Archive for July 11, 2005

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New Vatican document calls prostitution an ‘act of violence’ and a ‘form of slavery’

In a new document released yesterday the Vatican called prostitution a “form of modern day slavery” and an act of... Read more

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Vatican calls for eradication of illegal arms trade

Speaking to a group at the United Nations yesterday, the Vatican’s Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer to the U.N. called... Read more

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Anglican priests may defect to Catholic Church if women bishops approved, warned cleric

A senior cleric in the Church of England has warned that he and as many as 800 other priests may... Read more

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US not secular but ‘interfaith’ nation, says bishop Wensky

The Founding Fathers of the United States were right is setting up a limited government, yet these checks and balances... Read more

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Pro-life expert decries ‘unconstitutionality’ ruling on partial birth abortion; calls for judges, not activists

 In response to a federal appeals court which recently ruled that the U.S.’s ban on partial birth abortion is unconstitutional,... Read more

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Catholic family conference opens on weekend

In an effort to strengthen family life and society through the Catholic faith, a number of organizations have collaborated to... Read more

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WHO puts abortifacients on essential drug list

The World Health Organization has added two abortifacient drugs on its list of essential medicines for developing countries, says a... Read more

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Fatima holds vigil for victims of London's terrorist attacks

The international shrine of Our Lady, located in Fatima, Portugal, will hold an evening prayer vigil today in remembrance of... Read more

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Canadian Senate to hear bishops, experts on same-sex marriage bill

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has been given one last chance to argue its case against the legal... Read more

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Concern in Uruguay over decision by cable ops to cancel EWTN

Popular Jesuit priest Father Horacio Bojorge denounced the decision by two cable operators in Montevideo to drop EWTN from their... Read more

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Cardinal Rivera says Mexico still in need of true religious freedom

The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said this week the country is still in need of true... Read more

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Paraguayan bishop says homosexual “marriage” is a fruit of an age of decadence

Bishop Claudio Gimenez Medina of Caacupe and President of the Paraguayan Bishops’ Conference told the Fides news agency this week... Read more

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Argentinean bishop says education key to social integration

The president of Caritas Argentina, Bishop Jorge Casaretto, said last week that improving education is the key to overcoming “the... Read more