Archive for October 28, 2004
Compendium helps cause of justice, “opens people up to the horizons of charity,” says Pope
This morning Pope John Paul II, receiving participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace... Read more
Kerry defends abortion on Hispanic television network
In a brief interview with the Hispanic television network Univision, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry justified his support for abortion... Read more
Gibson goes public, opposes California’s embryonic stem-cell research ballot measure
Mel Gibson has come out strongly against a California ballot measure that would permit state funding for embryonic stem-cell research... Read more
Promote religious freedom, says Pope to Iran
Pope John Paul II received the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Javad Faridzade, as he presented his... Read more
U.S. bishops join delegation in pressing Annan to aid Sudan crisis
The international community should step up its pressure on Sudan to bring an end to the crisis in Darfur, a... Read more
Privatization of water ‘a sin’, says Catholic South African activist
While street protests in South Africa recall images of the fight against apartheid, the current struggle in the southern-most African... Read more
Parish reprimanded, pulls Gay Pride material from Web site
The pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish said he would comply with an order from the Vatican to remove... Read more
Catholic condemned to 10 months in prison and 300 lashings for mission work in Saudi Arabia
The Fides News Agency is reporting on a new call by Christians in India for the release of Brian Savio... Read more
Retreats give healing to post-abortive women
Catholic clergy of Peoria gathered for a seminar Tuesday to learn how to minister to women experiencing post-abortion trauma and... Read more
Gospels provide “necessary truth” but do not teach one how to be an expert in politics, says Archbishop
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, reminded Argentineans this week that the Gospels “do not teach one how to be... Read more
Spanish pro-family group demands that government not discriminate against stay-at-home moms
The Spanish Federation of Large Families sent a letter this week to the country’s Minister of Work and Social Issues,... Read more
Mexican bishop calls on priests to bear witness to hope
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon and President of the Mexican Bishops Conference encouraged priests this past weekend to... Read more
