Archive for January 8, 2009
Nancy Pelosi reiterates support for embryonic stem cell research
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has described herself as an “ardent, practicing Catholic,” has again reiterated her support for funding... Read more
NIH grants $2 million to study effectiveness of cell phone sex-ed soap operas
A $2 million, four-year National Institutes of Health grant is funding a study on the effectiveness of cell phone soap... Read more
Cuban cardinal describes advances, calls for more openness for Church’s work
In a recent homily at the Cathedral of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino underscored the advances the Church in Cuba... Read more
Editor of First Things, Fr. Richard John Neuhaus passes away
Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, the famous convert to Catholicism and editor-in- chief of the journal First Things passed away this morning... Read more
Pope reviews conflicts around the globe, asserts need for fighting poverty
Build peace by fighting moral and material poverty, the Pope said today as he gathered diplomats from the more than... Read more
Christians in Holy Land celebrate Epiphany amidst conflict
Amidst the suffering caused by the conflict in the Gaza Strip but with the hope of a peace accord soon... Read more
Young people bring “Bread for my brother” to Ecuadorans most in need
For the last seven years, dozens of young Catholics in Ecuador have been volunteering to bring food and spiritual assistance... Read more
Leaders pay tribute to Fr. Richard Neuhaus
Tributes to Fr. Richard John Neuhaus are pouring in from around the country, mourning the loss of a mentor, advisor,... Read more
Raymond Arroyo remembers Fr. Richard John Neuhaus
On April 11, 2005, I entered St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome with my friend Father Richard John Neuhaus to pay... Read more
Malaysian government allows Catholic newspaper to print, with restrictions
The Malaysian government has announced it will allow a Catholic newspaper’s Malay edition to be published, but will not allow... Read more
Mexican bishop will continue warning against 'sins of the voting booth' despite threats
Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa of Cuernavaca in Mexico announced this week that despite the threats he has received, he will... Read more
Bishops warn conflict in Gaza could spread to Lebanon
The Vatican daily the L’Osservatore Romano, has reported that the “Lebanese Maronite Catholic Church warned that the war in the... Read more
