Archive for June 24, 2008
Vatican and Filipino officials will cooperate to preserve historic Filipino churches
On May 29, at the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Manila, representatives from both the Vatican and the Philippines... Read more
Catholics in Philippines assist Typhoon Fengshen victims
The Catholic Church in the Philippines is working in the aftermath of Typhoon Fengshen to help evacuees and other victims... Read more
Cardinal Bagnasco: Impossible for divorced and remarried to receive Communion
The Archbishop of Genoa and President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, said this week the impossibility of... Read more
First Mass of Pauline Year to be ecumenical; Pope to give palliums to 43 archbishops
The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announced that on June 29, the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles... Read more
Dobson rips Obama for intentionally distorting Scripture
After having launched an effort to reach out to religious conservatives, Barack Obama is being criticized for deliberately misinterpreting the... Read more
Mexico is land of life and not of death, says Cardinal Rivera
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, addressed the upcoming Supreme Court decision on whether or not to... Read more
More companies back away from anti-Catholic TV program in Spain
The civil rights watchdog website HazteOir.org reported this week that the Japanese company Fujitsu has said it does not have... Read more
Colombian bishop says revelation of proof that hostages are still alive is suspect
The secretary general of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Fabian Marulanda Lopez, said this week that even though FARC has... Read more
Pope appoints presidents for bishops’ synod on the Bible
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal William Joseph Levada, Cardinal Oswald Gracias and Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, as presidents of... Read more
Bishops of South Africa rebuke Mugabe’s role in election crisis
Following the withdrawal of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from the country’s presidential race, the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa... Read more
Italian businessman who claimed to be Vatican insider to face fraud charges
An Italian businessman who claimed to have close connections with the Vatican in his appeals to real estate investors was... Read more
Holy See issues ultimatum to Pius X Society, Vatican expert reveals
According to Andrea Tornielli, who claims to have a copy of the original letter sent by the Holy See to... Read more
More Catholics leaning towards Democrats, poll reports
A new survey from Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) indicates that Catholics may lean towards... Read more
