Archive for October 18, 2005

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Mercy and redemption: two of the great characteristics of God, says Pope

Today, as Pope Benedict XVI reached the exact 6-month mark since his election to the papacy, he told an audience... Read more

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New group aims to protect freedom of religion

A new group founded to protect freedom of religion in the U.S. is staging an unusual campaign--one to get atheism... Read more

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Intelligent Design expert testifies, proof of creator is observable in nature

As a federal judge tries to determine whether a tiny Pennsylvania school district has the legal right to teach intelligent... Read more

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Archbishop Chaput clarifies Church’s stance on death penalty

In his most recent column in the Denver Catholic Register, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput clarified the Catholic Church’s oft misunderstood... Read more

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New York to launch major reorganization of archdiocese

Important demographic shifts that include growth and expansion in New York and surrounding area have pushed the Archdiocese of New... Read more

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Pursue immigration reforms that respect human dignity, US bishop urges

Congress should pursue comprehensive immigration reform legislation that respects human rights and dignity and reject cuts in legal immigration and... Read more

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Chinese bishop hopes relations improve between Vatican, Beijing

A Chinese bishop prevented by his government from attending the Synod of Bishops in Rome this month hopes diplomatic relations... Read more

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International conference considers future of churches in Europe, North America

An international symposium will consider what will happen to the growing number of empty churches in the West. The four-day... Read more

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No more "Christ" with a capital C in the Netherlands

According to a new grammar rule in the Netherlands and Belgium, the name "Christ" will soon be written with a... Read more

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Bishop expresses disgust at comments by Argentine president

The Apostolic Administrator of Resistencia, Argentina, Bishop Carmelo Giaquinta, said this week he was disgusted by the inappropriate words and... Read more

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Argentine University to hold seminary on Social Doctrine of the Church

In conjunction with the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome, the Catholic University of Argentina will hold a seminar on October... Read more

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Experts to discuss new church norms on marriage nullity

More than a hundred experts on church law will gather at the University of Navarre in Spain to analyze and... Read more

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New technique to obtain embryonic stem cells does not arouse ethical objections

The discovery made by in the United States to extract embryonic cells without destroying the embryo would not arouse the ... Read more

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Pope John Paul II left last message, unheard until now, reveals his former personal secretary

The archbishop of Krakow( Poland), and former personal Secretary of pope  John Paul II, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, revealed in the Italian... Read more