Archive for May 19, 2010

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Catholic schools have 'right' to protect best interests of children, asserts author

As controversy swirls around the Archdiocese of Boston's decision to undermine a pastor who denied enrollment in a Catholic elementary... Read more

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Sister violated more than Catholic teaching in sanctioning abortion, ethicist says

A religious sister who was on a Catholic hospital panel that approved a direct abortion has excommunicated herself, the Diocese... Read more

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Cardinal O’Brien offers prayers for Britain's papal nuncio after stroke

The Archbishop of Glasgow has promised prayers for the papal nuncio to Britain, Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, who suffered a... Read more

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Benedict XVI to welcome Spanish president on June 10

The meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will take place on June 10 at... Read more

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Fatima message goes beyond dangers and horrors of history, Pope says

During Wednesday's audience, the Holy Father offered an overview of the many events of his Apostolic Journey to Portugal from... Read more

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Pope Benedict to bless statue created to celebrate Nazi departure

The Vatican announced Wednesday that this summer the Holy Father will visit and bless a restored statue of Mary that... Read more

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Archbishop Listecki says bishops responsible for sex abuse cases, not Vatican

Responding to a recent lawsuit that argues the Vatican is responsible for bishops who failed to report clerical sex abuse,... Read more

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Death penalty and abortion on same level, says Mexican governor

The governor of the Mexican State of Jalisco, Emilio Gonzalez Marquez, who has asked the country’s Supreme Court not to... Read more

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Vatican issues stats on Catholic presence in Cyprus

In light of Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip to Cyprus early next month, the Vatican released several facts about the... Read more

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Pope will be a 'massive' moral influence in Cyprus, ambassador asserts

The Cyprus ambassador to the Holy See asserted that the “moral influence” of Pope Benedict XVI will be “massive” during... Read more

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Milwaukee archbishop to give 'biker blessing' at Harley-Davidson museum

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee recently announced that Archbishop Jerome Listecki will give a special blessing to motorcycle riders on May... Read more

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Illegal immigration needs 'humane' fix, bishops state as Mexican president visits

Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City and Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz of Tijuana, Mexico have issued a joint... Read more

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Mexican bishop discusses experience as apostolic visitor to Legionaries

Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi of Tepic, Mexico, one of the five bishops who carried out the Apostolic Visitation of the... Read more

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Aid to the Church in Need donates to assist Christian television in the Middle East

Britain's Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has provided additional funding to a Christian satellite television network for the... Read more