Archive for September 3, 2010

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Full recovery expected for Ambassador Kmiec

Reports from Malibu, California indicated on Wednesday that the U.S. Ambassador to Malta, Douglas Kmiec, was expected to make a... Read more

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Bishop Olmsted says ‘divisive’ attempted ordination of woman harms Church

The Catholic Bishop of Phoenix responded Wednesday to a priest’s reported participation in an attempted priestly ordination of a woman.... Read more

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Catholic elementary school makes run at $500,000 prize

Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic School, a 480 student elementary school in Missouri is competing for half a million... Read more

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Rhode Island parish prepares for Hurricane Earl

Despite Hurricane Earl’s projected path, which could see the Category 3 storm lashing some parts of the Rhode Island coast... Read more

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Founder of Catholic reproductive health institute reflects on answering call of 'Humane Vitae'

Catholic medical professionals, clergy and lay people from across the United States and around the world are gathering this weekend... Read more

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Three Catholic hospitals in Catalonia reportedly distributing abortion pill

The Spanish newspaper ABC reported this week that at least three Catholic hospitals in the region of Catalonia are distributing... Read more

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Mexican governor says feminists lied about women being imprisoned for abortion

The governor of the Mexican state of Guanajuato, Juan Manuel Oliva Ramirez, expressed regret this week that some feminist groups... Read more

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Sistine Chapel has too many visitors, warns Vatican Museums director

Twenty thousand visitors a day are taking their toll on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel masterpieces. At the conclusion of a summer... Read more

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Chilean cardinal delivers gifts from Benedict XVI to trapped miners' families

Rosaries blessed personally by Pope Benedict XVI were received by family members on behalf of each of the miners buried... Read more

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Hawking's new book does not dismiss the real God from creation, Jesuit scholars say

Dr. Stephen Hawking's new book, “The Grand Design,” makes the bold claim that the universe “created itself from nothing” based... Read more

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Church is depending on youth, writes Benedict XVI in WYD 2011 message

Drawing on the metaphor of a plant that grows firm on a foundation of strong roots, Pope Benedict XVI asked... Read more