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Chilean diocese denounces massive government plan to distribute condoms

Aug 4, 2005

The Diocese of San Bernardo in Chile is denouncing a government plan to promote the use of condoms, saying the... Read more

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Bishop calls for greater implementation of Church’s social teachings in Latin America

Aug 4, 2005

During the presentation of the Compendium of Social Teachings of the Church at the Catholic University of Argentina (CUA), the... Read more

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Bishops reject violent protests in northern Peru

Aug 4, 2005

The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Peru, Bishop Hugo Garaycoa said this week the bishops in the northern provinces... Read more

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Joint statement against terrorism by Catholics, Jews and Muslims in Argentina

Aug 3, 2005

The archdiocesan chancery of Buenos Aires will host a ceremony next Monday, August 8, in which Catholic, Jewish and Muslim... Read more

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Spanish rock band invited to perform at World Youth Day slams Pope Benedict

Aug 3, 2005

In an interview with a popular music website in Chile, the Christian rock band from Argentina, Rescate, which boasts of... Read more

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Plenary Council of Venezuela expresses “complete solidarity” with Cardinal Castillo Lara

Aug 2, 2005

The bishops of Venezuela gathered in a Plenary Council issued a statement Monday expressing their “complete and absolute solidarity with... Read more

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Archdiocese denounces artificial insemination for homosexuals

Aug 2, 2005

The controversial case of an Argentinean lesbian couple attempting to undergo artificial insemination in order to have a child has... Read more

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Government commission recommends legalization of abortion in Brazil

Aug 2, 2005

A government commission established to study the question of abortion in Brazil has made its official recommendation that the practice... Read more

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Priest must be reflection of Christ, says bishop at international meeting

Aug 1, 2005

Bishop Ramon Calderon Batres of Linares, Mexico, told reporters covering the V International Retreat for Priests in Monterrey that “the... Read more

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Bishops of Brazil seek voice in debate over legalization of abortion

Aug 1, 2005

The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has issued a statement asking to be included in the debate over the... Read more

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CELAM bishops says socialist governments imposing anti-life policies on Latin America

Aug 1, 2005

The vice president of the Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM), Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes of Texcoco, Mexico, is denouncing the... Read more

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Cardinal says Venezuelan President ‘needs exorcism’

Jul 31, 2005

On Sunday, Venezuela’s Cardinal Rosalio Castillo, who has been a vocal critic of that country’s president, Hugo Chavez, called the... Read more

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New pro-life ministry started at Mexico’s Guadalupe Basilica

Jul 28, 2005

The ministry coordinator of the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Msgr. Pedro Agustin Rivera Diaz, announced this week that... Read more

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Mexican cardinal says Marian devotion key to addressing problems in the Church and the world

Jul 28, 2005

In remarks opening the Guadalupan Congress at the parish of Santa Maria of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera... Read more

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Bishop warns against confusion from New Age among Catholics in Argentina

Jul 28, 2005

Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, warned the faithful this week against religious syncretism, which mixes “truth... Read more

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Cardinal Bertone: “The definition of marriage has been destroyed”

Jul 27, 2005

During his recent visit to Argentina, the Archbishop of Genoa, Italy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, denounced the disintegration of marriage as... Read more

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Chavez “is not Catholic,” says Venezuelan cardinal

Jul 27, 2005

Cardinal Rosalio Jose Castillo Lara told reporters this week that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez “is not Catholic” and he expressed... Read more

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Bolivia celebrates week of “the truth” about AIDS

Jul 26, 2005

Pro-life groups are meeting this week in Cochabamba, Bolivia, for week-long event on “The Truth about HIV-AIDS,” organized by the... Read more

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Cardinal says enough of euphemisms—Terry Schiavo was killed

Jul 25, 2005

The President of the Pontifical Council for Heath Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, recalled the Terry Schiavo case this week... Read more

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Dominican bishop supports priest’s work among Haitian immigrants

Jul 25, 2005

Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, issued a statement this week expressing the support of... Read more