Archive for June 25, 2009
Patriarch of Jerusalem calls for dialogue to overcome conflicts in Holy Land
The Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, encouraged Jews, Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land this week to embrace... Read more
Bishops’ conferences ask G8 summit to protect poor in economic crisis
The leaders of the bishops’ conferences of G8 countries have called on the world leaders gathering at the G8 Summit... Read more
Two U.S. Catholic churches in vandalized in one week
A devastating act of vandalism at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mandarin, Florida last weekend left a total of nine... Read more
Benedict XVI restates appeal for end to Holy Land conflict
At a Thursday meeting of organizations dedicated to providing aid to the Eastern Churches, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated his call... Read more
Astronaut to carry another relic of St. Therese to space in 2011
U.S. astronaut Ronald Garan, who brought a relic of St. Therese of Lisieux with him on the Discovery space shuttle... Read more
Louisiana passes conscience protection law for health care workers
On Wednesday afternoon, the Louisiana Healthcare Workers Conscience Act, HB-517, passed the Senate by a vote of 31-2 and the... Read more
Farrah Fawcett dies after receiving last rites
Farrah Fawcett, a star of the television classic “Charlie’s Angels,” succumbed to cancer on Thursday after receiving last rites. Read more
English and Welsh bishops vigorously reject abortion and condom advertising
The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales expressed its rejection of a norm that would allow the advertising of abortion... Read more
No one held responsible for death and destruction, Indian archbishop laments
Archbishop Rafael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar, India deplored this week that two years after the widespread attacks on Christians in Orissa,... Read more
Paraguayan bishop exhorts priests to overcome 'filth' that causes scandals
Bishop Rogelio Livieres of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay exhorted priests this week to overcome the “filth” of scandals, which... Read more
Politics is also a path to sanctity, says Cardinal Rivera
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, called on politicians this week to seek holiness in their service... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley: Catholics should not be ‘overwhelmed’ by sin
Last weekend, Archbishop of Boston Seán Cardinal O’Malley led a three-day retreat for the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL).... Read more
