Archive for August 2, 2010

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US priest appointed as secretary of Vatican council for religious

Redemptorist Fr. Joseph William Tobin was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the new secretary of the Congregation for Institutes... Read more

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Human trials for embryonic stem cell treatment a crime, says Bishop Sgreccia

Following Friday's news that a U.S. company has been given the go ahead to experiment with embryonic stem cells on... Read more

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Mexican bishops express solidarity with Arizona immigrants

The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico published a message of solidarity with those affected by Arizona’s new... Read more

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Venezuelan cardinal praised for civility before National Assembly

After Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez called Cardinal Jorge Urosa of Caracas a "neanderthal" and said that the Pope is not the... Read more

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First of 53,000 altar servers arriving in Rome on pilgrimage

On Monday, St. Peter's Square and the streets of Rome were already teeming with youth from many places in Europe... Read more

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Colombian authorities sign accord to grant absolute protection to human life

During the 10th Meeting of Colombian Governors, 30 governors, Mayor Samuel Moreno of Bogota and other top administration officials, singed... Read more

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Anglo-Catholic bishops try to rally supporters but foresee conversions to Rome

Fifteen Anglican bishops have acknowledged that many Anglicans will convert to Roman Catholicism because of current proposals to ordain women... Read more

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Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch profoundly resents city's gay pride parade

A "gay pride" parade held in Jerusalem last week was met with "profound resentment" by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem... Read more