Archive for February 9, 2009
‘Abortion reduction strategies’ ignore half of the problem, Archbishop Chaput warns
During a trip to Ireland this past weekend, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver delivered a talk to the Irish chapter... Read more
Cardinal Bertone calls Italian president after food is withdrawn from Englaro
The trial of conscience playing out across Italy over the case of Eluana Englaro, drew Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano into... Read more
Holy Father urges Christians to care for suffering children and families
In preparation for the 17th World Day of the Sick on February 11, the Holy Father released his annual message... Read more
Pope Benedict and German Chancellor discuss Holocaust comments
Pope Benedict and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken on the phone to discuss the Vatican’s position on the Holocaust,... Read more
Neurologist says Eluana Englaro is a healthy woman
In an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, the neurologist of the Englaro family, Carlo Alberto Defanti, who... Read more
Mentally handicapped woman undergoes abortion in Argentina
The Argentinean media reported on Friday that a mentally handicapped woman who became pregnant through rape underwent an abortion at... Read more
Eluana Englaro dies at hospital in Italy
The 38 year-old Italian woman who was in a coma and whose father had waged a battle in the courts... Read more
Carlos Paya criticizes Spanish left for supporting dictatorship in Cuba
Carlos Paya, the representative in Spain for Cuban dissident group the Christian Liberation Movement, is criticizing the left in that... Read more
Spanish cardinal urges defense of 'three natural rights'
The Apostolic Administrator of Valencia in Spain, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, has issued a strong call to Catholics to defend life,... Read more
Pope encourages Brazil to defend life at all stages
Upon receiving the credentials of the new ambassador from Brazil to the Holy See this morning, Pope Benedict stressed the... Read more
Pope planning Spring visit to Holy Land
Two months after his trip to Africa, the Holy Father is scheduled to visit the Middle East where he will... Read more
George Weigel suggests papal investigator for Legionaries
Catholic intellectual George Weigel is suggesting in an article published on the website of First Things that the solution to... Read more
Breakaway priest refuses to recant teachings, archbishop intervenes
Archbishop of Brisbane John A. Bathersby has urged a disobedient priest not to take members of his parish into schism,... Read more
British foster mother disqualified after Muslim girl’s conversion to Christianity
A British woman who has fostered more than 80 children over ten years has been disqualified from service as a... Read more
