Archive for March 18, 2010
Archbishop Naumann upset with CHA for Senate bill support
The Archbishop of Kansas City has urged Catholics to contact key members of Congress and ask them to vote against... Read more
Catholic adoption charity may appeal in equality case, British High Court rules
Britain’s High Court has allowed a Catholic adoption charity to appeal for an exemption from sexual orientation rules that would... Read more
Critique from ‘The View’ of Boulder Catholic school was opportunistic, Catholic League says
A Colorado Catholic school which told two children under the guardianship of two homosexual partners they could not re-enroll on... Read more
C-FAM stands by report of graphic brochures at Girl Scout event
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) has stated that it stands by its reporting of a sexually explicit... Read more
Pastoral letter from Pope to Irish Church confirmed for Saturday release
The text of the Pope’s pastoral letter will be made public on Saturday, March 20 at noon, according to an... Read more
Pope Benedict calls for renewal of business world with human principles
The current economic crisis provides opportunities for the marketplace to find new and better ways of doing business, the Holy... Read more
'Bella' actor and 7,000 young people promote chastity in Guatemala
During the First Congress for Catholic Youth in Guatemala, more than 7,000 young people, together with Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui,... Read more
Catholic sisters denounce fellow religious for directly opposing Church on health care
In a statement on Wednesday, the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) spoke out against a statement from... Read more
Cuban dissident: Government lying about case of political prisoner
In an interview with CNA, the president of the Christian Liberation Movement in Cuba, Oswaldo Paya, offered encouragement to those... Read more
Christian solidarity includes listening to and praying with quake victims, affirms Caritas Chile
President of Caritas Chile, Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatron, recently noted that in addition to providing for the material needs... Read more
USCCB: Dissenting women religious 'grossly overstate' support on health care
A letter of support for the Senate health care bill from NETWORK, a women's religious group claiming to have the... Read more
Objectors to required Spanish course take case to EU Court
Jose Luis Bazan of Professionals for Ethics announced during a press conference this week that 300 conscientious objectors to the... Read more
Concert to be given for Pope on feast of his namesake
The Prefecture of the Pontifical Household has organized a concert in honor of the Pope for the feast of St.... Read more
No bishops involved in cases of sex abuse in Brazil, Vatican spokesman clarifies
As cases of sexual abuse by clergy and religious within the European Church have manifested themselves in five different countries,... Read more
Health care bill could force people to pay for abortion, bishops’ spokeswoman says
Lacking strict rules on abortion funding, the Senate health care bill will allow subsidized insurance companies to force people to... Read more
Chinese Catholics to have ‘great celebration’ for Feast of St. Joseph
Chinese Catholics are preparing for the Feast of St. Joseph with “great celebration.” Looking to Joseph’s example as a holy... Read more
Confirmation of lesbian as Episcopal bishop causes regret in Canterbury
On Wednesday, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles reported the approval of the election of Mary Douglas Glasspool as their... Read more
