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Argentinean archbishop calls on Christians to avoid “new reading” of the Gospel

Jul 25, 2005

Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, is calling on Argentineans to avoid falling into a “new reading of the Gospel,”... Read more

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Colombian priests dies of injuries sustained during break-in

Jul 24, 2005

The pastor of the Cathedral in the city of Santa Marta, Colombia, Father Luis Enrique Rojas, died on July 22... Read more

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Cardinal Rivera hopeful Mexican president will ban abortion pill

Jul 24, 2005

The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, said last week he was hopeful President Vicente Fox would ban the... Read more

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Chileans remember priest murdered by member of Satanic cult

Jul 24, 2005

One year after his death, members of the Servants of Mary celebrated a special memorial Mass for Father Faustino Gazziero... Read more

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Argentinean archbishop laments loss of food set aside for the needy

Jul 21, 2005

Archbishop Mario Maulion of Parana, Argentina, expressed regret this week at the loss of more than 100,000 pounds of groceries,... Read more

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Peruvian bishop says country lacks will to get rid of corruption

Jul 20, 2005

Bishop Miguel Irizar Campos of Callao, Peru, said this week Peruvian society continues to be rampant with corruption because there... Read more

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Mexican bishops say morning after pill is “lethal weapon”

Jul 20, 2005

Several Mexican bishops have denounced the possible inclusion of the morning after pill in government sponsored health plans, calling it... Read more

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Bishops from Canada and Europe visit Guatemala to promote social assistance

Jul 19, 2005

A delegation of bishops from Europe and Canada are visiting Guatemala this week in order to assess the level of... Read more

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Young Catholics in Argentina committed to political involvement

Jul 19, 2005

Participants in the Encounter of Young Political and Social Leaders, which took place this month in Argentina and was organized... Read more

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Cardinal confronts Venezuelan president over democracy in the country

Jul 18, 2005

Recent comments by Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, president emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, regarding... Read more

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Archbishop hopes for swift return of Salvadoran soldiers in Iraq

Jul 18, 2005

Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador said this week he hopes the war in Iraq will end soon so... Read more

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Parkinson’s sufferers in Argentina grateful for example of John Paul II

Jul 17, 2005

The Argentinean daily La Nación featured a story last week on the testimony of a group of Parkinson’s sufferers who... Read more

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Honduran diocese joins lawsuit against the State over prison deaths

Jul 17, 2005

The Diocese of San Pedro de Sula has joined with family members of the victims of a May 2004 prison... Read more

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Bishop reminds Argentineans “man comes from God and is not product of chance”

Jul 17, 2005

Bishop Andres Stanovnik of Reconquista reminded Argentineans as they celebrate the country’s independence day that “the fundamental truth that makes... Read more

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Fourteen Chilean dioceses to celebrate Social Weeks

Jul 14, 2005

As part of the activities surrounding the canonization of Chilean Father Alberto Hurtado, fourteen dioceses in Chile will take part... Read more

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Venezuelan bishops call for defense of human life through dialogue

Jul 13, 2005

The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela concluded its Plenary Assembly this week with a call to engage in dialogue to defend... Read more

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Basilica in Argentina celebrates 17,000 hours of continuous Eucharistic adoration

Jul 12, 2005

The faithful of the Basilica of San Jose de Flores in Buenos Aires are celebrating their second year of perpetual... Read more

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Venezuelan bishops reiterate rejection of proposal to allow abortion

Jul 12, 2005

Archbishop Baltazar Porras Cardozo of Merida and president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, reiterated this past week the Church’s... Read more

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Catholics should engage in civil disobedience against anti-life legislation

Jul 12, 2005

The President of the Committee on Missions of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa of Cuernavaca, said... Read more

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Concern in Uruguay over decision by cable ops to cancel EWTN

Jul 11, 2005

Popular Jesuit priest Father Horacio Bojorge denounced the decision by two cable operators in Montevideo to drop EWTN from their... Read more