Archive for December 16, 2003

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Material well-being can’t satisfy the human soul, Pope says

Pope John Paul II skipped his regular comments on the psalms and canticles of Vespers to focus the last general... Read more

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Catholic apologist regrets Cardinal Martino’s comments on Saddam

(By Deal Hudson) .- Deal Hudson, Catholic apologist and editor of  Crisis Magazine issued today an electronic newsletter criticizing Cardinal... Read more

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Pope gives thanks to Northern Italians for Christmas tree

At the end of today’s weekly general audience, during his multi-language greetings to the faithful, Pope John Paul expressed special... Read more

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Florida town sued for not allowing display of Christian Nativity

A lawsuit was filed against the Town of Palm Beach Dec. 15, after town officials refused to display the Christian... Read more

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Scientific experts agree embryonic stem cells are unnecessary for medical progress

A new resource, compiled by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Prolife Committee, shows that international scientific experts agree that... Read more

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Record numbers of people attend audiences of John Paul II

The Apostolic Prefecture of the Vatican announced Pope John Paul II has broken the record for the number of people... Read more

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Bishop decries senselessness of children dying of hunger in Argentina

Auxiliary Bishop José Antonio Gentico of Buenos Aires says “it is absurd that in a country like Argentina where bread... Read more

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Iraqi priest calls for the building of a new nation after capture of Saddam

Speaking with the Catholic news agency Fides, Fr. Nizar Semaan, a renowned priest of the diocese of Nineveh (Iraq), said... Read more