Archive for April 27, 2009
Vatican moves to enhance Arab relations ahead of papal visit
Pope Benedict XVI's trip to the Holy Land is now just over a week away, and as it approaches, the... Read more
Holy Father holds meetings with Prince Charles and President of Belarus
This morning Benedict XVI met with both Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, as well as the President of... Read more
Pope Benedict ponders daily relevance of five new saints
During yesterday's Mass and canonization ceremony, Pope Benedict reflected on the relevance and story of each of the five new... Read more
Mary Ann Glendon refuses to accept Laetare Medal from Notre Dame
Less than a month before Notre Dame’s Commencement, the former Vatican ambassador Mary Ann Glendon has written President Jenkins to... Read more
Holy Land preparing for Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic visit
Painters, workers and archeologists are among those making the final preparations for Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to the Holy... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez denies Church pressured politicians to reject abortion
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez denied last week that the Church pressured lawmakers to vote to reject the legalization... Read more
Priests denounce vices brought out by Lugo scandal
In the wake the paternity suit recently filed against President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, the Secular Institute of Schoenstatt Priests... Read more
Upon receiving award, Cardinal Foley credits educators
The Grand Master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, Cardinal John Foley, said last week, “The Vatican... Read more
Pope calls on Bolivian officials to shed light on attack on Cardinal Terrazas
Pope Benedict XVI has called on Bolivian officials to shed light on the attack against the president of the Bolivian... Read more
Most former Catholics left Church when young, detailed new survey says
A new survey provides detailed information about the one in ten American adults who are former Catholics, showing that most... Read more
Anti-Christian violence in Pakistan prompts fears of ‘Talibanization’
Last Wednesday’s anti-Christian violence in Karachi left 15 people wounded and resulted in the houses of 15 Christian families being... Read more
Vietnamese government continues targeting Catholics
Vietnamese state media have “fiercely attacked” two Redemptorist priests, accusing them of critically damaging national unity and blocking the national... Read more
