Archive for September 3, 2008

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Gainesville petition to overturn ‘bizarre’ bathroom law makes the ballot

A successful petition drive by a Gainesville, Florida civic group will place a Charter Amendment on the March 2009 ballot... Read more

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‘Yahweh’ not to be used in liturgy, songs and prayers, Cardinal Arinze says

The Hebrew name for God is not to be used or pronounced in liturgical celebrations, songs and prayers, Cardinal Francis... Read more

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Christianity is a personal encounter with Jesus, not a 'new morality,' says Benedict XVI

Speaking to the pilgrims gathered at the Paul VI Hall this morning, Pope Benedict turned his attention to the conversion... Read more

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Biographer of Cardinal Newman answers calumnies of homosexual lobby

Ian Ker, an expert biographer of English convert Cardinal John Henry Newman, answered the calumnies leveled against the Servant of... Read more

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Archdiocese of Mexico City: Society that loses respect for life loses everything

In a recent editorial, the News Service of the Archdiocese of Mexico City (SIAME) denounced the ruling the country’s Supreme... Read more

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Christians in Pakistan live in fear and constant threat

The secretary of the Catholic Biblical Commission of Pakistan and pastor in Lahore, Father Emmanuel Asi, explained this week that... Read more

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Italian bishops set aside day to fast and pray for Christians in India

The Italian Bishops’ Conference is inviting all Italian dioceses to join in a day of prayer and fasting on Friday,... Read more

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Archbishop Chaput to mark 100 years of campus ministry at University of Colorado

Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput and his auxiliary Bishop James D. Conley are scheduled to celebrate an open-air Mass... Read more

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Iraqi media ignore kidnapping of Christians, archbishop says

Archbishop Jean Benjamin Sleiman of Baghdad has denounced Iraqi media and government officials for ignoring the numerous cases of Christians... Read more

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Christian converts being forced to renounce faith and then destroy churches

Contrary to an earlier report by Fides, the outbreak of anti-Christian violence in India is not lessening. Some Christian converts... Read more

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U.S. bishops release fact sheet summarizing Church’s constant condemnation of abortion

Following last week’s remarks by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claiming that Church teaching on the sinfulness of abortion has... Read more