Archive for July 14, 2009

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Prominent Kennedy’s ‘bogus and embarrassing’ remarks set Obama over Pope, critic says

Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s recent Newsweek editorial claiming President Barack Obama represents U.S. Catholics better than Pope... Read more

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Baghdad bomb attacks on Christians kill seven, injure several dozen

More than 40 people were killed or injured in renewed attacks on Christians in Baghdad on Sunday.  Read more

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Pope Benedict prays that bombers will have a 'conversion of heart'

Responding to the string of attacks against eight Christian churches in Iraq on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his spiritual... Read more

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Vatican paper finds good and bad in new Harry Potter movie

In an article entitled, “Magic is no longer a surprising trick,” the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano has reviewed the new... Read more

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Second Spanish priest found murdered in Havana

A Spanish priest was found murdered in a Havana parish this week.  Initial investigations indicate that the body of Father... Read more

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Venezuelan bishop defends life, family and freedom of expression

At the conclusion of their Plenary Assembly, the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela issued several statements underscoring the urgent need for... Read more

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Colombian bishops encourage and reaffirm unconditional defense of life

At the conclusion of their 87th Plenary Assembly, the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia issued a final statement reiterating and encouraging... Read more

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Honduran cardinal states he did not support military coup or legitimacy of new president

The Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, said he did not support the ouster of Manuel Zelaya nor did... Read more

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Health care bill drawing bipartisan fire over abortion funding

As Congress prepares to consider President Obama's health care reform this week, the legislation is drawing opposition from both sides... Read more

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'Jane Roe’ arrested after protest at Sotomayor confirmation hearing

Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” in the U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision Roe v. Wade, was removed from the Senate... Read more

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Weigel revisits social encyclical's analysis of ‘moral ecology’

George Weigel has provided a second reaction to Pope Benedict XVI’s latest encyclical “Caritas In Veritate,” saying the document raises... Read more

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Beatification advances for ‘genuine martyr’ who resisted African witchcraft

The conclusion of a five-year diocesan inquiry has advanced the beatification cause of a South African man who was murdered... Read more