Archive for September 4, 2008
Nigerian author-priest killed by armed robbers
Father John Mark Ikpiki, a prominent Catholic priest, was killed by armed robbers in Nigeria on Monday in what was... Read more
YouTube censors ‘racist donor’ Planned Parenthood videos
The internet video sharing site YouTube has removed four well-viewed videos which criticize Planned Parenthood, including some featuring Planned Parenthood... Read more
Catholic students in Australia strongly opposing Victorian abortion bill
The Australian Catholic Students Association is condemning a bill in the state of Victoria that will decriminalize abortion up to... Read more
U.S. and Mexican bishops call for just immigration reform
At the 2008 Conference on Immigration in Washington D.C., bishops from Mexico and the United States called for immigration reform... Read more
After 100 years, two new churches in China give hope to Catholics
After 100 years without a new church, the Catholic Community of Lu Dong in the Diocese of Tong Zhou in... Read more
Joint Orthodox Jewish-Catholic statement voices ‘shared commitment’ to marriage
A joint statement on marriage has been issued by a group of Orthodox Jewish and Catholic leaders, affirming their faiths’... Read more
California bill could require doctors to give patients options to refuse life-sustaining treatment
A pending bill in the California state legislature could force Catholic doctors and others opposed to assisted suicide to inform... Read more
Italian priest fined $80,000 for church bells’ ‘noise pollution’
An Italian priest has been ordered to pay more than eighty thousand dollars to a woman living near his church... Read more
Huckabee speaks about Palin power and John McCain’s faith
The political spotlight will be focused on Sen. John McCain later this evening as he delivers his acceptance speech for... Read more
Congress in Lourdes to focus on doctrinal pillars of Marian apparitions
Vicenzo Battaglia, president of the International Pontifical Marian Academy, explained this week that the 23rd Congress the academy will host... Read more
