Archive for November 24, 2009

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Priest of breakaway St. Louis parish says he is willing to step down

The excommunicated priest of a breakaway St. Louis parish has said he would be willing to step down if it... Read more

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Quaker group nominates excommunicated priest for Nobel Peace Prize

Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest who was excommunicated for refusing to affirm Catholic teaching on the ordination of women,... Read more

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Catholic bioethicist weighs in on paralyzed man thought to be unconscious for 23 years

A paralyzed man who was misdiagnosed as comatose for 23 years is again communicating with the world after new brain... Read more

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Christianity is not at the service of civil power, says Cardinal Bagnasco

The Archbishop of Genoa and president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, remarked last week that, “Christianity rejects... Read more

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Catholic bishops reiterate that Senate health care bill is 'fundamentally flawed'

In a teleconference Monday afternoon, representatives of the USCCB reiterated that the current Senate health care bill needs “substantial improvement”... Read more

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Uruguayan bishops reissue voter guide as elections draw near

With the second round of presidential elections just days away, the Uruguayan bishops have reissued their voter guidelines published at... Read more

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Vatican announces celebrations for Cultural Patrimony of the Church, World Day for Migrants

The Vatican announced today that it will be holding two press conferences at the end of the week: one to... Read more

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Tennessee hospital changes mind, will provide care for nine month old

After attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) filed an emergency court motion on behalf of a nine month-old baby... Read more

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'Hardball' host gives 'insulting lecture' during interview with Bishop Tobin, Catholic League charges

On Monday Bishop Thomas Tobin tangled with television pundit Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s “Hardball” about the relation between religion and... Read more

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Law on homosexual unions in Mexico City is a 'legal monstrosity,' expert says

The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers of Mexico, Armando Martinez, criticized a proposed measure this week that would... Read more

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Archdiocese of Chicago increases housing aid for Latinos

Not long after criticism that the Archdiocese of Chicago hasn't reached out to Latinos, the archdiocese  has announced that it... Read more

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Cardinal Rouco Varela denounces 'deficient' regulation of religion classes

The Archbishop of Madrid and president of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, criticized the Spanish... Read more

Youth from the Diocese of Charleston, SC pray at the Closing Mass (Joe Cory/Key Photo)?w=200&h=150

Catholic youth shut down Kansas City, jump-start it with faith

From November 19-21, 21,000 teens and 3,000 adult chaperones descended on Kansas City for the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC),... Read more

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Missionary Orthodox priest laid to rest after being murdered by masked gunman

An Orthodox priest who was murdered in church by a masked gunman was laid to rest in Moscow on Monday.... Read more