Oct

25

Appeal for Christians in the East

October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Yesterday afternoon, patriarchs and archbishops from Eastern Catholic churches who are participating in the current meeting of the Synod of Bishops, delivered an appeal to the Holy Father “in favour of our brothers and sisters of the East”, in which they ask for “the confirmation of all attempts being made to [...]

Oct

25

Syrian Prelate Offers West a Hint for Mideast Peace

October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Says Roots of Problem Should Be Tackled
By Inmaculada Álvarez
If Europe and the United States want to build and maintain a climate of peace in the Middle East, they should ensure the presence of Christians there, says an archbishop from the region.
Greek-Melchite Patriarch Gregory III Laham of Antioch in Syria affirmed this to L’Osservatore Romano in [...]

Oct

25

What Good Can Come from a Synod?

October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Looking at Past and Present Memorable Moments
By Father Thomas Rosica, CSB
In John’s Gospel, Philip was trying to recruit Nathanael to become a prophet. Philip mentioned that Jesus had come from Nazareth and Nathanael asked his famous question: “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied: “Come and see.”
Nazareth must have had quite a [...]

Oct

25

US Bishops Decry Falsifying of Church Teaching

October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Both opposing evil and doing good are moral requirements in the abortion issue, and the “Catholic approach” does not allow for choosing just one or the other, clarified two U.S. bishops’ officials.
Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia and Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York, respectively the chair of the episcopal conference’s Committee on Pro-Life [...]

Oct

25

Church Finds Home for Some 18,000 Refugees

October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Church found homes for 30% of the refugees admitted to the United States during the last fiscal year. The U.S. episcopal conference’s Migration and Refugee Services and its diocesan network resettled 17,823 of the 60,192 refugees admitted during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. The refugees came from nations such as Burma, Iraq, [...]

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