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
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
Only one in seven Brits is happy with the way society is at present and nearly seven out of ten (68%) want it to be more neighbourly, according to new research published today by Theos, the public theology think tank. Only 16% of people want to live in a read more
The Holy Father resumed his weekly catechesis on Wednesday 1st August 2007, picking up where he left off in early July when he began vacation. The Pope held up St. Basil, a bishop and fourth-century Doctor of the Church as an example of a man who was openread more
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace supports British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s project to rally leaders of government, business and faith-based organizations in pushing to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. “The time for siread more
The president of the Committee on Marriage and the Family of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Bishop John Hine, expressed his “special concern” for a law that “would make cohabitation equivalent to marriage,” giving them “legal reread more
CNA reports that one of the largest and oldest Roman Catholic adoption agencies in England, Catholic Care, will stop finding parents for children in need due to the government’s new laws on homosexual adoptions. The Sexual Orientation Regulations read more
The percentage of students passing Higher exams has increased since last year, according to the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The exam body said the pass rate for 2007 was 71.7%, more than reversing a 0.4% drop to 70.8% in 2006. However, thread more
The Bishops of New South Wales in Australia have released a pastoral letter inviting Catholic educational leaders, staff, parents and the broader Catholic community to reflect on the nature and role of Catholic schools and where they are headed. The diread more
