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Colombian bishops call for recognition of rights of women and unborn

Nov 14, 2005

The Bishops’ Conference of Colombia has rejected a proposal being debated in Congress and argued before the Constitutional Court to... Read more

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Pro-life conference ends in Peru with strong statement in defense of life and the family

Nov 14, 2005

With a Mass celebrated by the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, the II... Read more

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Mexican bishops pledge to provide guidance during coming elections

Nov 14, 2005

The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago, said this week the role of the... Read more

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Lay groups express support for bishops’ criticism of sex-ed laws in Argentina

Nov 10, 2005

The Catholic Lawyers Corporation (CLC) and the organization Pro-Vida in Argentina have announced their support of the Argentinean bishops’ call... Read more

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Mexican bishops: decisions about life cannot be made “as if God did not exist”

Nov 10, 2005

Bishop Javier Chavolla of Toluca, Mexico, reacted to news this week of the possible legalization of euthanasia in that country,... Read more

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Argentine bishops call for public debate on family and education laws

Nov 9, 2005

The Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, which is gathered this week in general assembly, has published a statement calling for public... Read more

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Faith is rational act, not a feeling, priest tells Peruvian youth

Nov 8, 2005

Renowned astrophysicist and long-time collaborator of the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Father Manuel Carreira, told a group of Peruvian young people... Read more

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14 year-old Mexican martyr to be beatified Sunday

Nov 3, 2005

Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez of Guadalajara, Mexico, announced this week the beatification on Sunday, November 20, of Jose Luis Sanchez... Read more

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Crisis pregnancy center opened in Bolivia

Nov 3, 2005

The Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, inaugurated a new crisis pregnancy center in La Paz, Bolivia on October... Read more

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Bishop confirms Church in Colombia mediating in negotiations with rebels

Nov 2, 2005

Bishop Orlando Antonio Corrales of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, revealed this week that the Church in Colombia is discreetly and... Read more

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Priests should not be political activist, says new archbishop of Caracas

Nov 2, 2005

Speaking to reporters this week after meeting with President Hugo Chavez, the new Archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela, Jorge Urosa Sabino,... Read more

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Argentine diocese calls for concrete results from Summit of the Americas in benefit of the poor

Nov 2, 2005

The Office of Social Ministries of the Diocese of Mar del Plata is calling on the heads of state that... Read more

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Social change achieved through properly-formed consciences, says Argentine bishop

Oct 31, 2005

Bishop Jorge Casaretto of San Isidro, Argentina, said this week that authentic change in society is not possible without a... Read more

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Recitation of Rosary answer to need for contemplation

Oct 30, 2005

As the month of the Rosary draws to a close, Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona, Argentina, said recitation of the... Read more

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12 year-old girl writes paper on sex-ed for teens

Oct 27, 2005

“I would like to know how they fool people” begins a paper by 12 year-old Mercedes Eugenia Cardinali in which... Read more

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Bishops demands investigations into murder of priest in Tijuana

Oct 26, 2005

Bishop Rafael Romo Muñoz of Tijuana, Mexico, said Wednesday he is not afraid of the results of an investigation into... Read more

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Priest killed in Mexico

Oct 25, 2005

Police in Tijuana, Mexico, announced this week that a 51 year-old priest has been killed in the border town in... Read more

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International youth conference to be held in Mexico City

Oct 24, 2005

The World Youth Alliance-Latin America will be organizing the International Congress of the Latin American Youth Alliance on October 29... Read more

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Church does not endorse “any political party,” says Nuncio in Venezuela

Oct 24, 2005

The Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela, Archbishop Giacinto Berlocco, said this week the Church does not endorse political parties and that... Read more

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Mexican cardinal calls on Catholics to be aware of candidates’ positions

Oct 24, 2005

The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, said this week he was pleased that the media in the country... Read more