Archive for March 21, 2004

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Pope defends rights of persons in "vegetative" state, questions term "vegetative"

Any "patient in a vegetative state had the right to basic sanitary assistance – food, water and hygiene – and... Read more

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Holy See deplores killing of Palestinean radical leader

The Vatican Spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said this morning that "the Holy See joins the international community in deploring" the killing... Read more

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After proclaiming four new blessed, Pope encourages Spaniards after attack

On Sunday, after proclaiming four new blessed -two of them Spanish, - Pope John Paul encouraged again Spaniards after the... Read more

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4,000 Catholic men gather for fellowship, spiritual strength

Nearly 4,000 men, ranging from pre-teens to the elderly, attended the 10th annual Catholic Men's Conference, March 20, organized to... Read more

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Vatican policy will oppose pulling out of Iraq, expert predicts

Sandro Magister, religious reporter of the Italian weekly L’Espresso and a noted Vatican analyst, claims in his weekly report that... Read more

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Suffering of Jesus in “The Passion” touching hearts, says Brazilian bishop

The head of the Brazilian Bishops Conference’s Committee for Culture, Education and Social Communications, Bishop Orani João Tempesta of Sao... Read more

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Bishops of Argentina express strong support for “The Passion”

On the occasion of the release of “The Passion of the Christ” in Argentina on Thursday, March 25, the official... Read more

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Peruvian bishops call for defense of human life against “reproductive health policy”

In order to mark the celebration of the “Day of the Unborn Child,” which falls on March 25, the Feast... Read more