Friday 29 January 2010

More marriages and families these days are affected by control and trust issues, says Richard Fitzgibbons, but through the sacraments and practice of virtue these problems can be overcome.

Thursday 28 January 2010

A multi-media website was launched on Monday, 25th January to highlight the plight of Christians who suffer for their faith.

The website Where God Weeps – www.wheregodweeps.org has been produced by Catholic Radio and Television Network (CRTN) in cooperation with Aid to the Church in Need.

Thursday 28 January 2010

On 25 January, thousands of people in Pakistan attended the funeral of a 12-year-old Catholic girl who was allegedly raped and killed by her Muslim employer.

Wednesday 27 January 2010

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Archbishop Vincent Nichols said this week that the publication of the apostolic constitution allowing Anglicans the option of entering into full communion with the Catholic Church “will have important consequences” in England.

Wednesday 27 January 2010

The Vatican's Philatelic and Numismatic Office will donate the proceeds of the next stamp it issues to Haiti, which was devastated earlier this month by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

Monday 24 January 2010

The United Nations has just published a report drawing attention to the problems being created due to a rapidly aging world population. Just after the start of the New Year the Department of Economic and Social Affairs published its "World Population Aging 2009" report.

Friday 22 January 2010.

The international Caritas network has called for donations of over AUD $46 million to assist 200,000 earthquake affected people in Haiti over the coming two months.