 |
|
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National and World NewsMay 9, 2008Papal message On the Solemnity of the Ascension, observed May 4, Pope Benedict XVI prayed the Regina Coeli from the atrium of the Vatican Basilica with thousands of faithful from Italian Catholic Action and other pilgrims who filled St. Peter’s Square. Bishops weigh in on immigration; others call legal efforts ‘theater’ Bishops in Connecticut and Seattle marked the feast of St. Joseph the Worker May 1 with calls to welcome immigrants and encourage broad immigration law and policy reforms. Praying Rosary undergoing revival, pope tells faithful Praying the Rosary is enjoying a revival among Catholics and can be a profound way to relive the events of Christ’s life, Pope Benedict XVI said at a Church event May 3. Vatican newspaper: Will of God made humans rise up from animal kingdom While apes evolved naturally into pre-human creatures, it was the will and desire of God that turned them into humans, an article in last weekend’s Vatican newspaper stated. World and National News Briefs L.A. Catholic schools become collateral for clergy sex-abuse payoff Seven high schools owned and operated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles were used as collateral to secure loans to help the archdiocese pay its share of the $720 million settlements with victims of clergy sexual abuse. Columbans move to Hong Kong to reflect the trend in vocations The Missionary Society of St. Columban, which has had headquarters in Ireland since the society’s founding in 1918, has moved its offices from Dublin to Hong Kong to reflect that its vocations come primarily from Asian and Pacific Rim countries. Pope appeals for mercy, generosity for victims of cyclone in Myanmar Pope Benedict XVI has appealed to the world community to be merciful and generous by offering aid and working to relieve the suffering caused by Cyclone Nargis, which killed tens of thousands in Myanmar. Working for peace, justice is essential to a Christian’s life, pope says at meeting Christians have a fundamental responsibility to work for peace and justice, which is tied inseparably to their mission to proclaim the Gospel, Pope Benedict XVI said May 3 in a speech to members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Advertisers' linked sites are provided for our readers' convenience and may offer products and services that do not exclusively reflect the practices of the Catholic Church. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
