Archive for July 31, 2005
Pope urges all youth to make spiritual pilgrimage leading up to WYD
Pope Benedict XVI invited the young Catholics of the world, even those who are unable to participate at World Youth... Read more
Creating embryos to destroy them ‘absurd’: Archbishop Gomez
The Catholic Church will not and cannot base its teaching on opinion polls, said Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio... Read more
Pope encourages road toward lasting peace in Northern Ireland
Pope Benedict XVI lauded the Irish Republican Army’s decision last week to formally end armed conflict in Northern Ireland and... Read more
Stem cell debate nearly impossible, say Catholic ethicists; frozen embryos should not exist in the first place
While many Christians and pro-life groups are still decrying Senate Majority leader Bill Frist’s Friday announcement that he favors more... Read more
‘Catholics need not apply’ must not become motto for government candidates, says Hyde
In a letter sent to Senator Richard Durbin regarding what many see as a “religious litmus test” for Supreme Court... Read more
Pro-life groups call Frist’s stem cell proposal a ‘betrayal’
Numerous pro-life and Christian organizations are still shocked by Friday’s announcement by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, that he thinks... Read more
Pennsylvania bishops issue document on stem-cell research
Pennsylvania bishops released a document last week, clarifying the Church’s teachings on stem-cell research. “Questions and Answers on Stem Cell... Read more
Cuban priests of the diaspora express support for Pope Benedict, Church in Cuba
Dozens of priests and religious of the “Cuban diaspora” in the world concluded their XXXI Encounter in Key West with... Read more
Mixed signals from China over normalization of ties with Vatican
Speculation has begun to grow over the significance of the Chinese government’s decision for the second time to give the... Read more
Cardinal says Venezuelan President ‘needs exorcism’
On Sunday, Venezuela’s Cardinal Rosalio Castillo, who has been a vocal critic of that country’s president, Hugo Chavez, called the... Read more
