Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Senate passes church-backed Child Custody Protection Act Participants praise Church Management Institute New programs emerging to train church leaders in management Evangelizers must heed God's call to reach out to all, says cardinal St. Louis parishes persevere despite loss of power, storm damage Catholic Digest launches subscription program for troops Vatican newspaper criticizes EU vote on stem-cell research funding Vatican asks Syria to open borders to refugees, foreign workers Mexican bishops offer to mediate electoral crisis, call for prayers Catholic aid agencies criticize U.S., EU for collapse of trade talks Nazareth's streets empty as tourists retreat to safer southern Israel Cardinal George of Chicago to undergo surgery for bladder cancer Storms bring tumult, unexpected blessings to those caring for seniors Catholic-run centers swamped with immigrants wanting to learn English |
