Archive for March 4, 2009
Assisted suicide group expects ‘cultural shift’ in Washington state
An assisted suicide group has announced it will compile a directory of physicians who will assist terminally ill patients seeking... Read more
Catholic schools in Israel prepare for papal visit
In preparation for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Israel, the country’s Catholic schools are preparing 500 hours of classes to... Read more
In a world lacking hope, look to Jesus, Pope tells youth
This morning Pope Benedict XVI made public his message for the 24th World Youth Day, which will be celebrated at... Read more
Bolivian bishop denies challenging officials to attend traditional Te Deum
Bishop Jesus Juarez of El Alto in Bolivia denied reports this week that he had challenged the government to attend... Read more
Judge prevents pregnant mother from being abandoned
Judge Sivanildo Torres Ferreira of Paraiba, Brazil ordered that prenatal care be guaranteed for a woman and her unborn child,... Read more
Archbishop calls for end to electoral violence in El Salvador
Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador has issued a strong call asking Salvadorans to stop the wave of... Read more
Ethics group demands Spanish Television correct report on objecting parents
The organization Professionals for Ethics has sent a letter to Spanish Television (TVE) demanding it correct a report that claimed... Read more
Expert signals false opposition between 'Darwinism' and the Catholic Church
In an interview with the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano, Gennaro Auletta, professor of Philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University has... Read more
New 'designer babies' make life a commodity, bioethicist says
A Los Angeles clinic has announced that it will help couples undergoing a form of fertility treatment screen their embryos... Read more
Italian Catholics sacrificing texting for Lent
After beginning in three Catholic dioceses of Italy, a campaign to give up text messages, social networking sites and computer... Read more
Cardinal Mahony bans Bishop Williamson from L.A. archdiocese
Archbishop of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has banned Society of St. Pius X Bishop Richard Williamson from entering any... Read more
