Archive for February 4, 2004

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Pope slams Anti-Semitism, supports Palestinian plight

Pope John Paul II received on Thursday a group from the American Jewish Committee and, during brief remarks, recalled their... Read more

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Program for World Day of the Sick revealed

Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, presented on Thursaday at the Vatican Press... Read more

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Marriage, not civil unions, for same-sex couples, says Massachusetts court

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declared yesterday that the creation of a new legal category for the union of same-sex... Read more

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Archbishop Conti accuses BBC of bias against Catholic Church

Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow accused the BBC of “gross insensitivity” to the Catholic Church and of encouraging “a tabloid... Read more

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Gibson may delete a scene in 'Passion'

The New York Times reported yesterday that a close associate of Mel Gibson said the actor/director has decided to delete... Read more

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Canadian Catholic development agency excludes funding for programs that distribute condoms

Canada’s Catholic development agency has adopted a policy that excludes funding for HIV/AIDS programs that distribute condoms.  Read more

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Italian referee leaves professional basketball to become missionary

At 28 years of age, Simone Strozzi had a successful career as a referee for Series A Italian Basketball, the... Read more

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Cubans establish prison ministry to assist political prisoners

A parish in the Cuban city of Güines has established a prison ministry to assist political prisoners in the region,... Read more

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Bishops say Argentinean government should enforce Constitution and oppose abortion

The Bishops Conference of Argentina has published a document calling attention to the protection the country’s Constitution grants to the... Read more