Archive for June 27, 2005

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Pope Benedict calls Catechism Compendium ‘a renewed announcement of the Gospel’

At a special liturgy this morning for the debut of the new Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church,... Read more

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Vatican unveils new compendium of Catholic Catechism

The dense Catechism of the Catholic Church, groundbreaking when it debuted in 1992, will now be even more accessible to... Read more

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Thousands gather for Cardinal Sin’s funeral, Philippine’s ‘champion of the poor’

The Manila Cathedral was packed this morning for the funeral mass of the much-loved Jaime Cardinal Sin, former archbishop of... Read more

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The road to Sainthood: Beatification process for John Paul the Great set to open

Mere two months and twenty-six days  after his death in April,  the Vatican will officially open the cause for beatification... Read more

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Pope to vacation in Italian alps

According to an announcement from the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI will spend much... Read more

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Cardinal McCarrick ready to retire but always open to God’s call

Theodore Cardinal McCarrick is looking forward to his retirement but says he would continue to serve as archbishop of Washington... Read more

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Boston remembers Uganda martyrs, honors St. Peter

This past weekend was one of celebration, remembrance and tradition in the Archdiocese of Boston. Archbishop Sean O’Malley led a... Read more

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Catholic medical experts back new ethical embryonic stem-cell research

A new experimental technique that could produce embryo-like stem cells — without killing human embryos in the process — has... Read more

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Pro-life advocates concerned about possible pick for Supreme Court

Pro-life advocates are concerned that President George W. Bush may be considering Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as a nominee to... Read more

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Summer Conferences aim to help young people ‘experience God’s glory’

As teens around the U.S. shed schoolbooks and paperwork for summer vacation, thousands are gearing up for a different kind... Read more

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Legislators discredit themselves by support for unjust laws, warns Navarro-Valls

The director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said in Madrid this week that when legislators approve norms... Read more

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Cardinal exhorts Bolivians to seek peace and reject hatred

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, Cardinal Juan Terrazas Sandoval, called on Bolivians this week to reject the... Read more

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Archbishop of San Salvador proposes strengthening values to combat gangs

Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, told young people this week that stronger moral and civic values... Read more