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Spanish cardinal calls on all people of good will to save family from ruin

Apr 5, 2006

The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, has denounced the attacks on the family in Spain and is calling on... Read more

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Cardinal Dziwisz calls for patience in beatification process of John Paul II

Apr 4, 2006

Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow and former personal secretary to Pope John Paul II, has called upon faithful to... Read more

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Vatican analyst evaluates pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI

Apr 3, 2006

One year after the death of John Paul II and the beginning of the pontificate of Benedict XVI, Vatican analyst... Read more

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Abdul Rahman publicly thanks Holy Father

Apr 2, 2006

Abdul Rahman, the Afghan Christian convert who was condemned to death for abandoning the Muslim faith but later released under... Read more

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Spanish bishops issue statement condemning law on assisted human reproduction

Apr 2, 2006

Upon concluding its 86th Plenary Assembly, Spain’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued a powerful document condemning a new law on assisted... Read more

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Mother of the Year finalist refused abortion, delayed leukemia treatment until daughter’s birth

Apr 2, 2006

According to a report on Lifesitenews.com, Sarah Peck, a 31 year-old British mother, postponed treatment for leukemia when her diagnosis... Read more

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Archbishop pleads for end to Christian exodus from Middle East

Apr 2, 2006

Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart of Alepo, Syria, has said that “the Church needs Christians in the Middle East” and has therefore... Read more

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John Paul II, Pope Benedict’s childhood homes, now in Church hands, secured as museums

Apr 2, 2006

Pope John Paul II’s home southern Poland, where he was born in 1920, was bought by one of Poland’s richest... Read more

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New 'sister city' bond between birthplaces of John Paul II and Padre Pio

Mar 30, 2006

San Giovanni Rotondo in Italy and Wadowice in Poland, cities where St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina and the Servant of... Read more

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Family under assault from hedonistic mentality, says new Spanish cardinal

Mar 30, 2006

In the prologue for a new book containing a collection of John Paul II’s writings on marriage and the family,... Read more

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Afghan Christian convert flees to Italy

Mar 29, 2006

Italy has granted asylum to a Christian who faced the death penalty in his native country of Afghanistan for having... Read more

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Last days of John Paul II were serene, says former secretary

Mar 29, 2006

The archbishop of Krakow and former personal secretary of Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, said Wednesday in Rome... Read more

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100,000 pilgrims expected for events honoring John Paul II

Mar 28, 2006

On April 2 an estimated 100,000 people from around the world are expected to participate in events honoring John Paul... Read more

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Recent polls show Catholic Church is strong in France and Germany

Mar 28, 2006

Recent polls in two European countries now show that the Church is growing as a powerful social institution. In France,... Read more

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A step closer to Sainthood? Another John Paul II miracle reported in United States

Mar 27, 2006

Father Slawomir Oder, the Vatican official overseeing the cause for the canonization of Pope John Paul II, announced this week... Read more

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Archbishop says government officials who support abortion are negligent in their duties

Mar 27, 2006

In his weekly pastoral letter, Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez Plaza of Valladolid, Spain, has denounced Spanish governmental officials who support abortion,... Read more

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Mobile faith: Church in Scotland launches text message service

Mar 26, 2006

The Catholic Church in Scotland has launched a new text message service, which will include Church news and requests to... Read more

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Vatican announces conditions for establishing official relations with China

Mar 26, 2006

In an interview with Hong Kong’s I-Cable TV, the Vatican’s Secretary for Foreign Relations, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, said that, with... Read more

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Italian police investigate weeping Madonna

Mar 23, 2006

Police are investigating the case of a statue of the Virgin Mary, which reportedly wept tears of blood last week.... Read more

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New Zealand Catholics outraged by South Park episode

Mar 23, 2006

The Catholic Church in New Zealand is lodging an official complaint with the country’s Broadcasting Standards Authority after a television... Read more