Jan

20

Obama Is Subject of Pro-life Ad

January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

Every life has potential is the message of an ad to be aired repeatedly on Black Entertainment Television in Chicago during Tuesday’s coverage of Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration.
The 30-second spot, produced by CatholicVote.org, begins with ultrasound image of an unborn baby.
“This child’s future is a broken home,” the overlying text states, [...]

Jan

20

There’s No Place Like Home, Says Benedict XVI

January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

There’s no place like home when it comes to learning life lessons such as peace, work, concord and respect, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope affirmed this Sunday in a talk he gave via video link to crowds gathered at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The group had just [...]

Jan

20

2nd Meditation for Christian Unity Prayer Week

January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Here is a meditation jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches for the second day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
The week began Sunday and continues through Jan. 25, the feast of the Conversion [...]

Jan

20

Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts in the Vatican Library

January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

VIS-Press releasesA communique made public today announces that at 10 a.m. on 30 January in the conference hall at Via dell’Ospedale 1, Rome, a presentation will take place of a newly-published book entitled “Hebrew Manuscripts in the Vatican Library: Catalogue”.
Among those participating in the event will be Cardinal Raffaele Farina S.D.B., [...]

Jan

20

Pope to Visit Rome Town Hall on 9 March

January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Accepting an invitation from the mayor and local council of Rome, the Holy Father will visit the town hall of that city on Monday 9 March, where he will participate in an extraordinary session of the council dedicated to the theme of “the universal value of Rome, capital of Catholicism and of [...]