Archive for October 20, 2009
Mother Teresa’s remains will not be returned to Albania, Indian government says
The government of India has told the Albanian government that it will not allow the remains of Blessed Teresa of... Read more
Experts say Portuguese Nobel winner is showing ignorance of the Bible
Several experts said this week that the statements by Jose Saramago about the Bible, which he called “a manual of... Read more
Archbishop denounces murder of 400 children in Guatemala
The Office of Human Rights of the Archdiocese of Guatemala denounced the murders of over 400 children between January and... Read more
Spanish bishop denounces new law on abortion as 'venom of immorality'
Bishop Jesus Sanz Montes of Huesca in Spain has called the new law on abortion being promoted by the Zapatero... Read more
Population control advocates neglect concrete health problems, Steve Mosher says
Researchers who claim that an increased human population size harms the environment have written an editorial in a prominent British... Read more
Thousands of Colombians stand up for life, women and the family in Medellin
At least 10,000 Colombians took to the streets of Medellin on October 17 for the March for Life, Women and... Read more
Former Anglican sees new Vatican provision as 'slap-down' of liberal agenda
Fr. George Rutler, an Anglican convert and pastor in New York City, has written a guest column for CNA following... Read more
U.S. Catholic and Episcopalian leaders respond to Vatican’s new Anglican provision
Responding to the announcement of a new apostolic constitution to assist Anglicans in entering the Catholic Church, Cardinal Francis George... Read more
Efforts continue to free missionary kidnapped in the Philippines
The Vicar General of the Diocese of Pagadian in the Philippines, Father Gilbert Hingone, reported this week that although there... Read more
Anglican and Catholic archbishops say declaration won't change dialogue
Catholic Archbishop Vincent Nichols and Anglican primate Archbishop Rowan Williams held a press conference today in London to say that... Read more
Pope Benedict approves structure for admitting large groups of Anglicans into Catholic Church
In a Vatican press conference today, Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, announced... Read more
Students go speechless for Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity
Students in 3,000 schools across 25 countries will participate in the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity today to protest against... Read more
U.N. bureaucracy co-opts anti-terrorism report to redefine gender, critics argue
A recently submitted report on human rights in counter-terrorism efforts uses language defining gender as “a social and shifting construct”... Read more
