Archive for May 24, 2005

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Pope’s Wednesday message of hope: God frees us from terror of death

This morning, Pope Benedict XVI, continuing his series of Wednesday catechesis on the Psalms, offered the 27,000 gathered pilgrims a... Read more

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Cardinal Keeler urges support for bill on umbilical cord blood stem-cell research

A new bill that would allow research based on the stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood immediately after births... Read more

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Senate moves to confirm Owen, a Sunday school teacher, as federal judge

The Senate started voting Wednesday to confirm Judge Priscilla Owen to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.... Read more

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Church teaching on homosexuality causes hope for some, derision for others

Two very different groups, which offer support for homosexuals in the Church are planning their first conferences since the election... Read more

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Los Angeles Times writer spews hate toward the Church, says Catholic League president

Los Angeles Times op-ed writer Robert Scheer has distorted the truth about the Catholic Church and homosexuals, says Catholic League... Read more

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Pittsburgh honors volunteer catechists

The Diocese of Pittsburgh will honor 2,100 volunteer religious educators at a convocation Thursday at the David Lawrence Convention Center.... Read more

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3,000 attend Eucharistic procession in Connecticut

Over 3,000 faithful braved a steady downpour of rain on Sunday to process with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets... Read more

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Archbishop Foley to speak to U.S. groups on the Church and mass communication

Earlier today, Archbishop John Foley, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications spoke at a joint meeting of... Read more

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Pope's death inspires would-be priests in England

The death of Pope John Paul II sparked inquiries about the priesthood among young Catholics in the United Kingdom, and... Read more

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Bishop mobilizing Paraguayans to defend life and family from proposed law

As debate looms in the Paraguayan Congress over a new law that would open the door to abortion and homosexual... Read more

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Church will never approve the deliberate taking of human life, says Mexican cardinal

Commenting on a bill sponsored by Mexico’s Democratic Revolution Party which would legalize euthanasia in the country, the Archbishop of... Read more