Archive for August 7, 2005
Holy See calls for moratorium on production and use of land mines
During his address at the 11th session of the Convention for the prohibition or limitation of the use of some... Read more
Archbishop Levada prepares to leave for Rome amid prayers and few protesters
San Francisco's St. Mary's Cathedral was full to overflowing Sunday as nearly 3,000 faithful gathered to say farewell to Archbishop... Read more
Cleveland Bishop honors fallen soldiers in Iraq during special Mass
Bishop Anthony M. Pilla, shepherd of the Catholic Church in northeast Ohio, honored slain members of an Ohio-based batallion serving... Read more
Catholic-Jewish interfaith group rebukes Israel’s attack on Pope Benedict
Earlier this week, Gary Krupp, head of the Pave the Way Foundation, an organization seeking to improve relations between Catholics... Read more
Masonic Lodge in Italy appoints Catholic priest as chaplain, claims "openness" to Catholic Church
In an unusual show of “openness” to the Catholic Church, a Masonic lodge in Italy has announced the appointment of... Read more
Socialist party leader in Bolivia proposes legalization of abortion
Bolivia’s Socialist Party leader Evo Morales said this week the government should approve a new law on sexual and reproductive... Read more
Bishops of Venezuela pledge to make Church more active and prominent
At the conclusion of their Plenary Council, the bishops of Venezuela announced their intention to make the Church in that... Read more
Large group of Spaniards make pilgrimage to the Holy Land
In what has been determined the largest pilgrimage ever from the Spanish region of Valencia, more than 180 Spaniards arrived... Read more
