Archive for February 2, 2005
Vatican calls Pope's condition "positive"
Late this morning, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls told journalists that "The Holy Father's general and respiratory conditions... Read more
Pro-family organization praises President’s “State of the Union”
Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins released yesterday a statement praising President Bush's State of the Union Address for... Read more
Pope's biographer optimistic of recovery
Pope John Paul II’s official biographer and friend George Weigel told WBAL-TV 11 in Maryland that he does not doubt... Read more
Football players to bring their faith to Superbowl on Sunday
Football fans will have their eyes glued to the television this Sunday to watch their favorite team battle it out... Read more
Catholic League says anti-Jewish and anti-Christian professor should be fired
Catholic League president William Donohue says University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill should be fired for his philosophy and rhetoric,... Read more
Pope says organ transplants must "guarantee respect for life and for the human person"
Today the Vatican released a Letter from Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences regarding the practice... Read more
Iraqi bishops hopeful elections mean beginning of a new start for Christians
In the wake of the January 30 elections, various Iraqi bishops expressed their hope they might signify a new era... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez calls on young people to cultivate loyalty, respect and purity of spirit
During a Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of Santo Domingo on National Youth Day, the archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal... Read more
Correction
In yesterday’s story titled “Canada introduces same-sex marriage legislation” CNA made an error in attribution. The statement that “equality rights... Read more
Spanish newspaper reports on widower vocations as encouraging sign for the Church
The Spanish daily El Mundo recently published an interesting collection of testimonies of uncommon religious vocations: widows and widowers, with... Read more
Cardinal Rubiano calls Colombians to common sense on issues of abortion and homosexual unions
Presiding at the opening of the General Assembly of the Bishops Conference of Colombia, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, Archbishop of... Read more
Archbishop of Oviedo decries claim secularism is sole voice of reason
The Archbishop of Oviedo, Carlos Osoro, commenting this week on the recent message of Pope John Paul II to the... Read more
