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Sister celebrates 100th birthday with joy

Dec 8, 2004

Sr. Mary Martin dePorres McKenna’s 100 years witness to a life of faith, joy and service. Read more

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College Students Reach Out to Community For World Aids Day

Dec 8, 2004

Ranked last year by the Princeton Review as the number one party school in the nation, and still reeling from... Read more

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Christmas considered controversial despite majority population, notes Catholic League

Dec 7, 2004

Catholic League president William Donohue commended four major department stores in New York for wishing their Jewish patrons Happy Chanukah,... Read more

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Preservation of cross at Mount Soledad depends on president

Dec 7, 2004

Two local congressmen have intervened in the 15-year battle to save the cross atop Mount Soledad in La Jolla, Ca.... Read more

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Ohio Catholic wife takes marriage case to Vatican tribunal to prevent ‘no fault’ divorce

Dec 7, 2004

An Ohio woman is waiting to hear from the Catholic Church’s international tribunal in Rome whether her husband has a... Read more

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Boston College considers merger with Weston

Dec 7, 2004

Boston College and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology are discussing a merger, reported the Associated Press. Read more

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Over 1300 College students expected at Catholic University Conference

Dec 7, 2004

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students recently announced it’s seventh annual National Student Leadership Conference to be held in Denver... Read more

Vatican stresses role of family in world's security and development

Dec 6, 2004

Speaking yesterday at the U.N. on the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, apostolic... Read more

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Spokane diocese files for bankruptcy, opens door to daunting legal issues

Dec 6, 2004

Hoping to receive a clearer picture of its financial liability in sex abuses lawsuits and that its insurers will pay... Read more

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Embattled European Politician to Receive Acton Institute Award

Dec 6, 2004

Rocco Buttiglione, Italy's Minister for European Affairs and the nominee to the European Commission who was vociferously rejected by the... Read more

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New York rabbis join Catholic League to denounce Chrismukkah

Dec 6, 2004

The New York Board of Rabbis and the Catholic League issued a joint statement yesterday denouncing the newly created holiday,... Read more

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Vatican urges UN to recognize 'Christianophobia' on same footing as hatred of Jews and Muslims

Dec 6, 2004

The Vatican is urging the United Nations to give acts of hatred and discrimination against Christians the same recognition as... Read more

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Melbourne bishop regrets politically-correct Christmas celebrations

Dec 6, 2004

Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia, Christopher Prowse has expressed his regret at the downscaling of Christmas celebrations in the country... Read more

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Poll speaks louder than ‘scholarly debate’ on what Christians believe about Christmas

Dec 6, 2004

An article in this week’s Newsweek on the birth of Jesus goes tete-a-tete with what the magazine’s most recent poll... Read more

Movie transmitting Christian values receives rave reviews

Dec 5, 2004

Anne Holmes classic children’s novel, “I Am David,” of a 12- year-old refugee fleeing a totalitarian era Bulgaria in the... Read more

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Bishop ‘at peace’ with nation’s largest settlement for sexual abuse

Dec 5, 2004

The nation's largest settlement for victims of sexual abuse by clergy was agreed upon Dec. 2. The settlement, which involved... Read more

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‘Project Reality’ defends successful abstinence program from congressman’s attack

Dec 5, 2004

An abstinence education organization says a recent report by Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) demonstrates how fearful abstinence opponents are... Read more

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Bishop makes time for circus performers

Dec 5, 2004

Bishop John F. Kinney of St. Cloud, Minnesota, had dreamed of joining the circus as a child. His life took... Read more

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FRC slams Congressman Waxman's report against abstinence programs

Dec 2, 2004

The Family Research Council has slammed a report released yesterday by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) attacking abstinence-until-marriage education. Waxman, whose... Read more

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Denver mayor to keep 'Merry Christmas' sign at city building

Dec 2, 2004

The mayor of Denver said he is “glad” to oblige the local Christian community and keep the “Merry Christmas” sign... Read more