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90 year-old Spanish priest starts center for AIDS patients in China

Jul 8, 2004

90 year-old Spanish priest, Fr. Luis Ruiz Suarez, has opened a home for AIDS patients called “AIDS Caring Centre” in... Read more

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Study reveals that half of all pregnant teens in Spain get abortions

Jul 7, 2004

A study carried out by a leading research group has revealed that half of all minors in Spain who get... Read more

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Nicaraguan former guerrilla acknowledges errors of the past and asks Church for forgiveness

Jul 7, 2004

In an historical move, the ex-president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega (1979-90), who lead the Sandinista movement, has asked forgiveness for... Read more

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Controversy over Communion to pro-abortion politicians continues

Jul 6, 2004

The controversy over the memorandum sent by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,... Read more

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Why does UNICEF support Muslim, not Christian schools? Sudanese bishop asks

Jul 6, 2004

Bishop Daniel Adwok, Auxiliary of Khartoum (Sudan), has questioned the decision taken by UNICEF not to give funds to the... Read more

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Socialists “want to take us back to the time of the Muslim invasion,” says Spanish Cardinal

Jul 6, 2004

The president of the Bishops Conference of Spain, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, criticized this week the presence of a... Read more

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Catholic Charity calls for day of prayer for the "silent Church"

Jul 5, 2004

The "Fundacao Ajuda à Igreja que Sofre", Portuguese branch of the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need... Read more

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Archbishop of Toledo calls on Catholic politicians to reject homosexual “marriage”

Jul 5, 2004

The Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, Antonio Cañizares, reminded “Catholic lawmakers” this week of their “serious responsibility” to... Read more

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Worry over possible lack of control of subsidized Islam classes in Spain

Jul 5, 2004

The Chair of Arabic Literature at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Serafin Fanjul, is expressing his fear that the Spanish... Read more

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President of Nicaragua denies trying to control the Church

Jul 5, 2004

President Enrique Bolaños of Nicaragua is denying reports that his government is attempting “to control” the Catholic Church in the... Read more

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Government announces federal funding to teach and spread Islam in Spain

Jul 1, 2004

The Spanish Justice Minister, Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, expressed this week the willingness of the government to provide federal funding... Read more

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Italian reporter to release Cardinal Ratzinger’s full letter to US Bishops on denying communion

Jul 1, 2004

The dean of Italian Vatican journalists, Sandro Magister of the weekly L’Espresso, will release tomorrow a story on the debate... Read more

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Second largest church in the world dedicated to Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

Jun 30, 2004

The hundreds of pilgrims who each year visit the Italian village of San Giovanni Rotondo to pray to Padre Pio... Read more

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Spanish bishop calls legalization of homosexual unions by government an aberration

Jun 30, 2004

Bishop Jose Gea Escolano of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain, said this week the Spanish government’s plan to legalize homosexual unions next year... Read more

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New scans reveals amazing baby behavior in the womb

Jun 29, 2004

A new 3D ultrasound scan has produced vivid pictures of a 12 week-old unborn baby "walking", yawning and rubbing its... Read more

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Nicaraguan bishop denounces “hypocrisy” in sexual abuse cases

Jun 29, 2004

Bishop Bernardo Hombach of Granada, Nicaragua, said in an interview this week with the newspaper “La Prensa” that there is... Read more

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Madrid residents protest against government subsidies for “Gay pride” week in Spanish capital

Jun 29, 2004

Residents in Madrid are protesting a decision by Madrid mayor, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon—to grant a subsidy of more than $36,000 for... Read more

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Sandinista leader proposes Cardinal Obando for Nobel Peace Prize

Jun 28, 2004

Daniel Ortega, who led the Sandinista government in Nicaragua during the 1980’s and was a declared enemy of Cardinal Miguel... Read more

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Statement against homosexual adoption sent to Spanish lawmakers

Jun 28, 2004

An independent organization called “Professionals for Ethics” has sent a statement entitled, “Children Have Rights” to all Spanish lawmakers this... Read more

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Vatican observer explains why evangelicals continue to flourish in Latin America

Jun 28, 2004

In his weekly column for this Tuesday, June 29, Vatican observer Sandro Magister of the online weekly “L’Espresso,” analyzes the... Read more