Archive for December 18, 2007
Faithful Bay Area radio station goes on the air in San Francisco
At noon on Monday, December 10, Immaculate Heart Radio began broadcasting in San Francisco on 1260 AM. Though already broadcasting... Read more
Pope Benedict will not visit Holy Land, Vatican spokesman says
Vatican officials said Monday that a papal visit to the Holy Land would not take place due to a variety... Read more
Italian six-year-old takes next step towards sainthood
An Italian girl who died of cancer at the age of six and a half could soon become one of... Read more
Vatican asks Brazilian bishop to immediately end hunger strike
The Holy See, through the Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, has asked Bishop Luiz Flavio Cappio of the Diocese of Barra... Read more
Muslim extremists attack Christian stores and church in southern Egypt
Thirteen businesses belonging to Christians, as well as the façade of a church, have been attacked by Muslim extremists during... Read more
Chinese bishop released in time for Christmas?
Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding, who was arrested in August for removing a Catholic Patriotic Association sign from his... Read more
Congressional spending bill preserves pro-life regs
Pro-life stipulations have been preserved in the latest congressional omnibus appropriations bill, which approves the budget for the U.S. federal... Read more
Patriarchate of Moscow welcomes Opus Dei presence in Russia
The vice president of the Department of Foreign Ecclesial Affairs of the Patriarchate of Moscow, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, welcomed the... Read more
Cardinal Robles: Family is natural institution and basis of society
The Archbishop of Monterrey, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, said this week that the family is “an institution that is natural,... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI approves fourteen people's advance towards sainthood
Pope Benedict XVI authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on Monday to publish and circulate the decrees of... Read more
New Jersey bans capital punishment
New Jersey has now become the first U.S. state in four decades to ban capital punishment, the Associated Press reports.Governor... Read more
