Archive for September 13, 2006

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Pope tells priests, you must rely on God not your own powers

On the last day of his Bavarian Tour Pope Benedict XVI was greeted with applause and broad smiles as he... Read more

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Benedict leaves Bavaria “deeply moved” and offering thanks

Departing his beloved homeland for Rome today, Pope Benedict XVI told Germans that he had come simply to bring the... Read more

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Church has role in mediation of peace in Middle East, says new secretary of state

The role of the Catholic Church in light of the crises in the Middle East is to serve as a... Read more

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Catholic support waning for Labour Party, says Scottish bishop

Bishop Philip Tartaglia of Paisley warned the Labour Party it was losing the support of large numbers of Catholic voters... Read more

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Cardinal invites priests to hear witness of sex-abuse victims

Cardinal Justin Rigali has invited his local priests to join him Friday to listen to the accounts from victims of... Read more

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Canadian hospital under fire for sticking to Catholic ethics

A family physician in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, has launched a petition to overturn the decision of a Catholic-run hospital to no... Read more

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Papal visit a break for city of Freising

Until just a few days ago, the Marian Cathedral of Freising, with its baroque ornamentation, was full of scaffolding and... Read more

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Chilean young people march against distribution of morning after pill in schools

In response to the decision by the government of Chilean president Michelle Bachelet to distribute the morning after pill, free... Read more

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Cardinal exhorts parents to demand removal of controversial textbooks on sexuality

Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniquez of Guadalajara, Mexico, has called on parents “not to let their guard down” and to demand... Read more

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Death threats force priest to abandon parish in Colombia

The Archdiocese of Medellin has reported that Father Juan Guillermo Zapata was forced to abandon his parish in the town... Read more

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Holy See and Catholic doctors organize congress on stem cells

The Pontifical Academy for Life and the International Federation of Associations of Catholic Doctors (IFACD) will host the International Congress,... Read more

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Catholic groups question law school over choice of politician as guest lecturer

Several Catholic groups have expressed their displeasure at the decision of The Catholic University of America to bring Bob Casey,... Read more