Archive for July 15, 2004
USCCB President says failure to vote on Federal Marriage Amendment is “shameful”
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued on Thursday a statement expressing... Read more
Vatican releases schedule of Pope John Paul II's 104th trip
The schedule of Pope John Paul II’s trip to Lourdes, August 14-15, to celebrate the feast of the Assumption and... Read more
Vote on amendment is beginning, not end of battle, say Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus issued a statement vowing that they “will fight as long as it takes” to protect institution... Read more
Florida priest found innocent of sexual abuse charges
Two years after being accused of sexual abuse, Fr. Chris Eggleton, OP, has been declared innocent of all charges by... Read more
U.S. archdiocese in bankruptcy court asks permission to pay workers
The Archdiocese of Portland has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for permission to pay its 112 employees, reported The Oregonian. Read more
Pro-Life Walkers regret denial to speak at Philadelphia parishes
A group of pro-life youth, walking through the Eastern United States in the American Life League's Summer Crusade for Life,... Read more
Catholic television seeks support to expand across Canada
Canada’s Catholic television network is asking the country’s 12.8 million Catholics to take action and to help make Catholic programming... Read more
Expert says authorities ignoring increasing extremism at Spanish Mosques
The director of the Institute for the Study of Conflicts and Humanitarian Action in Spain, Jesus Nuñez Diaz, criticized Spanish... Read more
Secretary of Bishops Conference of Brazil explains Church’s opposition to abortion due to anencephaly
Bishop Odilo Pedro Sherer, secretary general of the Bishops Conference of Brazil, explained during a televised debate this week the... Read more
Bolivian bishops call for participation in referendum
The secretary general of the Bolivian Bishops Conference, Bishop Jesus Juarez, called on Bolivians this week to participate in a... Read more
