Archive for February 2, 2010
Vietnamese Catholics call for end to government crack down
A Vietnamese priest has condemned the recent government attacks on Dong Chiem parishioners in the Archdiocese of Hanoi and has... Read more
More than 50,000 show support for Tebow pro-life Super Bowl ad
Over 50,000 people have reportedly submitted comments to a website in support of college football star Tim Tebow’s appearance in... Read more
Hawaiian lawmakers shelve same-sex unions proposal
Hawaii lawmakers on Friday decided not to vote on a bill that would create same-sex civil unions in the state.... Read more
Pro-life groups voice concern about new Ellaone ‘emergency contraceptive’
A new “emergency contraception” pill called Ellaone is being distributed in the U.K. and claims to be effective up to... Read more
Pope Benedict to observe World Day for Consecrated Life
Today the Church is celebrating the World Day for Consecrated Life simultaneously with the Feast of the Presentation of the... Read more
Cardinal Rodé addresses dwindling number of consecrated brothers
Speaking with Vatican Radio on Tuesday, Cardinal Franc Rodé called to attention the need for the Church to place greater... Read more
Youngest archbishop in Spain installed in Oviedo
Last weekend Bishop Jesus Sanz Montes became the youngest archbishop in Spain after being installed as the new ordinary of... Read more
Vatican releases first report on religious death toll in Haiti
Twenty days after Haiti was ravaged by the 7.0 earthquake, the Vatican has released its intial assesment of the number... Read more
Dominican cardinal calls on youth to make a difference in society
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, called on young people in the country to “make... Read more
CNA staff members recount trip to Haiti following earthquake
Catholic News Agency sent two members of its staff to Port-au-Prince after the January 12 earthquake that took the lives... Read more
Archbishops of Indianapolis and New Orleans make Super Bowl bet
Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein of Indianapolis and Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans have made a friendly bet on the... Read more
Challenging same-sex 'marriage' not discrimination, asserts archdiocese
In an editorial published yesterday, the news agency for the Archdiocese of Mexico City emphasized that the decision by the... Read more
CCHD clarifies connection to activist network that opposed Stupak Amendment
Researchers examining the activities of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and its grantees have raised questions about its connections... Read more
Abstinence educators see vindication in new study
A “non-moralistic” abstinence-only sex education for pre-teens may be effective in delaying sexual activity and reducing pregnancy and venereal disease,... Read more
