Archive for March 9, 2010

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Feedback from Oprah appearance 'overwhelmingly positive' for Dominican sisters

In February, the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist made an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Since... Read more

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Archdiocese of Boston sees significant financial recovery for Catholic Appeal

The Archdiocese of Boston has launched its 2010 Catholic Appeal, with recent figures indicating significant financial recovery since Cardinal Seán... Read more

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Well-wishers greet Archbishop of Hanoi’s arrival in Rome for medical treatment

Archbishop of Hanoi Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet arrived in Rome on March 5 for medical treatment for chronic insomnia and... Read more

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Vatican representative to UN warns programs for women becoming more ideological

Some United Nations’ programs dedicated to advancing gender equality are becoming “increasingly ideologically driven” and a hindrance to women’s genuine... Read more

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Vatican spokesman says European sex abuse cases being dealt with correctly

The Vatican's spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi commented today on the decades-old sex abuses cases in several European countries that recently... Read more

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Vatican daily comments on defeat of 'Avatar' at Oscars

L’Osservatore Romano (LOR) published article yesterday commenting on the Oscar win by Kathryn Bigelow as best director for her film... Read more

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Fr. Lombardi expresses ‘concern and horror’ over Nigerian violence

In wake of the recent violence in the Jos region of Nigeria that left 200 people dead, the director of... Read more

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Nearly one million in Spain march for life, protest new abortion law

Nearly one million Spaniards marched in cities across the country on March 7 defending the right to life of the... Read more

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King of Spain 'cooperating with evil' by signing abortion law, says bishop

Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla of Alcala de Henares remarked this week that by signing a bill into law that... Read more

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Colombian bishops urge renewed agreement for peace and reconciliation

The National Commission of Reconciliation, led by the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia Bishop Ruben Salazar, has called... Read more

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Bishop encourages women in rebuilding Chile

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic, sent a message to the women of the... Read more

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Arizona bishops say illegal immigrant bills would discourage reporting crime

In a statement released yesterday, the bishops of the Catholic Conference of Arizona told state lawmakers that they fear proposed... Read more

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Rep. Stupak more hopeful about abortion deal for health care bill

Following his remarks last week that he and his colleagues are prepared to strike down health care reform if it... Read more

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Archbishop Chaput suggests ‘Dos and Don’ts’ for pro-life advocates

Calling pro-life advocates and all Christians to courage and virtue, Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput provided a list of... Read more