Archive for February 13, 2008
Critics claim radio program on school buses is dangerous for kids
A radio show delivered exclusively to school children riding the bus to and from school has drawn sharp criticism from... Read more
Vatican tightens standards for sainthood
The Vatican will advise bishops around the world this next week to bemore rigorous in their selection of the candidates... Read more
Italian politicians promote more restrictive abortion laws in election campaign
Italy’s election campaign features a call for a moratorium on abortion and a prominent journalist announcing his pro-life parliamentary candidacy,... Read more
Dutch Catholics label Lent the “Christian Ramadan” to encourage self-denial
Saying that many Holland residents are unfamiliar with Lent and its practices of self-denial, some Dutch Catholics are calling the... Read more
Catholics continue to back McCain
As the Potomac region’s votes are finalized, results are showing that John McCain continues to win the votes of Catholics and... Read more
Cardinal Ortega: John Paul II’s visit improved relations with Cuban State
In statements to the state-run television, the Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, said the visit by John Paul II... Read more
San Antonio archbishop not happy about Hillary’s Catholic college visit
Archbishop José Gomez is speaking out against a planned campaign visit by Sen. Hillary Clinton to a Catholic university in... Read more
Bella screening in UK by Knights of Columbus
Members of St. George Council 14233 in East Anglia, U.K., sponsored a screening of the movie “Bella” at the Royal... Read more
Historian reveals how Pius IX decided to proclaim dogma of Immaculate Conception
In an article published by L’Osservatore Romano, Italian historian Francesco Guglietta, an expert on the life of Pius IX, revealed... Read more
Sicilian bishop braves Mafia death threats
A Sicilian bishop who refused to celebrate the funeral Mass of a mafia boss is under police protection after receiving... Read more
Cardinal Brady intervened in Irish sex abuse documents dispute, reports say
The retired Archbishop of Dublin withdrew his objections to disclosing sexual abuse documents to a government inquiry after being visited... Read more
“Terri’s Day” to help disabled in memory of Terri Schiavo
The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation and Priests for Life have established March 31 as “Terri’s Day” to mark the death... Read more
