Archive for June 23, 2008
Holy See announces Pauline Year will begin next Saturday
In anticipation of the beginning of the Pauline Year next Saturday, the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff... Read more
Archbishop Fouad Twal becomes new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
On Saturday, June 21, Pope Benedict accepted the resignation of His Beatitude Michel Sabbah upon having reached the age limit... Read more
'Look upon the world with the eyes of faith in order to live in hope'
During a Mass Saturday at the Basilica of St. John Lateran celebrating his 25th year as bishop and marking the... Read more
Holy Father says Eucharist is a ‘mystery of alliance’ not a ‘meal among friends’
The Pope addressed participants at the closing Mass for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec, Canada via satellite from... Read more
Polish teen undergoes abortion after pressure from anti-life forces
Polish Catholic News Agency reported last week that a 14 year-old Lublin girl known as “Agata” who was pregnant has... Read more
Stasi: Persecution against the Church in Nicaragua was “serious error” of Sandinistas
Declassified files from the Ministry of Security, known as the Stasi, of the former East Germany show that the Sandinista... Read more
Anglican traditionalist conference says it is defending “authentic Anglicanism”
The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a group of Anglicans seeking to preserve Christian orthodoxy in the Anglican Communion, began... Read more
Eucharist Congress in Atlanta breaks record with 30,000 participants
The Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta was packed Saturday as about 30,000 Roman Catholics gathered for the second and... Read more
WYD registrations near 200,000 mark
Registrations for World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08) are nearing 200,000, organizers for the July event have announced. Read more
Selective abortion causes severe imbalance of sexes in Indian regions
A new report by the British charity ActionAid indicates that unborn baby girls are being disproportionately aborted in some areas... Read more
U.S. bishops respond to new Pew study of Americans’ religious belief
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement in response to a study from the Pew Research... Read more
Holy Father thanks Cardinal Ruini for his loyal service
As Cardinal Camillo Ruini celebrated the 25th anniversary of his consecration as bishop at a Mass on Saturday, he received... Read more
