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