... Read more
Catholic professor says IRS audit deterred her criticisms of Obama
A Catholic professor says that an IRS audit that may have been politically motivated made her much less likely to... Read more
Vatican representative at UN pleads for end to Syria 'bloodbath'
The apostolic nuncio to the United Nations urged those with influence over the warring parties in Syria to encourage them... Read more
'Chasm' exists between Pope, liberation theology
Even though Pope Francis is deeply concerned for the poor and has been praised by liberation theologians, there is a... Read more
