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Resistance to Latin Mass liberalization is disobedient and proud, says bishop

Nov 23, 2007

A Vatican official has criticized some bishops' actions as prejudiced and proud for obstructing Pope Benedict XVI's recent reform liberalizing... Read more

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New archbishop installed in Belarus

Nov 22, 2007

About 4,500 people attended the recent installation of Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz as the archbishop of the archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev in... Read more

Provincial representatives in Granada organize film festival offensive to Catholics

Nov 21, 2007

The NOS association and local officials in Granada, Spain, have organized a film festival featuring movies that are openly offensive... Read more

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Convent once used as a place of torture by Communists re-opened in Albania

Nov 20, 2007

In the Albanian town of Scutari, eight Poor Clare sisters have opened the doors of their convent, which was once... Read more

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Cardinal Saraiva calls new blessed Antonio Rosmini “giant of the culture”

Nov 20, 2007

The prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, said the example of the... Read more

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Pope Benedict XVI mourns Ukrainian miners

Nov 20, 2007

The Holy Father offered his sincere condolences in a telegram throughCardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone to the president ofUkraine,... Read more

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Creator of “Dolly the sheep” discards cloning in favor of embryo-free technique

Nov 20, 2007

"Therapeutic cloning" techniques may soon become a thing of the pastafter their foremost inventor has decided an alternative method ofdeveloping... Read more

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Amnesty International's newfound abortion advocacy continues to be disputed

Nov 20, 2007

Fallout continues over the human rights advocacy group Amnesty International's decision to press for the legalization of abortion and to... Read more

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British cardinal decries homosexual parenthood bill as ‘profoundly wrong’

Nov 20, 2007

The archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has expressed strong opposition to a new bill making it easier for lesbian... Read more

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EU approves resolution condemning persecution of Christians

Nov 19, 2007

The European Union has approved a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in some parts of the world. According the SIR... Read more

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Papal chaplain appointed Bishop of Middlesbrough

Nov 19, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI recently selected Monsignor Terence Patrick Drainey, a papal chaplain, to become Bishop of Middlesbrough. A graduate and... Read more

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Mother delivers quintuplets after refusing multiple abortions

Nov 19, 2007

A Russian mother has given birth to quintuplets despite opposition from doctors who wanted her to abort some of them.... Read more

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Church in Poland encourages young people to wear “chastity ring

Nov 16, 2007

The Catholic Church in Poland is encouraging young people to wear the “chastity ring” as a symbol of purity.  The... Read more

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Relic of St. John Chrysostom reportedly working miracles

Nov 16, 2007

Two miraculous cures have been reported in Cyprus as a result of contact with the skull of St. John Chrysostom,... Read more

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British doctor under investigation for helping patients not to have abortions

Nov 16, 2007

LifeSiteNews.com is reporting that a well-known British doctor could be forced out of a job for helping women decide against... Read more

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Use of contraceptive pills increases risk of uterine cancer

Nov 16, 2007

A study published by the prestigious British medical journal “The Lancet” has revealed that the contraceptive pill increases the risk... Read more

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Italian soccer league invites Cardinal Bertone to join ethics committee

Nov 16, 2007

The president of the Italian Soccer League, Antonio Matarrese, announced the creation of an ethics committee for soccer and said... Read more

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More women than men being ordained for Church of England as attendance falls

Nov 16, 2007

For the first time since its 1992 approval of female clergy, the Church of England reports that more women than... Read more

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Relics of St. Therese of Lisieux present at Pope’s General Audience

Nov 14, 2007

At this week’s General Audience with Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square, thousands of pilgrims were able to venerate... Read more

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Scottish bishop attacks inaction preserving anti-Catholic laws

Nov 14, 2007

Bishop Joseph Devine of the Diocese of Motherwell harshly criticized British Prime Minister Gordon Brown for failing to pledge the... Read more