Archive for September 19, 2010

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Arizona Catholics eye long-term recovery in Haiti

It’s estimated that more than 200,000 Haitians died in the earthquake that toppled Port-au-Prince last January. The tremor lasted 35... Read more

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Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist, to be celebrated on September 21

Saint Matthew, the first-century tax collector turned apostle who chronicled the life and ministry of Christ in his Gospel, will... Read more

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Facing crash, Vancouver man sacrifices self to save pregnant wife

Brian Wood, a 33-year-old resident of Vancouver, B.C., was killed in an auto collision on September 3, when the driver... Read more

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Minnesota bishop encourages Catholics to act against same-sex ‘marriage’ dangers

The bishops of Minnesota are “alarmed” by continuing attacks on marriage, Bishop of Winona John Quinn has said. He reported... Read more

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Cardinal Newman blessed by Benedict XVI with beatification

The Holy Father has declared that John Henry Cardinal Newman will "henceforth be invoked as Blessed." Despite inclement weather, tens... Read more

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Pope pays tribute to Newman's contributions

In his homily during the beatification Mass, the Holy Father remembered the mark Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman left on... Read more

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Benedict XVI renews resolve for peace against 'shame and horror' of war

The Holy Father contrasted Cardinal Newman's "auspicious" beatification day with the commemoration of 70 years since the Battle of Britain... Read more

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Vatican 'confident' about future canonization of Newman

Speaking to journalists less than an hour after Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman's beatification, Vatican spokesman Fr. Lombardi expressed confidence... Read more

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UK visit declared a 'spiritual success' by Fr. Lombardi

Behind the crowds who came to see the Pope are "hearts and minds that understand" the Pope's message, said the... Read more

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People of UK have 'deep thirst' for the Gospel, Pope tells bishops

The Holy Father met with the bishops of Scotland, Wales and England at Oscott College in Birmingham on Sunday before... Read more

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Pope Benedict gives farewell address to UK

Before embarking on the papal plane for his return flight to Rome, the Holy Father marked the end of his... Read more