Archive for October 25, 2007

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Holy See cements relations with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Pope Benedict invited to visit

Relations between the fledgling Eastern European countries Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Holy See took a big step forward today... Read more

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Presentation of “Processus Contra Templarios”

This morning in the Vatican's Old Synod Hall, the book "Processus Contra Templarios," was presented by the Vatican Secret Archives.  Read more

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New attempt to put abortion up for vote thwarted in Uruguay

A new attempt by lawmakers in Uruguay to put abortion up for vote in the Senate was thwarted this week... Read more

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Venezuelan cardinal rebuffs attempts to silence legitimate criticism

The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, said this week that as a Venezuelan, he has the right to... Read more

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Catholics in Costa Rica concerned about cable company dropping EWTN in Spanish

Several Catholic organizations in Costa Rica have expressed concern about EWTN’s Spanish-language channel possibly being dropped by Cable Tica. Read more

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Man who murdered American nun condemned to 27 years in prison

Rayfan das Neves Sales, who killed American Sister Dorothy Stang on February 12, 2005, in the Brazilian region of Anapu,... Read more

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UNICEF creates alliance with abortion supporters “to combat infant mortality”

UNICEF, the UN agency created to protect childhood, has joined forces with pro-abortion entities in order to “combat infant mortality”... Read more

Mary Ann Glendon who is currently the president of the Pontifical Academy for the Sciences?w=200&h=150

President Bush poised to appoint Mary Ann Glendon as U.S. ambassador to Vatican

It looks as though the well-known lawyer and pro-life feminist Mary Ann Glendon may become the newest U.S. ambassador to... Read more

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Bosnian Catholic population in severe decline

Ten years after the brutal civil war in Bosnia the country's Catholic population has taken a steep dive, Vatican Radio... Read more

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Northern Ireland passes anti-abortion motion in "victory” for unborn children

The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a motion refusing to draft guidelines on abortion that would have changed how the... Read more

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"Homosexual baby "ad campaign" a bit strange" says Vatican cardinal

The Vatican's Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has come out against a controversial advertising campaign whose goal is to... Read more

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Russian archbishop has hope for the unification of Catholics and the Orthodox

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, the leader of the Russian Catholics announced that tensions between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church... Read more

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Abortionist ordered to release records of woman's death

The mother of a woman who died during an abortion has secured a court order requiring an abortionist to release... Read more

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Religious leaders denounce religious violence as "blasphemous"

A joint declaration from the leaders of various world religions has soundly condemned the use of violence in the service... Read more

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Vatican watcher reveals Italian cardinal’s Conclave speech to Pope Benedict

The Vatican insider Sandro Magister has done it again. This time, the journalist for the Italian daily L’Espresso gives his... Read more