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Washington cardinal to seek retirement at 75

May 2, 2005

The archbishop of Washington, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, told The Washington Times that he would like to retire after his 75th... Read more

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Montana Governor pulls abstinence ads

May 2, 2005

Members of the Montana Family Foundation are up in arms over Governor Brian Schweitzer’s plan to terminate a marriage and... Read more

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Homosexual activists urging faithful to turn Holy Communion into pro-gay statement on Pentecost

May 2, 2005

Homosexual activists are urging the faithful to use Holy Communion, the most sacred part of the mass, as a form... Read more

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Latin not 'dead' in some churches

May 2, 2005

Latin is the language of choice for some churches in southwest Florida, and elsewhere across the country, when it comes... Read more

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Planned Parenthood launches campaign against Pope Benedict XVI

May 2, 2005

Planed Parenthood has launched a campaign to motivate all of its members and supporters, nominal Catholics and non-Catholics, to send... Read more

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eBay broadens policy to disallow Eucharist sales

May 2, 2005

The on-line auction site, eBay, under fire recently for its sale of Eucharistic hosts allegedly consecrated by the late John... Read more

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‘Focus on the Family’ under fire for homosexuality stance

May 1, 2005

On Sunday, nearly 1,000 people turned out outside Focus on the Family’s Colorado Springs headquarters to protest the Christian group’s... Read more

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Hispanics slowly changing face of Catholic vote

May 1, 2005

A story published in Sunday’s edition of the on-line magazine, ‘The Window’, shows that the results of last November’s presidential... Read more

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Pro-life leader calls filibusters a 'witch hunt'

May 1, 2005

The leader of a national pro-life movement said Americans regard the filibusters as “witch hunt.”  Read more

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Jews band together to fight anti-Christian prejudice

May 1, 2005

A group of prominent Jewish leaders have banded together to fight anti-Christian prejudice in Hollywood, the news media, academia, politics... Read more

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Catholic legislators take stand against physician-assisted suicide

May 1, 2005

California’s physician-assisted suicide bill, the California Compassionate Choice Act (AB 654), passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee by a one-vote margin... Read more

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Archbishop Chaput: Pope Benedict will have no ‘media honeymoon’

Apr 28, 2005

In his most recent weekly column, Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput defended Pope Benedict XVI against recent slander and explained why... Read more

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U.S. networks downplay pro-Pope polls, reveal liberal media bias

Apr 28, 2005

A poll by ABC and The Washington Post demonstrated that 81 percent of U.S. Catholics approve of the selection of... Read more

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USCCB official hails passage of interstate abortion bill, urges Senate to follow through

Apr 28, 2005

An official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging the Senate to pass a bill that would prevent... Read more

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New federal budget ‘hard to justify’: Catholic Charities USA

Apr 28, 2005

Catholic Charities USA is disappointed that the federal budget for 2006 includes $35 billion in mandatory spending cuts, including $9... Read more

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Alaska family files lawsuit over secret, government-funded abortion

Apr 28, 2005

The parents of a then 15-year old girl are suing an Alaska hospital whose social worker secretly flew her and... Read more

Colorado Senator regrets ‘Antichrist’ comment

Apr 27, 2005

Yesterday, freshman Colorado senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) said that he regrets referring to the Christian group Focus on the Family... Read more

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Theologian hopeful Benedict XVI will explore women’s contribution to the Church

Apr 27, 2005

Pope Benedict XVI cannot change the Church’s position on abortion, birth control or women’s ordination because they flow from the... Read more

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Denver scholar defends Crusades in light of new film

Apr 27, 2005

With renewed attention being given to the Catholic Crusades in light of Ridley Scott’s soon-to-be released film ‘Kingdom of Heaven’,... Read more