Archive for July 11, 2008

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Oldest northeastern U.S. Catholic parish celebrates bicentennial

St. Patrick Catholic Church in Newcastle, Maine will celebrate its bicentennial this weekend. The church, whose building was completed in... Read more

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Romanian Orthodox synod disciplines bishop for intercommunion with Catholics

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has decided to “forgive” two Orthodox bishops for their participation in religious... Read more

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Pope to leave for World Youth Day on Saturday

Shepherd One, Pope Benedict XVI’s airplane will take off from Rome on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. bearing the Holy Father... Read more

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Young people eagerly anticipating arrival of Pope in Sydney for WYD

The L'Osservatore Romano reported this week that young people in Sydney are eagerly anticipating the opening of World Youth Day... Read more

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CNA introduces ‘Indispensable Economics’ with Dr. William Luckey

Catholic News Agency is pleased to announce a new column named “Indispensable Economics,” written by Dr. William Luckey.  Each week,... Read more

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McCain campaign plans ‘very aggressive’ outreach to Catholic voters

John McCain is preparing to ramp up his efforts to reach out to Catholic voters with a “very, very aggressive”... Read more

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Obama’s director of Catholic Outreach ‘dodges’ opportunity to reach Catholics

Mark Linton, director of Catholic Outreach for the Obama Campaign, refused to appear on a Catholic radio show to explain... Read more

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Dutch organization promoting 'sex camp' for young people in Ecuador

The Dutch anti-life foundation HIVOS, together with the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, is organizing... Read more

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Pro-life NGO rejects court ruling in favor of ‘professional right’ to hide abortion

The president of the Argentinean pro-life NGO “Pro-Vida,” Dr. Roberto Castellano, issued a statement this week strongly rejecting a recent... Read more

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Bolivian cardinal says meaning of the family needs to be recovered

The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, called on Bolivians this week to... Read more

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Cardinal Garcia-Gasco addresses human rights vs. rights for animals

The Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, said this week that human dignity “is not subordinate to the decisions of... Read more

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Minnesota professor encourages theft and desecration of Eucharist

A Minnesota professor and science blogger has said he will personally desecrate the Eucharist and publish photos of the desecration... Read more

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Australian bishops launch program to sustain World Youth Day enthusiasm

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s National Office for Evangelization has launched an evangelization program called “Rewired” to sustain the enthusiasm... Read more