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Left-wing politicians block measure that would have provided benefits to unemployed mothers

Sep 28, 2005

Left-wing politicians in Spain’s House of Representatives successfully voted down a measure this week that would have given a tax... Read more

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First case of conscientious objection to homosexual “marriage” in Spain

Sep 28, 2005

A lower court judge in Spain has filed the first case of conscientious objection to a Federal Court against the... Read more

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Catholic Action Group responds to pro-abortion lobby group

Sep 27, 2005

The orthodox, independent Catholic Action Group (CAG) has denounced a recent report by the pro-abortion Catholics for Free Choice that... Read more

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Salesians in Spain to offer master’s program in Youth Ministry

Sep 27, 2005

For the fifth straight year, the Salesian Center for Catechetical Studies will offer a master’s program on “Catechetical and Youth... Read more

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News agency denounces presence of pro-euthanasia group in Germany

Sep 27, 2005

The Kath.net news agency is reporting this week that the controversial Swiss organization “Dignitas”, which is dedicated to helping the... Read more

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Bishops’ welcome IICD announcement on IRA decommissioning

Sep 26, 2005

The Catholic Bishops of Northern Ireland meeting yesterday in Maynooth, on the eve of the September General Meeting of the... Read more

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Italian health minister suspends experimentation with abortion pill

Sep 26, 2005

Italy’s Minister of Health, Francesco Storace, has ordered the suspension of all experiments with the abortion pill known as RU-486... Read more

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German president calls for safeguarding of religious education

Sep 26, 2005

German President Horst Köhler warned this week about the negative consequences of pushing faith out of society and he exhorted... Read more

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European, US bishops meet to foster partnership

Sep 25, 2005

At the first meeting of its kind, European and United States bishops gathered to discuss the world’s major problems and... Read more

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Woman running for president in Chile does not share Church’s values, priest warns

Sep 25, 2005

A well-known Chilean priest warned last week that presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet, the frontrunner in the country’s upcoming election, “does not... Read more

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Legal challenge to clarify if gay marriage law in Spain is constitutional

Sep 22, 2005

Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla of Segorbe-Castellón, Spain, said this week the legal challenge brought by the Popular Party against... Read more

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Spanish bishops to support protest of controversial education law

Sep 21, 2005

Several Spanish bishops have expressed their support for a protest scheduled for November in Madrid against a controversial law on... Read more

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European bishops meet to discuss influence of media on young people

Sep 20, 2005

After an extensive debate on the influence of the mass media on young peoples’ vision of reality, the European Bishops’... Read more

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Civil unions in Italy should not be equated to marriage, says Cardinal Ruini

Sep 19, 2005

Cardinal Camillo Ruini conceded Monday that de facto unions are on the rise in Italy, but he does not believe... Read more

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Thousands witness annual Italian miracle of St. Januarius

Sep 19, 2005

Clergy, faithful, and even civic leaders were on hand Monday morning at Naples’ Cathedral to witness the centuries old occurrence--still... Read more

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Cardinal Sepe: “The Church seeks good of society when she defends the family”

Sep 19, 2005

Before more than 15,000 people gathered in Torreciudad, Spain, to celebrate the 16th Marian Day of the Family, the Prefect... Read more

Vatican reveals Pope John Paul II lasts words: “Let me go to the house of the Father.”

Sep 18, 2005

Let me go to the house of the Father.” These were Pope John Paul II’s last words, mumbled in polish... Read more

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Socialists push to have referendum on legalization of abortion in Portugal

Sep 18, 2005

A new law that would legalize abortion in Portugal up to the seventh week of pregnancy could be the subject... Read more

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Laicism should mean neutrality, not exclusion says French archbishop

Sep 18, 2005

Reflecting on laicism and religion in France, Archbishop Andre Lacrampe of Besançon and president of the National Council for Solidarity,... Read more

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Protestant-Catholic Relations Tense Over German Bible Revision

Sep 15, 2005

Ecumenical cooperation in Germany has experienced “a bitter setback” after it was made public last Thursday that German Protestants rejected... Read more