Catholic World News
Headlines for March 01, 2012
Released Thursday, Mar. 1
In an annual appeal for the Catholic churches of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, the prefect of the Congregation for Oriental Churches notes that “every Christian finds himself at home in that city and...
The US Senate has narrowly defeated legislation that would have rescinded the Obama administration’s mandate requiring coverage of contraception in health-care plans. By a vote of 51 to 48, the...
In a message to a conference organized by the Italian bishops’ conference, Pope Benedict XVI wrote that Christians have an obligation to help people understand “the real figure of Jesus...
Writing on behalf of Pope Benedict to the bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has expressed alarm over the future of the Church in the Balkan...
Cardinal Keith O’Brien of St. Andrews and Edinburgh has joined other Christian leaders, including Anglican Archbishops Rowan Williams and Desmond Tutu, in calling for repentance over indifference to...
A liberal American Catholic group has issued a voter guide for the 2012 elections, emphasizing economic and foreign-policy questions and downplaying the importance of the central “culture of life”...
Commenting on the HHS contraceptive mandate, the director of media relations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging President Barack Obama and his administration to “render...
A mob of 200 Muslims attacked a car in which American Presbyterian missionaries were riding, injuring three. The mob suspected that the missionaries were working to convert Muslims. Two teachers...
The student union at University College London has passed a resolution requiring pro-life groups to include pro-abortion speakers in any public forum on the issue. In a series of votes, the...
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking Catholics to pray, fast, and give alms on Friday, March 2, to assist the 925 million malnourished people around the world....
Michael Uhlmann, who served in the Reagan White House and now teaches politics at the Claremont Graduate University, draws up a political strategy for the US bishops to follow in their attempt to...
The Vatican has released the prayer intentions of Pope Benedict XVI for March 2012. His general intention is: "That the whole world may recognise the contribution of women to the development of...
On February 12, Father Gianfranco Grieco of the Pontifical Council for the Family lauded the newly released US movie Doonby in a L’Osservatore Romano review. Vatican Radio has again drawn...
