Archive for May 3, 2005

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Pope chides power, prestige and the ‘comfortable life’

Some 13,000 pilgrims turned out for Pope Benedict XVI’s Wednesday audience today in which he chided temptations to overemphasize power,... Read more

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Pope Benedict decides to revert to tradition and not preside at beatifications

In his efforts to make events at the Vatican less “Pope-centered”, Pope Benedict XVI has decided that he will not... Read more

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Reconciliation is a dialogue, says Archbishop Chaput about Crusades

In light of Friday’s release of Ridley Scott’s new film about the Crusades, Kingdom of Heaven, Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput... Read more

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Scholars call new Crusade movie ‘rubbish’

With anticipation of English director Ridley Scott’s new film, Kingdom of Heaven steadily growing, the skepticism of many scholars of... Read more

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Brain-damaged firefighter speaks after 10 years

On Saturday, Buffalo firefighter Donald Herbert, who has been in what many might call a persistent vegetative state for nearly... Read more

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Judge’s decision that 13-year-old has right to abortion is ‘absurd’, says pro-life group

A pro-life group said a judge’s decision, allowing a 13-year-old to have an abortion, is “absurd and very harmful abuse.” Read more

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Bishop permits founding of new pro-life society for priests

The creation of a new men’s community, dedicated to pro-life work, has been confirmed.  Read more

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Pharmacists confirm morning-after pill causes chemical abortion

Pharmacists for Life has issued a statement, confirming that the morning-after pill causes abortions and does not simply “prevent pregnancy”... Read more

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P.C. scholars take Christ out of B.C.

The decades-old debate over whether the new terms B.C.E. (before common era) and C.E. (common era) should replace the traditional... Read more

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Bishop Baseotto assures he still is the Ordinary of the Military in Argentina

The Ordinary of the Military in Argentina, Bishop Antonio Juan Baseotto, explained that he is still in the position to... Read more