Archive for June 30, 2008

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CNA introduces new column for Pauline Year

In celebration of the Jubilee Year of St. Paul, Catholic News Agency is pleased to announce that we have added... Read more

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To be a pastor, you must love Christ, Pope reminds archbishops

The forty metropolitan archbishops who received their palliums on Sunday, accompanied by some of their family members, met with the... Read more

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Orthodox join Catholics in celebrating Year of St. Paul

Patriarch Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, arrived in Rome on Saturday to open the celebration... Read more

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Archbishop deplores founding of false Reformed Catholic Church in Venezuela

Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro and vice president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference deplored the founding of the self-proclaimed “Reformed... Read more

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Pope Benedict considering trip to Africa in 2009

In an interview with the Italian newspaper Avvenire, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, pointed out that Pope Benedict... Read more

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Bishops reject proposal to include right to abortion in Ecuadoran constitution

The Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador released a statement last week rejecting the approval by the Constitutional Assembly of an ambiguous... Read more

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Cardinal Schönborn to moderate debate on creation and evolution at WYD

The organizers of World Youth Day 2008, which will be held July 15-20 in Sydney, are preparing a debate on... Read more

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Religious freedom cornerstone of human rights, says Spanish cardinal

In his most recent pastoral letter, the Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia said religious freedom is “the... Read more

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Anglican traditionalists sidestep Archbishop of Canterbury

The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a group of traditionalist Anglicans, released its final statement in Jerusalem on Sunday relegating... Read more

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Daughter of singer Charlotte Church baptized

Singer Charlotte Church and her partner Gavin Henson christened their daughter at a Catholic church in Cardiff on Saturday. Read more