Archive for November 10, 2008

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Victim of abortion: 'We cry without tears and we scream without a voice' at abortion clinics

The author of the book, “I Aborted,” Esperanza Puente, said during a press conference last week that abortion clinics are... Read more

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Professors and activities at Catholic schools helped Obama win, group claims

The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) is claiming that several outspoken professors and political activities on Catholic university campuses helped Sen.... Read more

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Prop. 8 supporters suffer harassment, assaults from homosexual activists

Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 are reporting harassment and even violent assaults from opponents protesting the passage of the ballot... Read more

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Obama was elected on the economy, not on values issues, Cardinal George says

Early on Monday afternoon, Cardinal Francis George held a press conference where he spoke about how the U.S. bishops will... Read more

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Colombian archbishop still hopeful for dialogue with rebels

In an interview with the Colombian daily “El Tiempo,” Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin said that it is still... Read more

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Cardinal George to society: Don’t ask Catholics to check their beliefs at the door

Archbishop of Chicago Francis George, speaking as the President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Monday lamented the... Read more

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Assassination attempt made John Paul II more devoted to Fatima, Cardinal Dziwisz recalls

John Paul II’s former secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, said last week that the late Pontiff become more devoted... Read more

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Same-sex marriage is contrary to civilization, Madrid cardinal warns

The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said last week that a understanding of marriage “in which sexual... Read more

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Pope Benedict recalls Pius XII’s teachings and impact on the Church

On Saturday, Pope Benedict met with participants in a congress titled, “The Heritage of Pius XII's Magisterium and Vatican Council... Read more

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Pope Benedict eager to promote peace between China and Taiwan

At the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI received a new ambassador from Taiwan and welcomed the recent "positive developments"... Read more