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Aid needed for shrine of first approved Marian apparitions in Africa

Dec 15, 2004

The Marian shrine at the site of the first apparitions of Our Lady on the African continent to be approved... Read more

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Anglican Church faces implosion and life underground, says senior adviser

Dec 14, 2004

A senior adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a warning that the Church of England will fragment over... Read more

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Despite boycott, thousands march against abortion in Spain

Dec 14, 2004

More than two thousand people participated in a march for life this past Saturday near the Ministry of Health in... Read more

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French ban on religious displays includes chocolates, kindergarten students learn

Dec 13, 2004

Teachers in a rural school in northern France returned 1,300 packages of chocolates intended for their kindergarten students last week... Read more

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Politician leads campaign for government subsidies for religious groups in France

Dec 13, 2004

While French public schools are battling to implement a new ban on all religious symbols, the former finance minister is... Read more

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Bishops of Spain launch pro-marriage campaign

Dec 13, 2004

The Bishops Conference of Spain has announced that December 26 it will dedicate the traditional “Family and Life” Day to... Read more

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Church in Spain collects millions of signatures in support of religion classes

Dec 13, 2004

The Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain, said last week more than a million people in the province of Valencia alone have... Read more

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The "Bible for children" translated in Ottoman language to evangelize in Turkey

Dec 12, 2004

Turkish-speaking Christians now have access to a Bible for children printed in Turkish published by the international Catholic charity Aid... Read more

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Outrage in Italy: school scraps Christmas play, replaces it with Little Red Riding Hood

Dec 9, 2004

The movement to take “Christ” out of Christmas has spread to Catholic Italy’s public schools, sparking a national debate. The... Read more

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OK to Civil Unions “sad day” for New Zealand, Family Life International says

Dec 9, 2004

On the passing of the Civil Union Bill into law today in New Zealand, Family Life International, New Zealand called... Read more

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“Doctors for Life” organize march against abortion in Spain

Dec 8, 2004

The association Doctors for Life, a group of mainly doctors and medical students from the Autonomous University of Madrid, has... Read more

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Catholic musicians invited to participate in international Marian concert

Dec 8, 2004

The 6th International Festival of Christian Music, “The World Sings to Mary,” organized by Radio Kolbe SAT of Schio, Italy,... Read more

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Jesuit magazine says elections results in US refute the idea of “two Americas”

Dec 7, 2004

The influential Jesuit magazine “La Civilitá Cattolica,” whose content is reviewed by the Vatican Secretary of State, has published an... Read more

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“Anglicanism is on the verge of implosion,” says Anglican bishop

Dec 7, 2004

The Anglican Archbishop of York, David Hope, told the newspaper “The Telegraph” on Sunday that because of the ordination of... Read more

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Chaldean Catholics “deeply shaken” after attack in Iraq

Dec 7, 2004

A day After Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, northern Iraq, watched his home go up in flames when “Mujahedin,”... Read more

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Ukranian Catholic Bishop sees “grass roots revolution” underway

Dec 6, 2004

Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) yesterday about the current situation in Ukraine, Mgr Stanislaw Szyrokoradiuk, Roman... Read more

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Ukrainian Christian youth calls the nation to prayer, fidelity to Christ

Dec 5, 2004

The Interconfession Council of Christian Youth in Ukraine made an appeal to the Ukrainian people on Friday to keep praying... Read more

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Truth does not depend on the majority, Spanish archbishop says

Dec 5, 2004

In his traditional weekly letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, called on Catholics to “awaken their sleeping consciences” in... Read more

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Salesian Superior General denounces “anti-catholic secularism” of Europe

Dec 2, 2004

During an historic gathering of Salesian superiors in Europe taking place until Sunday, December 5, the Salesian Superior General, Father... Read more

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High rate of depression in homosexuals blamed on “society,” not behavior

Dec 2, 2004

In a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, researchers from the Imperial College have noted a high rate... Read more