Archive for July 18, 2008
Football coach Sonny Lubbick and Bishop James Conley become new Catholic Foundation board members
Colorado State University football coach Sonny Lubbick and Bishop James D. Conley, the new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of... Read more
40 Days for Life launches fall 2008 campaign, reports 500 babies saved
The 40 Days for Life initiative is launching its fall campaign to promote 40 days of prayer and fasting, 24-hour... Read more
Youth share lunch with the Pope at World Youth Day
Twelve young people from across the world shared lunch with the Holy Father at St. Mary’s Cathedral House Reception Hall on... Read more
Pope: 'The world’s religions draw constant attention to the wonder of human existence'
Addressing around twenty religious leaders from the Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist faith communities, Pope Benedict called on them to help promote a harmonious... Read more
More than 500 million tune in for WYD Stations of the Cross
An audience of half a billion tuned in to watch the performance that involved around 80 performers and was played... Read more
Young people who accompanied Pope on boat ride call it “extraordinary experience”
"It was an extraordinary experience to have the Pope among us. We were all in the boat with our flags,... Read more
The youth give 'great hope for the Church and the world,' says Spanish bishop
Auxiliary Bishop Juan Antonio Martinez of Madrid, who is in Sydney for World Youth Day 2008, said young people give... Read more
‘Catholics for Choice’ to publish open letter to Pope criticizing Humanae Vitae
A group of Catholic dissenters plans to publish an open letter to Pope Benedict XVI criticizing Pope Paul VI’s 1968... Read more
Bishop of Avila laments the promotion of 'reign of secularism' in Spain
Bishop Jesus Garcia Burillo of Avila lamented the desire of some in Spain to impose “a secular gospel where the... Read more
Tiller abortion clinic allegedly performs abortion on unwilling sixteen-year-old
A sixteen-year-old Kansas girl was allegedly forced by her mother to undergo an abortion on Wednesday at an abortion clinic... Read more
‘Jesus Christ welcomes you with open arms,’ Pope tells disadvantaged youth
Pope Benedict XVI met with disadvantaged youth at Sacred Heart Church on the Darlinghurst campus of the University of Notre... Read more
Boycotters protest McDonald’s support for ‘homosexual agenda’
Some supporters of traditional marriage are protesting the fast food corporate giant McDonald’s over its decision to join the National... Read more
Pope apologizes to victims of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in Australia
At the consecration of the altar at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney this morning, Pope Benedict XVI issued an anticipated formal apology... Read more
