Archive for April 12, 2006

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Jerusalem Church leaders urge int’l community not to boycott Palestinians

The 13 patriarchs and heads of Christian Churches in Jerusalem launched in their joint Easter message a powerful appeal for... Read more

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Villanova University board delays decision on ‘victims of abortion’ memorial

A plan for a memorial on the Villanova University campus to the victims of abortion is currently in limbo, reported... Read more

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Knights of Columbus urge U.S. leaders to create immigration bill that embraces justice, charity

The board of directors of the Knights of Columbus has called upon Congress and the President to create immigration legislation... Read more

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San Antonio Archbishop says human dignity, families are at heart of immigration debate

Archbishop José Gomez of San Antonio took his strongest public stand on immigration during Monday's downtown demonstration against the current... Read more

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Archbishop Burke, other Missouri bishops call on Catholics to reject death penalty

As the state of Missouri prepares for a highly-publicized trial due to challenge the constitutionality of lethal injection, the state’s... Read more

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'It’s true, I swear to...?'

Officials in the northeast British city of Hull have created a legal oath for those who do not want to... Read more

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Venezuela archbishop criticizes government attempts to distort truth about April 11th crisis

On the fourth anniversary of the Venezuela’s politico-military crisis of April 11, 2002, Archbishop Jose Baltazar Porras of Merida criticized... Read more

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Mexicans submit hundreds of testimonies regarding possible miracles by John Paul II

According to the official website for the beatification and canonization of John Paul II, hundreds of emails are pouring in... Read more

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Don’t call undocumented workers ‘illegal’ says Mexican cardinal

The archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez expressed his support this week for protests by Hispanics in the... Read more

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Puerto Rican cardinal urges prayer for politicians

The archbishop emeritus of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez, is calling on the faithful to pray and... Read more

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Benedict XVI: The Priest is a friend of Jesus and a man of prayer

Celebrating today  the chrism Mass in the Basílica of Saint Peters, Pope Benedict said that “the nucleous  of the priesthood  is to... Read more

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God's unending love elevates us to God’s heights, says Pope

Among thousands of pilgrims gathered on Holy Thursday in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Pope Benedict XVI presided over the Mass... Read more