Archive for April 29, 2008

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Malaysian Catholic newspaper continues legal fight to use “Allah”

A Catholic newspaper in Malaysia on Friday continued its fight to use the word “Allah” to signify God in its... Read more

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Catholic radio station to reduce Protestant programming in “identity change”

Citing the need to make an “identity change” and an overly competitive spirit among some of its non-Catholic radio shows,... Read more

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Christians and Buddhists can cooperate on the environment, pontifical council says

The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue sent its annual Message to Buddhists for the Feast of Vesakh.  The letter stated... Read more

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New York, Washington speak on Communion for pro-abort politicians

Robert Novak’s latest column on pro-abortion politicians receiving Communion during the Pope’s visit to the U.S., has caused both Cardinal... Read more

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Pope's visit to France confirmed by bishops

The Bishops’ Conference of France has officially announced that Pope Benedict XVI will travel to France for the 150th anniversary... Read more

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Venezuelans celebrate beatification of Mother Candelaria de San Jose

Fifty thousand people were on hand at the Central University of Venezuelan’s baseball stadium for the beatification of Mother Candelaria... Read more

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Prime Minister deplores selective abortion of girls in India

High-ranking officials in India have acknowledged the macabre scope of the selective abortion of girls, a practice that is increasingly... Read more

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New government laws attack the essence of the family, says association

The president of the Spanish Forum on the Family, Benigno Blanco, said this week, “In the last four years the... Read more

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Socialists want to eliminate God from hospitals, says Spanish bishop

Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona in Spain has defended the right of Catholic chaplains to work in hospitals, saying that... Read more

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Sacramento public library system continues policy allowing porn viewing

The Sacramento Library Authority Board voted last Thursday to retain its policy of minimal interference with patrons who access pornography... Read more

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Rep. Chris Smith proposes ban on human-animal hybrid embryo creation

On Thursday Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives a bill that would ban the creation,... Read more