VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI will focus on the connection between protecting the environment and working for peace in the message he will publish for World Peace Day in 2010, the Vatican said. The theme the pope has chosen for the Jan. 1 celebration is “If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Safeguard Creation,” […]
Continue readingKINSHASA, Congo (CNS) — The Catholic bishops of Congo have called on each citizen to become personally involved in the fight against deeply rooted corruption in the African country. The bishops describe corruption as “one of the bases for the unequal distribution of national resources between the wealthy classes, made up of public authorities, and […]
Continue readingCAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — Catholic officials in Zimbabwe said they are working to involve ordinary Zimbabweans in a constitutional consultation, although many people fear retribution. “People are apprehensive about taking part in discussions about the constitution but, while there is fear, this process has to happen,” said Father Frederick Chiromba, secretary-general of the […]
Continue readingANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) — Episcopal bishops, priests and lay delegates at their church’s triennial convention in Anaheim voted July 14 to lift a moratorium on the ordination of gay and lesbian bishops that had been in place for three years. As reported by Ecumenical News International/Religion News Service, more than 70 percent of lay and […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ethical values are needed to overcome the current global economic crisis as well as to eradicate hunger and promote the real development of all the world’s peoples, Pope Benedict XVI said in his new encyclical. The document, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”), was dated June 29 and released at the […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Keeping a pro-life sensibility during hard economic times can actually help a society through those trying years, Pope Benedict XVI said in his third encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”). In a social encyclical on development and the world’s financial crisis, the pope said it is important to keep in mind […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”), breaks new ground on such topics as microfinancing, intellectual property rights, globalization and the concept of putting one’s wealth at the service of the poor, according to Catholic scholars and church leaders. In interviews with Catholic News Service and in statements […]
Continue readingLONDON (CNS) — British physicians opposed to euthanasia could face discrimination under new medical guidelines on how to treat dying patients, said a Catholic archbishop. Guidelines drafted by the General Medical Council, the regulatory body for the medical profession, were insufficient to protect doctors who believed “passive euthanasia” was morally wrong, said a June 30 […]
Continue readingBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CNS) — Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport praised the Connecticut attorney general June 30 for his opinion urging state ethics officials to stop investigating whether the diocese violated state lobbying laws with its efforts to rally Catholics against legislation that would have given laypeople financial control of their parishes. Bishop Lori called […]
Continue readingBOSTON (CNS) — Just days before a joint partnership between Caritas Christi Health Care and St. Louis-based insurance company Centene Corp. was scheduled to begin, the Archdiocese of Boston announced June 26 that its Caritas Christi Health Care System was relinquishing its membership and equity interests in the venture. The decision to withdraw from the […]
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