Archive for November 4, 2011

Members of the Royal 22nd Regiment, who participated in the liberation of Italy, in audience with Pope Pius XII in 1944?w=200&h=150

Researcher thinks Pius XII went undercover to save Jews

The Jewish New Yorker who has made it his life’s work to clear the name of Pope Pius XII of... Read more

William Cox delivers his testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommitte on Health Nov. 2, 2011. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Contraceptive mandate designed to impact Catholics, CEO tells Congress

The federal government’s new contraceptive and sterilization insurance coverage mandate includes a religious exemption whose language was designed specifically to... Read more

Ireland's deputy prime minister Eamon Gilmore. ?w=200&h=150

Irish government's decision to close Vatican embassy causes disappointment

The Irish government’s decision to close its embassy to the Holy See is being criticized by the leader of the... Read more

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Bishop remembers martyrs of Spanish Civil War

Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Cordoba, Spain has announced that the Church in Spain will remember the martyrs of the Spanish... Read more

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Argentinean committee rejects pro-abortion measure

Contrary to various media reports, the Committee on Penal Legislation of Argentina’s House of Representatives did not vote to approve... Read more

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Judge prevents New Jersey hospital from forcing nurses to assist abortions

Federal judge Jose L. Linares issued a temporary restraining order on Nov. 3 that forbids a New Jersey hospital from... Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans of Providence, R.I.?w=200&h=150

First US bishops arrive at Vatican for ad limina visits

The coordinator of the first delegation of American bishops visiting the Vatican on their “ad limina” visits is impressed with... Read more