Archive for August 17, 2009

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Judge in Spain to rule on sex change for minor

A judge in Barcelona, Spain is set to be the first in the country to decide whether to allow a... Read more

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Knoxville bishop suffers mild heart attack

Catholics in the Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee are praying for their new bishop after he suffered a mild heart attack... Read more

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By Denis Grasska

Catholic university in San Diego to open graduate school of Biblical Theology

A local Catholic university is responding to one of the Church’s greatest needs by opening a graduate school of biblical... Read more

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Cardinal says Chavez government seeking monopoly on education

Cardinal Jose Urosa Savino of Caracas defended the rights of parents to request schools provide religious instruction for their children... Read more

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Pope appoints new undersecretary, sends important diplomat to Venezuela

This morning Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Ettore Balestrero as the new Undersecretary of the Section for Relations with States, a... Read more

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Uruguayan bishop warn against law that would allow homosexual adoption

Archbishop Nicolas Cotugno of Montevideo, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay, issued a statement last week warning that... Read more

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Sri Lankan Catholics flock to Marian shrine after decades of civil war

On the Feast of the Assumption, hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankan Catholics were able to finally make the pilgrimage... Read more

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Pope Benedict’s teachings on the family presented in new volume

Pope Benedict XVI’s thoughts on the family have been collected in a new volume from the publishing arm of the... Read more

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Catholic bishops appeal for life of Florida inmate as deadline nears

A judge has denied a request to delay the execution of a Florida death row inmate convicted of rape and... Read more