Archive for August 29, 2004
Pope says Christians must bear witness even to the cost of suffering
During the Angelus yesterday, Pope John Paul II called on all Christians to be ready to bear witness to the... Read more
Pope prays for persecuted Christians around the world
Pope John Paul II paid tribute to the martyrs of the faith and to the thousands of Christians around the... Read more
Olympian dedicates gold medal to Jesus
Taekwondo champion Moon Dae Sung dedicated his Olympic gold medal to Jesus after knocking out his opponent in the first... Read more
Bishop in Venezuela says diocese will work for post-referendum national reconciliation
Speaking with local reporters, Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristobal, Venezuela, said "the ministry of reconciliation falls to the Church"... Read more
Brazilian bishops remind judges that anacephaly babies are persons too
The Bishops Conference of Brazil has sent a message to the Brazilian Supreme Court reminding the justices that babies suffering... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio calls on Argentineans to "never get used to" poverty
In a recent letter to catechists in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of the Argentinean capital, said the... Read more
Ad campaign to serve as guide to Catholic voters
A Catholic apologetics organization is taking out a full-page ad in the country's largest national newspaper tomorrow to tell Catholics... Read more
College faculty defend attack on Christian belief as free speech
The faculty at Black Hawk College in Illinois have come to the defense of a sociology professor's right to free... Read more
USCCB regrets NY judge saying partial-birth abortion is 'brutal'… but constitutional
The USCCB encourages the appeal of a court decision made last week, which found the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional. Read more
