Archive for June 22, 2009

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Pope alone will make final decision on Pius XII cause, Fr. Lombardi states

Comments made last week by the priest charged with heading up Pope Pius XII's cause for beatification have caused the... Read more

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Pope highlights importance of prayer in a secular world

Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI visited the town of San Giovanni Rotondo, where St. Padre Pio lived.  During his visit, he... Read more

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Massive solidarity for Italian missionary accused of abuse in Kenya

Various Catholic organizations have expressed their solidarity with Father Kizito Sesana, a Combonian missionary from Italy who has been unjustly... Read more

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Spanish bishops condemn terrorist attack on policeman in Bilbao

The Spanish Bishops’ Conference issued a statement condemning the killing of a policeman in the city of Arrigorriaga on June... Read more

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Padre Pio is Cure of Ars for today, says Franciscan postulator

As Pope Benedict XVI prepared to visit San Giovanni Rotondo this past weekend to pray at the tomb of St.... Read more

Cardinal John Henry Newman?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Newman miracle recognized by Vatican, report says

The Holy See has recognized the miracle necessary for the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, the nineteenth-century British theologian... Read more

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Dissidents call for peaceful change and respect for rights of Cubans

Leaders of the peaceful resistance in Cuba  repeated their request last week that the government respect human rights and promote... Read more

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Only Christ can transform evil of suffering, Pope tells hospital patients

During his trip to San Giovanni Rotondo yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI visited patients and staff at a hospital founded by... Read more

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Catholic Church in Guatemala reeling from Evangelical conversions

A recent report from a Catholic charity indicates that the Catholic Church in Guatemala is being seriously threatened by the... Read more

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Struggling to keep members, NOW picks O'Neill

In a close election, members of the National Organization for Women (NOW) voted last weekend to elect Terry O’Neill as... Read more