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Franciscan Superior: optional celibacy and women priests not the solution

Apr 19, 2004

During a conference of the Association of Religious News Journalists, the Minister General of the Friars Minors, Fr. José Rodríguez... Read more

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Catholic Church in New Zealand launches campaign against same-sex marriage

Apr 19, 2004

The same-sex marriage debate has moved on to New Zealand and the Catholic Church there is readied for the battle. Read more

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Spanish bishop says Catholic parents should request religious education for their children

Apr 14, 2004

In a recent pastoral letter, Archbishop Luis Martinez Sistach, of Tarragona, Spain, said Catholic parents should request their kids be... Read more

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Doctors recommend Pope allow assistant to read catechesis

Apr 13, 2004

Pope John Paul did not read the catechesis during Wednesday’s general audience following a recommendation of his personal physician, Dr.... Read more

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Italian scientists find puzzling image on back of Turin shroud

Apr 13, 2004

Italian scientists have found another image on the back of the Shroud of Turin, reported The Guardian yesterday. The scientists... Read more

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Holy Shroud experts say “Passion” realistic portrayal

Apr 11, 2004

The Spanish Center for Sindonology, which is located in Valencia and is dedicated to the study of the Holy Shroud... Read more

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Low population means less vocations, warns Congregation for the Clergy

Apr 6, 2004

During the presentation of the Pope’s Holy Thursday Letter to Priests, Archbishop Csaba Ternyak, Secretary of the Congregation for the... Read more

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English Church backs abortion documentary

Apr 6, 2004

A controversial new documentary will be the first to break through one of Britain’s last television taboos and show footage... Read more

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Spokesman for Spanish Bishops Conference rejects accusations of anti-Semitism in “The Passion”

Apr 5, 2004

The spokesman and secretary general of the Spanish Bishops Conference, Fr. Juan Antonio Martinez, said this week “The Passion of... Read more

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Gay activists target Palm Sunday procession in England

Apr 4, 2004

Gay rights advocates blocked the entrance to Westminster Cathedral yesterday, preventing people from entering to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, reported... Read more

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Pope celebrates 20th anniversary of World Youth Day saying: “Jesus has not changed!”

Apr 1, 2004

More than 50,000 young people gathered together with Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square yesterday, singing songs and... Read more

Contradictory reactions to “The Passion” by Bishops of Italy and France

Mar 31, 2004

The Committee on Communications of the Bishops Conference of France published yesterday a statement critical of “The Passion of the... Read more

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Exegetical commentary on Code of Canon Law published in English

Mar 31, 2004

The Institute of Martin de Azpilcueta of the University of Navarre has published the first English version of the monumental... Read more

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Neo-Nazi bomber confesses after seeing 'Passion'

Mar 30, 2004

A former neo-Nazi, who admitted to committing two bombings 10 years ago, said he was inspired to confess after watching... Read more

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Italian city where “The Passion” was filmed becoming popular attraction

Mar 30, 2004

The city of Matera in southern Italy, where Mel Gibson filmed “The Passion of the Christ,” has become a popular... Read more

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Padre Pio declared patron saint of volunteerism in Italy

Mar 30, 2004

Responding to a request by civil authorities, the Italian Bishops Conference has announced St. Pio of Pietralcina will be named... Read more

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Jewish brothers fail to stop release of "Passion" in France

Mar 30, 2004

A Paris court yesterday quashed a bid by three Jewish brothers to have Mel Gibson's controversial film "The Passion of... Read more

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Abortion similar to terrorist acts, says Spanish bishop

Mar 29, 2004

Bishop Jose Gea Escolano of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain, compared abortion to terrorism and questioned why people don’t react to it in... Read more

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Moving testimony of martyrdom in Communist Europe to be released tomorrow

Mar 28, 2004

In an article entitled, "The Gulag Archipelago in Romania: The Story No One Has Told Before," the noted Vatican expert... Read more

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English churches hope more people will be ‘connected to Jesus’ through ‘Passion’

Mar 28, 2004

In an effort to bring Jesus to the people, churches in England are trying to bring the people to the... Read more