Archive for November 20, 2009
Holy Father reminds the hearing impaired they are also recipients of the Gospel
This morning Pope Benedict XVI received 400 participants in an international conference for the hearing impaired, saying to them, “you... Read more
Archbishop of Canterbury says prospects for ecumenical dialogue still hopeful
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Thursday spoke about the state of ecumenical dialogue, saying expectations should not be adjusted... Read more
CNN poll finds 61% of Americans oppose government-funded abortions
CNN has published the results of a telephone-based poll regarding abortion, health care and health care reform conducted November 13-15.... Read more
USCCB: Senate health care bill 'morally unacceptable'
As the Senate prepares for the discussion of its health care reform bill this weekend, several bishops have sent the... Read more
Mexican expert: Don’t believe false 'end of world' Mayan prophecies
Renowned Mexican journalist Carlos Villa Roiz wrote an article this week urging Mexicans to learn their country's history and to... Read more
Expert explains upcoming battle over pro-abortion Senate health care bill
Catholic political analyst, Deal Hudson, said yesterday that pro-life forces will face an uphill battle over the health care bill... Read more
Fourteenth Fort Hood victim forgotten
Last week, Maj. Nadil Malik Hasan was indicted on 13 counts of murder for the shootings at Fort Hood which... Read more
Obama EEOC nominee calls support for radical marriage manifesto a ‘mistake’
Chai R. Feldblum, a nominee for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has withdrawn her support for a radical manifesto... Read more
Bosnian Cardinal denies claims of Vatican commission for Medjugorje
Cardinal Vinko Puljic, Archbishop of Sarajevo and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina denied press reports yesterday... Read more
Benedict XVI meets with president of Suriname
Today the Holy Father met with Dr. Ronald Venetiaan, president of Suriname. The two heads of state discussed issues of... Read more
Cardinal Cordes encourages young people to embrace 'vocation' to politics
The president of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum,” Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, called on young people this week to embrace... Read more
Christopher West presents ‘profoundly troubling’ idea of Christian freedom, Catholic writer says
Adding another voice to the discussion over Christopher West’s presentation of the Theology of the Body, writer James Likoudis writes... Read more
Unprecedented coalition of religious leaders call Americans to stand for sanctity of life, marriage, and religious freedom
An unprecedented coalition of prominent Christian clergy, ministry leaders, and scholars has crafted a 4,700-word declaration addressing the sanctity of... Read more
Thousands mourn death of Serbian Orthodox Patriarch
The 95-year old Patriarch Pavle was laid to rest today in Belgrade, Serbia, after having led the Serbian Orthodox Church... Read more
Objectors to ELCA’s approval of homosexual clergy begin plans for new Lutheran denomination
Following the decision of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to allow sexually active homosexual clergy, an objecting Lutheran... Read more
Cardinal Dziwisz says beatification of John Paul II 'is in the Pope’s hands'
During his visit to Argentina this week, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Pope John Paul II’s personal secretary, said the cause for... Read more
