Archive for August 18, 2004

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Direct involvement by U.S. necessary for resolution of crisis in Darfur, says bishop

In a telephone press conference given yesterday, Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, chairman of the USCCB International Policy Committee, expressed... Read more

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Catholic leader regrets ‘low-brow tactics’ of newspaper aimed at discrediting him

The publisher of a leading Catholic magazine regrets the “low-brow tactics” of a left-wing newspaper, which is planning on publishing... Read more

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Vatican newspaper calls papal pilgrimage to Lourdes a “hymn in honor of life”

The official Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, called the recent trip by Pope John Paul II to the Marian shrine of... Read more

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First Vietnamese parish in U.S. marks 25th anniversary

Bursting with life and activity, the first Vietnamese parish in the United States marked its 25th anniversary last weekend with... Read more

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California Episcopal parishes break from church over gay bishop

Two Episcopal parishes in southern California announced Aug. 17 that they have left the U.S. Episcopal Church, in reaction to... Read more

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Asian bishop’s conference tackles issues of globalization and acculturation of Gospel

The issue of the acculturation of the Gospel into the Asian way of life and the issues arising from globalization,... Read more

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Dominican Republic Cardinal calls on President to restore morality

Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, called on President Leonel Fernandez, who began his... Read more

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Church is impartial but not indifferent, says Venezuelan Cardinal

Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino, Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Venezuela, addressed national leaders this week, saying the bishops’... Read more