Archive for October 21, 2004

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Davenport may be third U.S. diocese to file for bankruptcy protection in recent months

The Diocese of Davenport may file for bankruptcy protection today if it does not win a four-month delay in a... Read more

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Latest Anglican report unlikely to bring healing, says Christian journalist

A contributing editor of Christianity Today says the Anglican Church’s recent Windsor Report will be painful for many conservative Anglicans... Read more

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Second Utah city within five months wins Ten Commandments monument fight

A ruling released Oct. 20 states that Duchesne City, Utah, acted constitutionally when it sold land on which a Ten... Read more

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Supreme Court reverses ruling that legalized anacephaly abortion in Brazil

In an expected move, the Supreme Court of Brazil reversed a ruling by one of its judges in July that... Read more

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Bishops call on Fox to ensure Mexico votes against human cloning at UN

The Bishops Conference of Mexico issued a statement this week addressed to President Vicente Fox, calling on the leader to... Read more

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France begins expelling students who wear head scarves

French schools have begun expelling Muslim girls for wearing headscarves to class in defiance of a new law banning religious... Read more

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Venezuelan bishops encourage participation in regional elections

With regional and municipal elections just two weeks away, the Bishops Conference of Venezuela issued a statement exhorting the populace... Read more

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Abortion is a human rights issue, not only religious, says Archbishop

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, in an op-ed piece published in today’s New York Times, blasted the notion that moral... Read more

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Chaste love defends the family against attack and fights AIDS, says Pope

Pope John Paul II, in an address to bishops from Angola and Sao Tome this morning – the 26th anniversary... Read more

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Catholics, as voters or elected officials, must defend human person, bishop Wenski says

In a homily during the Closing Mass of the Catholic Leadership Conference held in Philadelphia yesterday, Bishop Thomas Wenski of... Read more

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West Virginia Bishop: abortion is 'Greatest Evil of Our Age'

In the light of statistics that indicate that “Catholics are no different than the general population in their opinion on... Read more

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Vatican says 'No' to cloning at UN assembly

The Vatican has backed a treaty that completely bans human cloning as United Nations members began two days of debate... Read more