By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The 25 year-old Swiss-Italian woman who jumped a barricade in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked Pope Benedict XVI to the ground on Christmas Eve expressed regret for her actions during a private meeting with the pope that took place yesterday.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During a traditional January address to the Vatican diplomatic corps yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI called laws ignoring the difference between the sexes an "attack" on creation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Calling the plotline bland and accusing it of “giving a wink toward” environmental fanaticism, Vatican news sources have given James Cameron’s 3-D techno-thriller,
Avatar, less than favorable reviews.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced the launch of a nationwide campaign to push for the enactment of immigration reform legislation in 2010.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The Vatican news agency is reporting that a record number of Catholic pastoral workers were killed around the world in 2009.
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