Archive for September 9, 2009
Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour to be observed at National Shrine
Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond will lead the annual Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour on Friday, October 2 at... Read more
Prayer vigil seeks to keep abortion funding out of health care reform
A 27-hour prayer vigil will be held on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol this Sunday to pray that... Read more
Make Jesus central to your life like St. Peter Damian did, Pope exhorts
Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis for today's general audience to the figure of St. Peter Damian. The great eleventh... Read more
Vatican dicastery organizes congress on family evangelization
The Pontifical Council for the Family, led by Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, is hosting the international congress, “The Family, Object of... Read more
Three thousand Ecuadoran youth make chastity promise
As part of the Week of the Family being celebrated in the Archdiocese of Guayaquil in Ecuador, 3,000 young people... Read more
Christians in Iraq survive amidst fear and violence, bishop says
After the recent kidnapping of two Christians, one of whom was killed, Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad said Iraqi... Read more
Mexican bishop calls for prayers after murder of candidate and his family
In a statement condemning the murder of Representative Jose Fuentes Esperon, his wife and their two children, Bishop Benjamin Castillo... Read more
After more than 20 years, Cuban dissidents still looking for freedom
The Christian Liberation Movement denounced this week that Communist totalitarianism has never “had such international cynic complicity” as now and... Read more
Catholic fraternity a ‘beacon of light’ to others in the Greek system
Phi Kappa Theta, a Catholic fraternity that opened a chapter at the University of Nebraska in 2005, is working to... Read more
Mother says doctors refused to treat infant because of U.K. health rules
Doctors in England ignored a mother’s pleas for help and left her extremely premature baby to die because he was... Read more
Church will not be silent about anti-Catholic movements, says Costa Rican bishop
In response to attempts by lawmakers to eliminate a clause from the country’s constitution that states the official religion of... Read more
