Archive for February 19, 2009
Bishop Martino voices ‘absolute disapproval’ for university inviting gay activist
Bishop Joseph F. Martino has issued a statement informing Catholics of his diocese that he has “absolute disapproval” of Misericordia... Read more
Sixty-five percent of Americans say religion is important in their daily life
A January 2009 Gallup poll on religiosity finds that the United States is generally a religious nation, though states of... Read more
Pope encourages Great Continental Mission in Latin America
"Enthusiastically embrace" the Continental Mission that the Church in South America has embarked on, Pope Benedict XVI urged a group... Read more
Pope and Curia prepare for annual Lenten spiritual exercises
The Pope and Roman Curia are set to begin their annual spiritual exercises on March 1, the first Sunday of... Read more
Church in Taiwan launches evangelization mission with support of laity
As the 150th anniversary of the evangelization of the country is marked, the Church in Taiwan is encouraging the laity... Read more
Kidnapped Catholic sisters freed in Kenya
Two Italian Catholic sisters who were kidnapped nearly four months ago in northern Kenya were released by their captors today,... Read more
Gordon Brown meets with Benedict XVI, talks about economic crisis
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was received by Pope Benedict this morning for a meeting in which the two discussed... Read more
Hindu fundamentalists threaten Catholic schools
Catholics in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have expressed their grave concern over threats made against Christian schools by... Read more
Spain saw 100,000 marriages end in first nine months of 2008
The Institute for Family Policy in Spain warned that the 100,000 marriages that ended during the first nine months of... Read more
Archbishop Chaput responds to Pelosi-Pope meeting
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver is in complete agreement with the message that Pope Benedict XVI delivered to Nancy Pelosi... Read more
Faithful Catholic theologian to lead Denver Catholic Charities
In a letter dated February 19, Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced that Dr. Jonathan Reyes, former president of the... Read more
Firefighters forced to participate in ‘gay pride’ parade win lawsuit
A California jury found on Tuesday that four firefighters, who were ordered by their superiors to participate in the city’s... Read more
Vatican hopes for improved relations with Vietnamese government
A delegation from the Vatican headed by Archbishop Pietro Parolin is wrapping up a visit to Vietnam this week. Progress... Read more
Argentinean cardinal calls for solid priestly formation to evangelize culture
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, stressed the need this week to provide seminarians with a solid... Read more
