Archive for October 16, 2008
Abortion must be addressed ‘for the survival of African American people,’Catholic bishop asserts
Responding to information from the Guttmacher Institute reporting that black woman have abortions at five times the rate of white... Read more
Brazilian bishop: Catholics turn to religious sects because they don’t see God in the Church
Archbishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo of Belo Horizonte in Brazil said this Monday during the Synod of Bishops that religious... Read more
JPII injured in 1982 by knife-wielding priest, new documentary discloses
The former secretary of the late Pope John Paul II has revealed new details about the life of the Servant... Read more
Church in Spain refuses archives access to those who want to relive Civil War
The Church in Asturias in Spain has announced that out respect for the privacy of Catholic families, it will not... Read more
Pro-life Catholics who support Obama face criticism
Catholic political commentator George Weigel has criticized pro-life Catholics who support the pro-abortion rights Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.... Read more
Archbishop O’Brien orders alleged Marian seer to stop spreading messages
Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, has ordered a woman who claims to receive visions of the Virgin Mary to... Read more
Catholic college president asked to clarify support for church teaching on abortion
The Cardinal Newman Society has issued a statement criticizing Pamela Trotman Reid, president of St. Joseph College in West Hartford,... Read more
Revelation ‘purifies and exalts’ reason, Pope says
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday declared Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Fides et Ratio to be of “constant relevance” during... Read more
Cardinal Ouellet presents summary of Synod
The Seventeenth General Congregation of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was held on Thursday in... Read more
Pope Benedict says world can feed everyone
Marking the annual World Food Day event held every October 16, Pope Benedict XVI has written a message to Jacques... Read more
Church in Ecuador needs ‘mature and committed’ lay people, Pope Benedict tells bishops
On Thursday Pope Benedict XVI received prelates from the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference following the completion of their “ad limina” visit.... Read more
