Archive for December 10, 2008
Catholic bishops of Greece blame riots on ‘moral void’
The Catholic Greek Bishops Conference has issued a statement blaming the violent riots throughout Greece on a “moral void” resulting... Read more
Youths joining gangs reveal social fragmentation, Archbishop Aguer warns
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina has called for attention and care for young people who feel driven... Read more
Out of food, Zimbabweans eating cow dung
Caritas Internationalis is warning that the crisis in Zimbabwe is so grave that people facing crushing food shortages are mixing... Read more
Archbishop calls Mexicans to convert and reject violence and hatred
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has called on the faithful to seek out true conversion during... Read more
Places of worship should not be propaganda centers, says Cardinal Tauran
The president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, said this week on Vatican Radio that... Read more
Obama ‘proud’ to have homosexual band march in inaugural parade
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden have officially invited the Lesbian and Gay Band Association to march in... Read more
Young people protest for the unborn on Constitution's anniversary
As Spain celebrates the 30th anniversary of its Constitution, a group of young people has covered the monument to the... Read more
Vatican Christmas tree to be lit this weekend
Officials have announced that on Saturday the Vatican’s Christmas tree will be lit in St. Peter’s Square. The tree, donated... Read more
The sacraments change our bodies and souls, Pope Benedict explains
The Paul VI Hall held around 5,000 faithful this morning, who listened to Pope Benedict unfold St. Paul’s teaching on... Read more
Benedict XVI to visit tomb of Padre Pio in May
On the feast of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, officials announced that Pope Benedict XVI will visit three Italian... Read more
Kansas district attorney not defeated in case against Planned Parenthood
Major news sources have misreported a Kansas Supreme Court decision in a case involving a county district attorney who is... Read more
Western aid agencies importing their ideas of family to Africa, says official
An official with the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has called on industrial nations... Read more
