Archive for June 16, 2011
Vatican diplomat: Farah Hatim case deserves UN intervention
A leading Vatican diplomat said that the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights should intervene in the case of Farah... Read more
Prop 8 judge not obliged to recuse himself, ruling says
A homosexual judge who overturned California’s 2008 ballot measure defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman... Read more
Supreme Court rejects atheist's latest challenge to Pledge of Allegiance
On June 13, the Supreme Court ruled against atheist activist Michael Newdow's latest attempt to remove the words “under God”... Read more
Organization of American States rejects controversial convention
The Organization of American States rejected a treaty which would have pressured member countries to legalize abortion and same-sex unions. Read more
Rome’s rollerblading monk headed to France
Brother Anthony Ariniello is one of the most recognizable and intriguing figures to hit the streets of Rome in recent... Read more
Vatican launches stem cell venture with US company
The Vatican has signed its first ever commercial agreement with an outside company. The contract with U.S.-based bio-pharmaceutical firm NeoStem... Read more
Costa Rica rejects in vitro fertilization
The Costa Rican government has shelved a measure that would have legalized in vitro fertilization in the country. Read more
US bishops revise abuse charter to reflect new Vatican norms
At their spring meeting in Seattle on June 16, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a revision of the... Read more
Business ethics summit begins at the Vatican
The Vatican launched a major conference today on business ethics, aimed at discussing whether or not unethical practices were at the... Read more
Battered Christchurch cathedral damaged by new earthquakes
The already damaged cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand was hit again by new wave of earthquakes that struck the country this... Read more
US bishops approve Spanish translation of Mass texts
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved the Spanish translation of the U.S. Propers and Adaptations to the Roman Missal,... Read more
