Archive for October 6, 2008
Knights of Columbus airs pro-life ‘heartbeat’ radio ad
A new Knights of Columbus radio spot featuring the heartbeat of a 10-week-old unborn child and urging listeners to vote... Read more
Supreme Court exempts Church from registering apostates in baptismal records
The Supreme Court has sided with the Archdiocese of Valencia regarding the protection of church archives and exempted all of... Read more
Pope Benedict: unlike great banks, the Word of God doesn't fail
On Monday Pope Benedict XVI briefly remarked on the financial crisis during the opening of the first General Congregation of... Read more
Church must bring people to a 'vivid encounter' with God, Cardinal Ouellet says
Archbishop of Quebec Cardinal Mark Ouellet on Monday addressed the General Congregation of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the... Read more
Origin of priestly celibacy is fundamentally spiritual, expert says
In an article published by L’Osservatore Romano, Stefan Heid, professor of Liturgy and Hagiography at the Pontifical Institute of Christian... Read more
Cardinal Lozano: Yes to scientific advances but not at the cost of human dignity
The president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, addressed the XV Congress of the Federation... Read more
Spanish nun recalls horror of anti-Christian persecution in India
The Pontifical Missionary Works of Spain made public this week the harrowing testimony of a Spanish missionary nun concerning the... Read more
Mexican cardinal calls for traditional Marian celebration to include 'mournful' pro-life march
Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez of Guadalajara has invited the faithful who will participate in the traditional Marian celebrations of at... Read more
Spanish bishop asks non-believers to 'reconsider' Catholic weddings
Bishop Angel Rubio Castro of Segovia in Spain has published a catechetical manual in which, among other things, he suggests... Read more
