Archive for March 13, 2008
U.S. Bishops’ immigration committee asks ICE to decrease raids
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration met with a high-ranking ICE official on Monday to discuss the... Read more
California resolution denouncing anti-homeschooling ruling introduced
A California legislator has responded to a state superior court decision ruling that non-credentialed parents may not home school their... Read more
Religious health care providers denied 'place at the table', Vatican tells UN Council
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi encouraged the UN’s Human Rights Council on Tuesday to continue promoting the human right to mental and... Read more
Kidnapped Archbishop of Mosul dies in captivity
Archbishop Paulos Rahho, who was kidnapped on February 29, was found dead yesterday near Mosul, according to Bishop Shlemon Warduni.... Read more
Commission discusses future options for the Church in China
A commission established by Pope Benedict XVI to study issues concerning the life of the Church in China met in... Read more
Pope sends condolences for death of John Paul I’s brother
Holy Father has sent a telegram of condolence to Bishop Giuseppe Andrich of Belluno Feltre, Italy, for the death of... Read more
Deaf couple wants to use genetic selection to have a deaf child
Reports are circulating in the British press about the case of two deaf artists who have said they are willing... Read more
Bishop slams V-monologues at Notre Dame as propaganda, “spiritually damaging”
John D’Arcy, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has responded to the decision by the president of Notre Dame to allow... Read more
Vatican official hopes government in Spain will improve relations with the Church
In statements to the Italian daily Il Messaggero, the undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Msgr. Melchor Sanchez de... Read more
Peruvian obstetrician awarded for saving handicapped mother and unborn child
The Peruvian Ministry for Women and Social Development has honored ten women for their dedication and work in diverse social... Read more
Catholic Church is not at war with anyone, says Cardinal Rivera
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said this week the Catholic Church is not at war with... Read more
Media is wrong about 7 social sins, says cardinal
The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez, responded to inaccurate information in the media about the supposed “new sins”... Read more
Pope’s third encyclical to be titled “Love in Truth”
Pope Benedict XVI’s third encyclical will discuss Catholic social teaching, touching on issues as varied as poverty, peace, wars, international... Read more
The situation in Haiti must change, says Benedict XVI
On Thursday morning in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Haiti. They have just completed... Read more
