Archive for March 28, 2007

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Catechesis, clergy discipline, vocations urgent challenges facing Church in Italy says Cardinal Bertone

In a letter to the new president of the Bishops’ Conference of Italy, Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, the Vatican Secretary of... Read more

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Puerto Rican Catholics demand legal defense of traditional marriage

More than 10,000 Catholics gather last weekend in front of the Capitol building in San Juan to demand the Puerto... Read more

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Argentinean politicians reject Health Minister’s bid for congressional sea

Representatives of various political parties in Argentina have criticized the congressional candidacy of the country’s Health Minister, Gines Gonzalez Garcia,... Read more

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Film premiere attracts Major League Baseball’s biggest stars

The Arizona Desert set the stage Sunday night for the World Premiere of a breathtaking new film featuring some of... Read more

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Georgia school district perpetuating anti-Catholic attitude, Donohue says

Catholic League President Bill Donohue is writing to Georgia’s State Superintendent of Schools, asking her to investigate a matter related... Read more

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Florida bishop slammed for inaction by brother of Terry Schiavo

Terry Schiavo's brother has written an open letter to Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Florida, rebuking the prelate for... Read more

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Nun reportedly cured through intercession of John Paul the Great to be in Rome next week

The French nun who says she was cured of Parkinson's after she and her community prayed for the intercession of... Read more

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Authentic teaching of Christ is imparted by way of the bishops, Holy Father reminds

Addressing the more than 20,000 people crowded into St. Peter’s Square for today’s General Audience, Pope Benedict continued his catechesis... Read more

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Dublin Archbishop calls Northern Ireland agreement “a new hope”

Speaking to the Religious Information Service of Italy, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin praised a new power-sharing agreement between leaders... Read more

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Holy See “disappointed” after Israeli delegation cancels meeting

The Press Office of the Holy See released a brief statement expressing its regret after the Israeli delegation to the... Read more

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Elderly nuns attacked, killed in their home in Iraq

Two octogenarian Chaldean Catholic religious sisters are being mourned after being attacked in their home in the Iraqi city of... Read more

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Italian bishops to legislators: Legalization of civil unions “unacceptable” and “dangerous”

The Permanent Council of the Italian Bishops Conference, led by new president Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, has sent a firm message... Read more

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Work is path to holiness, recalls president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

The President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko, said this week that “in the life of... Read more