Archive for June 2, 2008
Mary’s vision of history is the most true and profound, Benedict XVI says
As May’s last day came to a close on Saturday, Cardinal Angelo Comastri and Pope Benedict held a celebration to... Read more
Holy Father announces the ‘Exposition of the Shroud’ in 2010
Today the Pope welcomed 7,000 faithful from the archdiocese of Turin, Italy. After extolling their efforts to grow deeper in... Read more
Cardinal Lozano expresses thanks for prayers during struggle with cancer
Speaking on Mexican television, the president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, thanked the faithful... Read more
Liberals in Belgium propose euthanasia for children and persons with dementia
The Liberal Party in Belgium has put forth a measure that would expand the country’s euthanasia law passed in 2002... Read more
Political authorities cannot restrict or eliminate human rights, Mexican bishop warns
Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martinez of Tehuacan in Mexico said last week that political authorities of any level “lack the faculties... Read more
Pope calls for continued reform in Guatemala
On Saturday morning the new ambassador from the land of “eternal spring” or Guatemala was received by Pope Benedict at... Read more
Marked increase in number of pilgrims visiting Holy Land
Auxiliary Bishop Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo of Jerusalem told L’Osservatore Romano this week that there has been a marked increase in the... Read more
Brazil Without Abortion movement decries approval of research with embryos
The movement Brazil Without Abortion decried the ruling by the country’s Supreme Court to uphold the Law on Biosecurity that... Read more
Ten states petition California to delay same-sex marriages
Attorneys general from ten states on Friday asked the California Supreme Court to delay until November its ruling implementing legal... Read more
Pope Benedict avoids meeting with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad
Pope Benedict XVI has reportedly canceled meetings with seven world leaders to avoid encountering Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Read more
Human development must place man at the center, Pope says
On Saturday Pope Benedict XVI received members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice organization, telling them that “harmonious” human development... Read more
