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Special Report: Honduras Needs our HelpMissioners of Christ 7/3/2009, by Tom EspositoHonduras is in dire circumstances at this time and it is about to get worse. Urgent appeal for prayer and support. CHESAPEAKE (Missioners of Christ) - Writing an article like this is not my thing. I am part of a Catholic missionary organization that works with the poor in Honduras. In this ... Pope accepts resignation of Uruguayan Bishop Accused of Sexual MisconductCatholic News Agency 7/2/2009Large numbers of the diocesan clergy accused their bishop of sexual misconduct. VATICAN CITY (CNA) - Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira of Minas in Uruguay, in accord with canon 401, paragraph 2, after large numbers of the diocesan clergy ... Priest, 2 Seminarians Killed in MexicoZenit News Agency 6/17/2009A priest and two seminarians were killed Saturday in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero. CIUDAD ALTAMIRANO, Mexico (Zenit) - A priest and two seminarians were killed Saturday in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero, presumably victims of drug violence that plagues the ...
EUROPE »
Pope Benedict XVI Recognizes Miracle: Cardinal Newman to be Beatified Catholic Online 7/3/2009The Pope’s decision means that the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is now certain.
BIRMINGHAM (Catholic Online) - Pope Benedict XVI today recognised the healing of Deacon Jack Sullivan in 2001 as a miracle resulting from the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God John Henry ... Apostolic visit to Legionaries of Christ Begins July 15Catholic News Agency 7/2/2009Visitors will be Bishop Ricardo Watti Urquidi; Archbishop Charles Chaput; Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello; Bishop Giuseppe Versaldi; and Bishop Ricardo Blazquez Perez. ROME (CNA) - After the announcement on March 31 that Pope Benedict XVI had ordered an Apostolic Visitation of the Legionaries of ... 'Caritas in Veritate' :Social Encyclical Arrives July 7Zenit News Agency 7/2/2009'Caritas in Veritate' is the first social encyclical to be written in almost two decades. VATICAN CITY (Zenit) - Benedict XVI's new encyclical, titled "Caritas in Veritate," will be released Tuesday, the Vatican announced.
The Vatican press office confirmed today that the Pope's first social ...
MIDDLE EAST »
Muslims attack Christian homes in PunjabAsia News 7/3/2009, by Qaiser FelixA Muslim cleric accused the Christians of blasphemy inciting his fellow Muslims to attack. Mob sets fire to 100 Christian homes. KASUR (AsiaNews) – A mob of some 600 people attacked about a hundred Christian homes in Bahmani, a village in Kasur district in Punjab. The National Commission for ... Tehran steps up crackdown as protest continuesAsia News 7/3/2009Regime threatens to indict Mousavi and opens an investigation into doctor who tried to save Neda. BEIRUT (AsiaNews) – Increasingly there are signs that Iran’s protest movement is not abating. A general strike has been called for 5-8 July; a new political group is being set up to defend the rights ...
ASIA PACIFIC »
Redemptorist Priest to be Arrested by Vietnam’s Communists?Catholic Online 7/3/2009, by J.B. An DangThe Priest may soon be cahrged with Propaganda against the State. HANOI (AsiaNews) – Redemptorist Fr Joseph Le Quang Uy could be arrested and tried in on the basis of Article 88 of Vietnam’s Criminal Code. If found guilty the Catholic priest could get from 3 to 20 years in prison or even the death ... India: First Conviction in Anti-Christian Riots Asia News 7/2/2009, by Nirmala CarvalhoNine months after the first attacks in Kandhamal district, a court issues the first conviction. BHUBANESHWAR (AsiaNews) – A court in Phulbani has come down with the first conviction in the Kandhamal communal riots case. It found Chakradhara Mallick guilty of setting fire to the house of Lokanath ...
AFRICA »
Eucharistic adoration leading to booming vocations in Uganda Aid to the Church in Need 6/9/2009Not only in Uganda but across the African continent adoration is growing in popularity. ARUA, Uganda (Aid to the Church in Need) - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Uganda is attracting more and more lay people to prayer and encouraging vocations to the religious life.
Speaking to Catholic ... Kenyan Grandfather, Student Is Baptized at 90Zenit News Agency 5/28/2009A Kenyan great-grandfather, was baptized after he learned to read the Bible.Two of his 30 grandchildren attend the same school. NAIROBI, Kenya (Zenit) - The world-record-breaking oldest primary school student, a Kenyan great-grandfather, was baptized after he learned to read the Bible.
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