Archive for August 5, 2009
Kenyan president praised for commuting 4,000 death sentences
The head prison chaplain in Kenya has applauded President Mwai Kibaki’s decision to commute the death sentences of some 4,000... Read more
Groups pledge to help defend Virginia city’s customary prayer at public meetings
Following complaints from a Wisconsin-based atheist group against a Virginia city that opens public meetings with prayer, the Alliance Defense... Read more
Scottish researcher finds better mental health among those who reject condom use
A leading Scottish psychologist has claimed that condom use is associated with poorer mental health, problems with stress and depression,... Read more
Supreme Knight calls members to stand by the Church, reflects on past year
At Tuesday’s opening session of the Knights of Columbus' annual convention, the Supreme Knight, Carl Anderson, presented his 2009 report... Read more
St. Jean Vianney shows priests how to reach modern society, Pope teaches
In his first general audience at Castel Gandolfo this summer, Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed the example of St. Jean Marie... Read more
Tim Ryan's bishop opposes his abortion bill over contraception
Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio George Murry, SJ, has voiced his opposition to a bill sponsored by Ohio U.S. Rep. Tim... Read more
Pro-abortionists deceiving Peruvians with ex-Dominican friar
The Peruvian affiliate of Catholics for a Free Choice will begin operations in the country with a conference by an... Read more
Vatican City State website celebrates two years, three million visitors
With more than three million visits since its inception, the Vatican City State website, vaticanstate.va, recently celebrated its second anniversary... Read more
Archbishop warns Chavez is curtailing democracy in Venezuela
The vice president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Baltazar Porras, warned this week that with the closing of... Read more
American Catholics should expect opposition from secular society, Cardinal Levada says
On the second day of the Knights of Columbus’ annual conference, Cardinal William Joseph Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for... Read more
Abortion must be left out of heath care reform, Carl Anderson stresses
While presenting the Knight’s annual report on Tuesday, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson insisted that health care reform measures must not “become... Read more
Vatican visitation of women religious to look at fidelity to doctrine and charism
The Apostolic Visitator leading the visitation to institutes of women religious in the United States has sent the effort’s working... Read more
