| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:49:13 GMT US bishops oppose Senate health reform bill, clarify Politico comments |
| The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has reiterated its opposition to Senate health care reform legislation.
On March 5, Politico reported that "he Roman Catholic bishops ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:41:40 GMT Bring the faithful back to confession, Pope urges priests |
| Speaking on March 11, Pope Benedict XVI called upon all priests "generously to dedicate themselves to hearing sacramental confessions, and courageously to guide their flock not to conform ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:30:05 GMT European prelates speak on abuse, priestly celibacy: a connection? |
| Vienna's Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has said that the broadening sex-abuse scandal indicates a need to re-think the training that priests receive. The Austrian prelate called for a ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:50:10 GMT Irish bishops to undertake 'penitential acts' in reparation for abuse |
| The bishops of Ireland have agreed to "undertake and lead penitential acts" in their dioceses "to acknowledge the truth and reflect on the failures of the Church" with regard to the ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:53:32 GMT Vatican newspaper: Greater presence of women could have prevented abuse scandals |
| Lucetta Scaraffia argues in a L'Osservatore Romano article that an increased presence of women, both religious and lay, in the "decisional spheres" of the Church could have helped prevent ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:32:45 GMT Accused killer says he shot pro-life activist because of abortion stand |
| The man accused of gunning down a pro-life activist in Michigan has told a jury that he shot the man, James Pouillon, because he was disturbed by Pouillon's graphic signs depicting the ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:36:19 GMT Israeli settlements could endanger government coalition |
| The Israeli government coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could face a political crisis over the construction of new Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory. Leaders ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:51:13 GMT Irish bishop lashes out at media coverage of scandal |
| At the conclusion of the Irish bishops' spring meeting, during which the assembled prelates agreed to "undertake and lead penitential acts" in reparation for the clerical abuse scandal, an ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:54:27 GMT Doerflinger profiled as 'powerful Catholic' shaping health care debate |
| In an article republished by NPR and other media outlets, Kaiser Health News has profiled Richard Doerflinger, associate director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' ... |
| Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:53:27 GMT Pope mourns Egyptian Muslim leader |
| Pope Benedict XVI has sent a message of condolence to the Al Azhar University in Cairo upon the death of the institution's longtime leader, Sheik Mohammend Sayyed Tantawi.
Cardinal ... |
