Archive for December 17, 2007
Benedict XVI’s Christmas season schedule published
Pope Benedict XVI will be keeping up his usual flurry of activity during the Christmas season this year, as the... Read more
Retired archbishop missing but then found safe at convenience store
Twelve hours after he was reported missing, retired Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Flores was found pumping gas at 3 a.m. at... Read more
Holy Father calls Christians to be witnesses of hope
In his fifth visit as Pope to a Roman parish community, the Holy Father visited “Santa Maria del Rosario ai... Read more
Pope presides over funeral of Cardinal Stickler
At five o’clock in the evening on Friday, the Pope presided at the funeral of the Austrian Cardinal Alfons Maria... Read more
Offer true hope in the face of secular society’s values, Benedict XVI tells Japanese bishops
Upon completing their “ad limina” visit with Pope Benedict, a delegation of bishops from Japan are returning to their homeland... Read more
Catholic voting guide published for New Hampshire primaries
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester on Saturday began distributing voting guides to parishioners, the Nashua Telegraph reports. The guides... Read more
Italian director offers fashion advice to Pope
Italian film, stage and opera director Franco Zeffirelli has said Pope Benedict XVI needs a makeover of his “cold” image... Read more
White House Christmas card released, draws critique from Barbara Walters
The White House has sent out its annual Christmas card, featuring a seven-line excerpt from the Bible. The card quotes... Read more
Priest stabbed in Turkey
A Catholic priest was stabbed in the stomach and hospitalized on Sunday, the Associated Press reports, adding to the numbers... Read more
MLK niece to lead San Francisco pro-life march
Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will lead an estimated 20,000 people in the Fourth Annual Walk... Read more
Clinic closed down in Madrid for falsifying documents to justify illegal abortions
Officials in Madrid closed down the Mayrit clinic for irregularities including the falsification of documents in order to justify abortions,... Read more
New churches opened and consecrated for Catholics in China
A number of Catholic churches were “inaugurated, consecrated and opened” in China during the months of October and November, some... Read more
NGO promoting abortion pills and legalization of abortion in Latin America
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Gynuity, which promotes chemical abortion worldwide, has published a new paper on its website aimed to... Read more
Nuncio in Holy Land: Will exists for an agreement
After a meeting of the bilateral commission of Israel and the Holy See on December 12 and 13, which is... Read more
Contact with saints leads people to true spiritual resurrection, says Benedict XVI
In the Vatican today, Pope Benedict XVI received members of the College of Postulators from the Congregation for the Causes... Read more
Selective abortion of girls turning Asia into “masculine continent”
India and China, the Asian giants with more than one billion inhabitants each, have been forced to prohibit the use... Read more
