Archive for September 28, 2009
Priests from 75 countries on international retreat at Cure of Ars shrine
More than 1,200 priests from 75 countries are participating in an international retreat September 27 to October 6 in the... Read more
Have courage to prefer holiness to worldly power, Pope tells Czechs
On Monday morning, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the national feast day of St. Wenceslas, the patron of the Czech Republic.... Read more
Relic of True Cross stolen from monastery outside Madrid
The Spanish daily La Razon reported this week that a relic of the Holy Cross was stolen from the Benedictine... Read more
Archdiocese of Madrid: Laicized married priests cannot exercise ministry
The Archdiocese of Madrid issued a statement Friday explaining that laicized or married priests cannot exercise their ministry. The clarification... Read more
Respond to the vocation God gives you, Pope urges young people
A sea of young people listened to Pope Benedict on Monday morning as he challenged them to meet Jesus, place... Read more
Bishops deplore electronic bingo and instant divorce bills in Brazil
The Pastoral Council of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Brazil, issued a statement Friday expressing its rejection of various... Read more
Argentinean archbishop explains how Church defends dignity of women
Addressing the more than 40,000 faithful gathered outside the cathedral for a Mass honoring Our Lady of Mercy, the patroness... Read more
Vietnam officials continue confiscation of church land
Amid a continuing smear campaign against Catholics, local Vietnamese officials have confiscated a Catholic school while other church land has... Read more
‘Demand Your Dignity’ tells women not believe the culture's lies
A new website for women “from the men who love them” encourages women to “demand their dignity” and attacks the... Read more
Iowans remember Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit
Thirty years after Pope John Paul II’s visit to Iowa, residents are remembering the event when an estimated 340,000 pilgrims,... Read more
