Oct

22

Hong Kong Bishops Concerned for Detainees

October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Urge China to Release Imprisoned Catholics
In the wake of the death of an imprisoned underground bishop in China, the Hong Kong bishops’ justice and peace commission urged authorities to release all Catholics who are detained without good cause.
In Sunday’s edition of Hong Kong’s diocesan weekly Kung Kao Po, the commission questioned the way the local [...]

Oct

22

Aborting Viable Lives

October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

British Parliament Launches Inquiry on Age Limit
By Father John Flynn, LCA long-running debate over age limits for abortions was renewed last week in England. Current law allows abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy, but improvements in survival rates for babies born prematurely have led to pressure for the limit to be lowered.
The Abortion [...]

Oct

22

Blessed Timothy Giaccardo

October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Joseph Giaccardo was born on June 13, 1896, in Narzole, Italy. His parents were hard-working farmers. Joseph acquired good habits from them. They loved their Catholic faith, which he learned from them. Joseph prayed to Jesus in the Eucharist and to Mary. He had a little statue of Mary on a ledge in his room.
Joseph [...]

Oct

22

Media Benefits and Dangers

October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Canadian Study Calls for Greater Responsibility in Use
By Father John Flynn, LC
An explosion in media technology means both parents and society need to be more alert to the dangers children face. This was the warning contained in the Oct. 15 report entitled “Good Servant, Bad Master: Electronic Media and the Family,” published by the Ottawa-based [...]