Archive for September 21, 2009

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Bishops receive advice from Pope on caring for priests

As he does every year, the Holy Father hosted a congress for all the bishops who were consecrated this past... Read more

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Synod for Church in the Middle East to be held Oct. 2010

The Holy Father met with the leaders of the Catholic Church in the Middle East on Saturday morning in Castel... Read more

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Dominican Republic shields country from abortion and euthanasia

With a vote of 128-32, the Dominican Republic’s National Assembly ratified on September 16 a revision of Article 30 of... Read more

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Sudanese bishop asks for international aid in wake of guerilla attacks

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, who ministers in a remote southern corner of Sudan, is calling for international aid to protect his... Read more

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Chilean cardinal calls on candidates to stand up for human life and the family

The Archbishop of Santiago in Chile, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, has called on the candidates for the upcoming elections to reveal... Read more

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Kansas priest named to Secretariat for Consecrated Life and Vocations

A Wichita priest has been named head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat for Consecrated Life and Vocations. Read more

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Cardinal George calls for respect for immigrants

Cardinal Francis George, speaking in his former diocese of Yakima, has criticized the United States’ immigration policy as unsustainable. Read more

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EWTN news program wins cable industry award

The cable industry magazine CableFAX has named "The World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo" as the recipient of its award... Read more

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Elderly pro-lifer assaulted while protesting in Arizona

Pro-life activist Johnny Wallace, 69, was attacked on Friday by two women as he stood holding two signs in front... Read more

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Families must be protagonists of evangelization, says Vatican official

The president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, has encouraged an ever more “intimate union between... Read more