Apr

18

A “Priest of Divine Mercy” Beatified

April 18, 2007 | 1 Comment

Father Luigi Boccardo (1861-1936)
Father Luigi Boccardo, known as an apostle of merciful love, was proclaimed blessed in his native city of Turin.
Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes, presided over the beatification Mass, held Sunday in the Church of the Holy Face. Cardinal Severino Poletto, archbishop of Turin, concelebrated.
Luigi Boccardo […]

Apr

18

Saint of the Day - Saint Apollonius the Apologist

April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Apollonius, a Roman senator, had converted to Christianity some time around the last years of Aurelius, and some time around 186, one of Apollonius’ slaves named Severus formally accused his master of being Christian and denying the emperor cult of Rome.
The Praetorian prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, arrested him, also putting the slave to death as […]

Apr

18

Caritas Urging Political Action for Iraqi Refugees

April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Caritas Internationalis says the Iraqi refugee crisis threatens to destabilize the whole region as the number of people fleeing the conflict tops 2 million.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is sponsoring a conference in Geneva today and Wednesday to highlight the plight of Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries as well as within Iraq.
Caritas Internationalis, […]

Apr

18

Virginia Tech Needs Our Prayers

April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Virginia Tech was left with 33 dead last Monday in a tragedy that seems to be a reoccurrence in the U.S.A. These deaths’s were senseless and should deeply sadden all of us. There were also many wounded with multiple gun shot wounds.
This young man that was responsible for the shooting at Virginia Tech was Cho […]

Apr

18

Supreme Court has Upheld a Ban on Partial-Birth Abortions

April 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The five-to-four ruling says the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, which became law in 2003, does not violate a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.
In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy writes that opponents “have not demonstrated that the Act would be unconstitutional in a large fraction of relevant cases.” Justices Clarence Thomas , Antonin Scalia, […]