Archive for October 30, 2009

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Anglican provision is a response to those ‘knocking at the door,’ former Westminster archbishop says

The Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has issued an extended commentary on Pope Benedict XVI’s new provision for Anglicans... Read more

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U.S. bishops launch grassroots effort to fight for Catholic concerns on health care

After attempting to persuade lawmakers to listen to Catholic concerns about health care reform, the United States Conference of Catholic... Read more

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New York Times refuses to publish Archbishop Dolan's op-ed on anti-Catholic bias

The New York Times declined to publish an op-ed presented by the Archbishop of New York, Most Reverend Timothy M.... Read more

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Holy Father encourages Panama to continue working for equality, moral stability

In a meeting today with Panama's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI called on the country  to work... Read more

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Argentinean experts warn of risks associated with legalizing same-sex unions

As the Argentinean Congress prepares to debate two bills that would legalize same-sex unions, the Institute for Marriage and Family... Read more

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Bishop calls on Dominican political parties to nominate candidates with ‘clean’ criminal history

Bishop Jesus Maria de Jesus Moya of San Francisco de Macoris called on political parties in the Dominican Republic to... Read more

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Cardinal Terrazas urges Bolivian officials to crack down on drug trafficking

The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, has called on officials to track down those... Read more

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Legionaries of Christ barred from ministry in Archdiocese of Miami

On Thursday the Archdiocese of Miami published a short disclaimer on its website, without any link, announcing both in English... Read more

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Bishops' campaign declares war on abortion funding in health care

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling on Catholics nationwide “to prevent healthcare reform from being derailed by... Read more

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Ecuadoran president forgets ‘Caritas in Veritate,’ asks Pope to write social encyclical

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador surprised reporters in Europe during a conference at the University of Oxford in which he... Read more

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Cardinal Pell sees anti-Christian motives in government bid to take over hospital

The Australian Capital Territory Government’s bid to buy Calvary Public Hospital in Canberra could endanger other public hospitals run by... Read more

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National Catholic Bioethics Center backs campaign against abortion funding in health care

In the wake of the U.S. bishop's call for a massive grassroots campaign to remind Congress that health care is... Read more