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 Monday 1 December 2008
Described as the successful
union of truth, goodness and beauty, Placido Domingo’s newest album is
a tribute to Pope John Paul II that borrows its depth from the poetry
of the late Pope. Mr. Domingo, Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi and record
company representatives unveiled the new work at the Vatican last week.
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 Monday 1 December 2008
Archbishop Louis Sako said last week, "Iraq without Christians
is a poorer country. It would be disastrous for peaceful coexistence
and for tolerance not only in Iraq but in all of the Middle East."
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 Monday 1 December 2008
A Vatican spokesman says the bloody attacks in Mumbai last week cause both "human" and "religious" worry for believers.
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 Thursday 27 November 2008
Rich nations' concern
with the financial crisis could mean that aid to developing countries
is put on a back burner, the Holy See fears.
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 Thursday 27 November 2008
During his homily on Sunday, Cardinal Antonio Canizares of Toledo said:
"We are suffering a true illness in our society because of the
weakening, if not the destruction, of the family, which together with
the Church, are obstacles to be overcome in order to impose a new plan
for mankind and for society that certainly has no future."
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 Tuesday 25 November 2008
The prefect for the
Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments,
Cardinal Francis Arinze, has said that Pope Benedict XVI may consider
moving the sign of peace to before the offertory, "in order to create a
moment of reflection while we prepare for communion."
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 Tuesday 25 November 2008
The Fides news agency
reported this week that the Sudanese bishops are concerned “about the
fact that the letter and spirit of the Comprehensive Peace Accord is
losing force, both among its main signers and its supporters and
friends who contributed to achieving this historic document.”
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 Tuesday 25 November 2008
Though no one knows if
Valencia, Spain's grail is the true Last Supper chalice, a group of
experts says it has tremendous cultural value due to its impact on
history and literature.
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 Tuesday 25 November 2008
Nigerian-born Cardinal Francis Arinze says the theme for the October '09 synod on Africa is "providential."
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 Monday 24 November 2008
Caritas Australia has applauded Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s
visit to the Mercy Family Health Centre in Cerro Candela, Peru, citing
the significance of the PM urging us all to remember the most
vulnerable as we enter into the current financial crisis.
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 Monday 24 November 2008
The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, meeting in Sydney, has
called on Federal Parliament to hasten the debate regarding the death
penalty. The ACSJC supports the notice of motion by Chris Hayes MP,
Member for Werriwa, for Australia to adopt a stronger and more
consistent stance against capital punishment.
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 Monday 24 November 2008
In the age of mobile phones and the Internet, the Holy See’s spokesman warns that your prayer life could be in danger.
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 Monday 24 November 2008
Pope Benedict XVI remembered yesterday the victims of a Soviet-era
famine that took the lives of millions of Ukrainians in the 1930s.
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 Monday 24 November 2008
More than 330 people from dioceses, religious congregations,
groups and movements across the country came together for the National
Youth Leaders Gathering in Sydney at the weekend in a bid to chart the
way forward for youth ministry after the World Youth Day experience.
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 Friday 21 November 2008
St Thérèse wrote that she
wanted to be a missionary on every continent simultaneously and reach
the most remote islands -- now her dream has extended to space flight.
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 Friday 21 November 2008
A June operation at a Spanish hospital has resulted in the first successful trachea transplant operation using adult stem cells.
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 Friday 21 November 2008
The president of the
Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, said this
week that Italy’s “Terri Schiavo,” Eluana Englaro, “has been condemned
to die of hunger and thirst because she has been living in a vegetative
state for many years. Let us hope that at the last minute this decision
will be reconsidered and ideology will not completely blind
consciences.”
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 Friday 21 November 2008
The Holy See is decrying a world situation in which it is easier to get a weapon than to obtain food, shelter and an education.
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Friday 21 November 2008
A bishop has given strong backing to a movie made by two Catholic priests which opens a celebrated film event in India.
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 Friday 21 November 2008
The Church in Japan is
anticipating the beatification of 188 of its martyrs next week as an
event that is expected to require 2,500 volunteers and priests from all
over the nation to offer the sacraments.
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