Franciscan Friary

  1. Abbey's youngest monk becomes abbot, university chancellor - The youngest monk at a Chicago-area Benedict abbey has been elected abbot and, by virtue of that office, chancellor of Benedictine University. A graduate of the University of Chicago ...
  2. British media outrage over Church's official's condemnation of 'culture of death' - English liberals and gay-rights activists have voiced outrage at a statement by a Catholic official, who said in an interview that London is "the geopolitical epicenter of the culture of ...
  3. Cardinal George: new liturgical translations envision more music - In his archdiocesan newspaper column, Chicago's Cardinal Francis George discusses the preparations that should be made before the introduction of a new English translation of the Roman ...
  4. Cardinal Pell issues warning on same-sex adoption measure - Cardinal George Pell of Sydney has expressed "grave concerns" about pending legislation that would allow homosexual couples to adopt children in the Australian state of New South Wales. ...
  5. Critic of Christianity vies to become Japanese prime minister - A critic of Christianity has announced he will run against Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the September 14 election for the leadership of the Democratic Party of Japan. "I think ...
  6. Dublin's Archbishop Martin has not discussed resignations with Pope - Irish analysts continue to scrutinize Pope Benedict's decision not to accept the resignations of two Dublin auxiliary bishops. The key question being asked: whether the Pope's choice ...
  7. Irish priest, convicted on abuse charges, sentenced to 4-year term - A 76-year-old Irish priest has been sentenced to a 4-year prison term after being convicted on 11 counts of molesting children. Father Eugene Lewis, a former superior of the White Fathers, ...
  8. Karnataka rapped for 'exonerating' police officials in church attacks - A prominent Christian advocacy group in India has criticized the government in the southern Karnataka state, which headed by the Hindu-nationalist BJP Party, for "exonerating three ...
  9. North Korean dictator visits Catholic church in China - Kim Jong Il, whose repression of religion is unmatched by any other world leader, visited a Catholic church in China on August 26. Father Nicholas Liu Wenhui showed the North Korean ...
  10. Orthodox Patriarch calls for 'titanic and righteous battle' to protect the environment - The leader of the Orthodox world is calling upon Orthodox Christians to "take part in the titanic and righteous battle to alleviate the environmental crisis." Calling for "a standard of ...
  11. Pakistan: Christian village deliberately flooded - The Christian village of Khokharabad in the eastern Pakistani province of Punjab has been deliberately flooded, killing at least 15 and leaving 377 residents-- most of them subsistence ...
  12. Pope, Israeli president discuss peace prospects - Pope Benedict XVI met on September 2 with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the papal summer residence on Castel Gandolfo, for a 40-minute talk that centered on peace prospects in the ...
  13. Prayer: the key to healthy family life - Research by social scientists has produced a huge mountain of data showing that families with a strong religious commitment--in particular, families that pray together--are more successful ...
  14. Pro-Obama Catholic group apparently folds - Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, the pro-Obama organization that presented itself as "inspired by Gospel values and the rich history of Catholic social teaching," has apparently ...
  15. Profile of scientists behind lawsuit on embryonic stem-cell research - The Wall Street Journal profiles the two scientists whose lawsuit prompted a federal judge to halt federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research: James Sherley and Theresa Deisher. Both ...
  16. Retired Anglican primate defends 'heroic' Irish Catholic priests - Archbishop Walton Empey, who led the Church of Ireland as Anglican archbishop of Dublin from 1997 to 2002, has written a letter to the Irish Times defending the "heroic" Irish Catholic ...
  17. Seoul conference aims to energize Catholic laity - Father Bernardo Cervellera, the director of the AsiaNews service, reports from the Congress of Asian Catholic Laity, which opened in Seoul this week. Among the themes emerging from the ...
  18. Survey shows overwhelming opposition to legal abortion in El Salvador - A new public-opinion poll in El Salvador has found that by a lopsided margin of 93-7%, the people oppose a constitutional amendment that would allow for legalized abortion. ...
  19. Vatican official steps down after stirring debate on French immigration policy - A Vatican official who had strongly denounced the French government's campaign to expel illegal Gypsy residents has resigned. Archbishop Agostino Marchetto stepped down from his post ...
  20. Woman weeps over her abortion at Austin abortion funding hearing - At a September 1 public hearing on the budget of Central Health, which provides public health services in the Austin area, people spoke for and against the agency's decision to spend ...