Archive for August 17, 2005
Pope Benedict's first speech to youth “ Let yourselves be surprised by Christ!”
Welcomed by a cheering crowd along the banks of the Rhine river, Pope Benedict spoke for the first time to... Read more
Pope Benedict arrives for WYD 2005
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in his native Germany today to celebrate World Youth Day 2005 with about 405,000 young people. Read more
WYD pilgrims eager to see, and hear Pope
World Youth Day pilgrims are eager to see Pope Benedict XVI and hear his first message to them for the... Read more
Bishop Aquila: ‘We are at WYD because of our deep love of Christ and of the Eucharist’
As almost 1 million young people from around the world gather in Cologne, Germany this week to see Pope Benedict... Read more
Publisher, papal friend says Pope’s new book focuses on beauty, personal relationship with Christ
In an interview with CNA yesterday, Fr. Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press and personal friend of Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Viacom CEO defends slam on Mother Theresa, Catholic League calls response ‘arrogant’
The CEO of media giant Viacom has defended the airing of a T.V. special which attacks Mother Theresa and the... Read more
Albany Bishop will not defrock priests; ‘Formal and public removal from ministry is sufficient punishment’
Bishop Howard Hubbard of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, NY has decided that he will not laicize 13 priests in... Read more
Former Methodist minister seeks the Roman collar
In 2002, Mark Kurowski, in what he calls the hardest move of his life, left the United Methodist church he’d... Read more
Mexican bishop calls for life without parole for kidnappers
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, has called on the Mexican... Read more
Argentine archbishop: protect the family from harmful foreign influences
The president of the Committee on the Family of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Archbishop Carlos Nañez of Cordoba, exhorted... Read more
Small Bible-belt diocese sees increase in seminarians
Bishop William Friend has been praying for years that God would give the Diocese of Shreveport, in northwest Louisiana, just... Read more
Pope expresses affection to Cologne, and reminds spiritual heritage
Continuing his way through the city and finally arriving at the Domplatz, the square in front of the Cathedral, he... Read more
Assassination of a Colombian priest while teaching a class in rural school
The President of the Colombian Bishop´s conference (CEC), Msgr Luis Augusto Castro denounced the assassination of a priest that was... Read more
