Archive for February 25, 2008

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Pope reaffirms Church’s stance against euthanasia

Pope Benedict received participants in an international congress entitled: "Close by the Incurable Sick Person and the Dying: Scientific and... Read more

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Free the truth from society’s lies and distortions, Benedict XVI tells the youth

Benedict XVI met with families, teachers and young people in St. Peter’s Square on Friday and presented them with the... Read more

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Christian dissident rejects election of Raul as successor of Fidel Castro

In an urgent press release, the leader of the Christian Liberation Movement (CLM), Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, rejected the election of... Read more

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Cardinal Bertone calls on Cuban faithful to proclaim Jesus without fear

During an outdoor Mass and the inauguration of a monument to Pope John Paul II on Saturday in the city... Read more

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Church in Mexico hopes for reversal of abortion law

Father Hugo Valdemar, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, said this Sunday that in the wake of the death... Read more

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Cuba needs contemplative religious, says Vatican cardinal

During a Mass celebrated Friday at the Monastery of St. Teresa of the Discalced Carmelites in Havana, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone... Read more

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Oscar awards portrayed an America without hope, Vatican newspaper says

Commenting on the latest Oscars awards, the Vatican daily L' Osservatore Romano said in an opinion column that the most... Read more

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Denver Archbishop decries “coercion” of Catholic hospitals in merger dispute

Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, is pointing to coercion by pro-abortion groups and some state legislators in a local... Read more

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Survey finds one-tenth of Americans used to be Catholic

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has released the results of a detailed new study of the religious... Read more

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Draft Kosovo constitution eliminates protection for unborn, marriage

A draft constitution for the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo would remove all legal protection for unborn children and undermine... Read more