Archive for July 25, 2005

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Vatican calls Israeli criticism of Pope unfounded, says attacks were included in statement

The Vatican reacted yesterday to harsh criticism from Israel over a claim that they were deliberately ignored by the Pope... Read more

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Cardinal says enough of euphemisms—Terry Schiavo was killed

The President of the Pontifical Council for Heath Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, recalled the Terry Schiavo case this week... Read more

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Ordination of women priests not valid, says canon law expert

The ordinations of nine women yesterday on a boat in the St. Lawrence River are not valid and cannot be... Read more

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Archbishop thinks ‘ordination’ ceremony could mean automatic excommunication

On Monday, nine women had themselves ‘ordained’ as Catholic priests aboard a boat near Ottawa, Canada, an act, which one... Read more

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Muslim world must condemn terrorism, says Iraqi priest

The Muslim world must condemn terrorism “carried out in its name,” says an Iraqi Catholic priest in Mosul.  Read more

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Roberts should not have to submit to religious litmus test, says Catholic League

Supreme Court nominee Judge John Roberts should not have to submit to a religious litmus test, says Catholic League president... Read more

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Mass. governor to veto emergency contraception bill

Gov. Mitt Romney has announced that he will veto a bill that would make the morning-after pill available without a... Read more

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Japanese Bishops call for peace on anniversary of a-bombs

Catholic bishops in Japan have released a message for the 60th anniversary of the World War II atomic bomb droppings... Read more

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Aid to the Church in Need donates 70 million euros in 137 countries

Aid to the Church in Need distributed about 70 million euros in 2004, supporting nearly 6,000 pastoral projects in 137... Read more

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Dominican bishop supports priest’s work among Haitian immigrants

Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, issued a statement this week expressing the support of... Read more

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Bishops and priests to participate in international retreat

This Friday the V International Retreat for Priests, organized by the Latin American Catholic Charismatic Council and the Latin American... Read more

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Argentinean archbishop calls on Christians to avoid “new reading” of the Gospel

Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, is calling on Argentineans to avoid falling into a “new reading of the Gospel,”... Read more