Marriage and family life continue to suffer the inroads of contemporary society. In England the number of women giving birth outside of marriage has risen by 22% in the last 5 years. According to a June 29 report published by the Daily Mail newspaper, in read more
Scotland’s two most senior Catholics, Cardinal Keith O’Brien and Archbishop Mario Conti, are urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to review new legislation that would diminish the role of fathers. In their July 13 letter, Cardinal O’Brien and Archread more
In his weekly letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia said those who support the absolutism of the State in the area of education are violating the country’s constitution and basic human rights. “In many places in Spain,̶read more
The task of the Church is to develop the human person’s God-given ability to listen to the voice of truth, said Pope Benedict XVI during a question-and-answer session with 400 priests of the dioceses of Belluno-Feltre and Treviso where he was nearinread more
The debate between creationism and evolution is an “absurdity” since evolution can coexist with faith, said Pope Benedict XVI this week while vacationing in the mountains of northern Italy. While there is much scientific proof to support evoluread more
This is a translation of a commentary by the Pontifical Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, on the readings from the Sunday liturgy of 29th July 2007.***Jesus at Prayer17th Sunday in Ordinary TimeGenesis 18:20-21, 23-32; Colossians 2read more
Pope Benedict XVI, praying the midday Angelus with crowds gathered at Castel Gandolfo on 29th July 2007, urged nuclear disarmament, suggesting that resources thus saved could be used to help the poor. Recalling the second article of the agency’s stread more
Amnesty International has remained defiant about its new pro-abortion stance despite receiving international criticism for their decision to abandon their long standing neutrality regarding abortion and embrace it fully as a human right.29th July 2007 Attread more
The papal intuition is sparked by the fact that ecology is a widely accepted moral concern, but one that points much deeper: Nature itself teaches that some things are naturally right and some are naturally wrong. Appropriately, Pope Benedict read more
Religious litigants seem to be increasing in number. The most recent argument was over Shambo the Hindu bull, now deceased, but there have also been cases brought by Muslims over the right to wear the headscarf. Christians in particular appear to be makinread more
