Archive for December 10, 2007
“Bella” star saved baby from abortion while researching role
Eduardo Verastegui, star of the movie "Bella", related at a fundraiser last Thursday the touching story of how he saved... Read more
University of St. Thomas board "will always include bishops or priests"
Archbishop Harry Flynn has responded to a column written by Katherine Kersten originally printed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune and then... Read more
Catholic-Orthodox relations “very positive” says Metropolitan Kirill
A high ranking official in the Russian Orthodox Church described a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI this last Friday as... Read more
Cardinal Cordes: Modernity has destroyed awareness of sin in the world
Presiding at celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Marian apparitions of Lourdes, the president of the Pontifical Council Cor... Read more
Sympathizers of Chavez government attack Cardinal Urosa
In a letter to his fellow Venezuelan bishops, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas revealed that he was “violently verbally... Read more
Anglican Church continues to divide
Churches in California and Canada have decided to split from the Anglican Communion due to disagreement over how the church... Read more
Shootings leave churches in mourning, Archbishop of Denver offers prayers
Two churches in Colorado are mourning the deaths of five of their members since gunmen opened fire yesterday at a... Read more
Holy See and Israel close to bilateral agreement, says Israeli ambassador
The Holy See and Israel are “very close to a historic conclusion” to the Fundamental Accord signed in 1993 and... Read more
French bishops request Telethon funds not be used to destroy embryos
France recently held its 30 hour-long national Telethon to raise funds to help the sick, and the bishops of that... Read more
Poll confirms majority of Americans believe in God
A poll by the firm Harris Online has revealed that the vast majority of Americans believe in God, miracles and... Read more
One million copies of new encyclical already sold
The Vatican’s publisher Libreria Editrice Vaticana is reporting that over one million copies the new encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI,... Read more
Britons "shaky" on details of the Nativity story, poll reveals
A new poll conducted by a theological think-tank illustrates Britons' ignorance about the details of Christ's conception, birth, and infancy. Read more
"Golden Compass" disoriented at box office
"The Golden Compass" fantasy movie, which cast a thinly-veiled Catholic Church as its villain, had a debut weaker than expected... Read more
Rare Michelangelo sketch of St. Peter's found
One of Michelangelo's last architectural designs for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica has been discovered in the basilica’s offices,... Read more
Children in consumerist societies "risk losing hope," says Pope Benedict
Speaking on Saturday for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Benedict XVI warned of consumerism's increasing spread among children. Read more
