Archive for October 12, 2007

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Archbishop Niederauer apologizes for giving Communion to “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” at San Francisco Parish

In a column to appear on Sunday, October 19 on "Catholic San Francisco," Archbishop George H. Niederauer apologizes for giving... Read more

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Pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute produces bogus abortion statistics

Steven W. Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute has attacked the global abortion estimates of the pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher... Read more

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran responds to letter sent to Pope from 138 Muslims?w=200&h=150

Muslim leaders write to Pope, Cardinal Tauran calls letter a “very encouraging sign”

More than 130 Muslim leaders, politicians, and scholars have addressed a letter to Pope Benedict XVI in an attempt to... Read more

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College's Catholic status threatened for hosting pro-abortion groups at conference

Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts has condemned the decision by the Jesuit-run College of the... Read more

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Political expert examines the Catholic Vote for 2008

If the United States presidential race comes down to candidates Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton, the Catholic vote will swing... Read more

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HLI President predicts financial martyrdom for believers

Father Thomas J. Euteneur, president of Human Life International, said Christian martyrdom will take on different forms in the future. ... Read more

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Communion for pro-abortion politicians shouldn’t be refused, says Cardinal McCarrick

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the retired archbishop of Washington D.C. has recommended that the Catholic Church forcefully preach the pro-life message... Read more

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Russian Orthodox walk out of ecumenical talks

The delegation of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow has walked out of a joint session of Catholic and Orthodox theologians... Read more

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Website launched in memory of slain priest in Iraq

Father Rayan Atto, pastor of the Chaldean Catholic parish of Mar Qardagh in Erbil, announced this week a new website... Read more

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Dominican cardinal receives guarantees that abortion will not be legalized

Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo announced this week he has received guarantees from lawmakers that abortion... Read more

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Bishops ask Bolivian president not to imitate the Chavez government

The vice president and the general secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, Bishop Edmundo Abastoflor and Bishop Jesus Juarez,... Read more

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Venezuelan cardinal in serious condition, but doctors hopeful for recovery

Doctor Juan Baltar, who is the physician for Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, said this week the cardinal is in... Read more

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World Meeting of Families to be held in Mexico City, Pope writes letter

The Holy Father has written a letter to Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family,... Read more

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Bishop Zubik to Speak at 2007 Pennsylvania Pro-Life Conference

Most Rev. David A. Zubik, bishop of Pittsburgh, will deliver opening remarks and the invocation at the Celebrate Life Banquet... Read more