Archive for February 15, 2008

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Diocese of Fairbanks to file for bankruptcy

The bishop of Fairbanks announced on Wednesday that the failure of negotiations to settle dozens of sexual abuse claims means... Read more

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Australian bishops applaud national apology to Indigenous peoples

Australia’s Catholic bishops, Catholic agencies, and religious orders are supporting a long-awaited apology to the “Stolen Generations,” the indigenous people... Read more

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Healthy environment is an international responsibility, archbishop tells UN

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, addressed the General... Read more

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Venezuelan bishops strongly condemn attacks on Apostolic Nunciature

In a strongly worded statement released on Thursday, the Bishops Conference of Venezuela strongly rejected a new attack against the... Read more

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Pope mobilizes Catholics to help Christians in the Holy Land

The head of the Congregation that oversees the Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, has appealed to the... Read more

Cardinal Franc Rodé, Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life?w=200&h=150

Cardinal complains of worldly values in religious life

A top Vatican cardinal complained on Thursday that members of Catholic religious congregations are perceived as worldlier, less obedient and... Read more

Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev?w=200&h=150

Liberal Christianity is dying, Orthodox Bishop says

Russian Orthodox bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, the Moscow Patriarchate’s delegate for international relationships, said on February 15 that liberal Christianity is... Read more

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Human trafficking is modern slavery, says Vatican official

On 13 February, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples,... Read more

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Pro-lifers warn of political manipulation of “International Women’s Day” in Spain

The Life Foundation in Spain has warned that the “International Women’s Day,” which is planned to take place during the... Read more

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Church in Portugal expresses joy over beatification process for Sister Lucia

The Catholic Church in Portugal expressed satisfaction and gratitude to Pope Benedict XVI for waving the five-year waiting period in... Read more

Archbishop Luis Sako of Kirkuk?w=200&h=150

Persecution strengthens faith of Christians in Iraq, archbishop reveals

Archbishop Luis Sako of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, revealed that the persecution suffered by Iraqi Christians at the hands of... Read more