Archive for April 4, 2004
Pope appeals to youth on Palm Sunday to proclaim the cross to the world
In an intense ceremony marked by the presence of thousands of young people waving palms, Pope John Paul II called... Read more
Vatican: excluding believers from public issues is subtle form of religious intolerance
During the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Commission, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the... Read more
Use a language capable of transmitting values, Pope tells University students
During his encounter with 3,000 young people participating in the UNIV International Congress 2004, Pope John Paul called on students... Read more
Pope greets Costa Rican President, a strong Vatican ally
On Monday morning, Pope John Paul II received in audience the president of the Republic of Costa Rica, Abel Pacheco... Read more
New bishop brings hope to diocese shaken by scandal
The faithful of the Diocese of Springfield looked with great hope to the installation of Bishop Timothy McDonnell yesterday, who... Read more
One thousand march against same-sex marriage
The federal government should ban same-sex unions, said almost 1,000 Catholics, who gathered at a rally Saturday in support of... Read more
Gay activists target Palm Sunday procession in England
Gay rights advocates blocked the entrance to Westminster Cathedral yesterday, preventing people from entering to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, reported... Read more
Canadian law bans cloning, allows embryonic research
A controversial bill, which bans some assisted human reproduction measures and regulates human embryos, was passed by the Canadian Senate... Read more
My son died in peace thanks to ‘The Passion of the Christ’
Ivan Jose Baez was 24 years old. He lived the last two decades full of anguish and resentment at the... Read more
Peruvian Bishops demand “truth about morning after bill” not be distorted
The leadership of the Peruvian Bishops Conference issued a statement protesting “the distortion of the truth about the morning after... Read more
