Archive for January 12, 2011
US sex abuse attorney extends practice against Catholic Church overseas
Attorney Jeff Anderson, who claims to have won more than $60 million from the U.S. Catholic Church in clerical sex-abuse... Read more
Catholic Relief Services still hopeful for Haitian rebuilding efforts
A year after the January 2010 earthquake that left Haiti's capital in ruins, a million residents of Port-au-Prince remain homeless... Read more
On earthquake anniversary, Pope appoints archbishop, sends $1.2 million to Haiti
Exactly one year since a catastrophic earthquake took the life of the Archbishop Serge Miot of Port-au-Prince, Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Youth build chapels to replace churches damaged in Chilean earthquake
Young Catholics in Chile are building chapels for rural communities whose parishes were damaged in the country's February 2010 earthquake. Read more
Purgatory inflames hearts with God's love, Pope says
Pope Benedict continued his recent theme of reflecting on women saints during his weekly audience, highlighting St. Catherine of Genoa... Read more
Vatican analyst reports approval of beatification for Pope John Paul II
Vatican officials have concluded that a miraculous healing credited to the intercession of Pope John Paul II is authentic. Read more
Bishop Kicanas consoles community in grief over Arizona shooting
Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson celebrated a Jan. 11 Mass on behalf of the victims of the Arizona shooting and... Read more
New Venezuelan laws ignore will of the people, warn bishops
The bishops of Venezuela are heavily criticizing a new law which allows the country's President Hugo Chavez to rule by... Read more
US bishops outline proposals for continued Haitian recovery
On the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti's capital, three committee chairmen at the U.S.... Read more
