Archive for May 28, 2009

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Vatican Radio to experiment with advertising to defray costs

Vatican Radio has announced that it will carry advertising in an attempt to help defray its 21.4 million Euro ($29.8... Read more

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Bishop Lori alleges media ‘intervention’ in court decision to unseal abuse records

The Diocese of Bridgeport is defending its legal efforts to keep thousands of documents from settled abuse lawsuits from being... Read more

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Kmiec proposes end of legally recognized marriage

Doug Kmiec, a prominent Catholic who backed Barack Obama’s presidential bid, has endorsed replacing marriage with a neutral “civil license,”... Read more

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Abortion supporters vandalize church, pro-life offices and university

The Abat Oliba University in Barcelona became the third target for vandalism by abortion supporters, who have painted pro-abortion graffiti... Read more

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Pius XII helped thousands of Jews and laid the foundation for the Council, says Cardinal Ruini

The Vicar Emeritus of the Diocese of Rome has penned a personal article about his childhood and adolescence during the... Read more

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Benedict XVI points to education to fight relativism

The bishops of Italy met this afternoon with Pope Benedict, who spoke to them about the “urgent task” of education... Read more

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Cardinal Canizares laments 40 million babies aborted in Spain

The new prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, expressed his... Read more

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Fr. Cutie leaves Catholic Church, joins Episcopal Church following scandal

Father Alberto Cutie, a priest and television host who was well-known in the Miami area, has left the Catholic Church... Read more

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More than 30,000 faithful pray to Our Lady of Aparecida for families of Brazil

More than 30,000 people participated last Sunday in the national pilgrimage for the family, organized by the Bishops’ Conference of... Read more

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Archbishop was unaware Fr. Cutié planned to leave Catholic Church

Archbishop John C. Favalora of Miami made a statement on Thursday afternoon in which he revealed that he was kept... Read more

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Cardinal Urosa calls on Catholics to pray for the bishops of Venezuela

In a message about the ad limina visit the bishops of Venezuela will make in June, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino... Read more

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Pro-abortion groups praise nomination of Sotomayor to Supreme Court

Several pro-abortion groups have issued reactions to President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme... Read more