Archive for February 7, 2006
High court suspends anti-life law in Guatemala
The Supreme Court of Guatemala has placed a new law on family planning under provisional suspension, at the request of... Read more
Colombian bishops call on FARC to end conflict through negotiations
Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, called on the members of the Armed Revolutionary Forces... Read more
Honduran bishop hopeful dialogue with gangs will lead to peace
Auxiliary Bishop Romulo Emiliani of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, said this week he is hopeful dialogue between the government and... Read more
Catholic legal group files lawsuit against Italian artist for defamation of the Catholic faith
The Thomas More Law Center in Madrid has filed a lawsuit against Italian artist Leo Bassi and the owners of... Read more
Opus Dei says Da Vinci Code film just fiction, prepares media, public response
With the release of the upcoming film based on Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” May 19, Opus Dei is... Read more
Compendium of the Catechism Available March 31
The new Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a 200-page synthesis of the 1992 catechism, will be available... Read more
Office to Aid the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe
Aid to the Church in Need is calling on Catholics in the United States to hold a collection for the... Read more
Delaware refuses to authorize embryonic stem-cell research
Legislators in the Delaware House of Representatives yesterday failed to pass Senate Bill 80 that would authorize embryonic stem-cell research.... Read more
God extends special attention to the poor, defenseless, says Pope
During his general audience today, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of God’s special care for those who are poor and defenseless,... Read more
Pope praises priest assassinated in Turkey, prays that his sacrifice will contribute to peace, inter-religious dialogue
Following his general audience earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI fondly recalled Fr. Andrea Santoro, the Roman missionary... Read more
Historic door will become new Vatican entrance
The Vatican announced today, that after 75 years, an historic door on the north wall of the Vatican will for... Read more
