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Nebraska bishops use input from laity to tackle immigration reform

Feb 17, 2009

With the input gathered from listening sessions which included both lay citizens and immigrants, the Catholic Bishops of Nebraska have... Read more

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Professor calls student ‘fascist bastard,’ stops speech in favor of traditional marriage

Feb 17, 2009

A lawsuit has been filed against officials of the Los Angeles Community College District after a professor allegedly censored and... Read more

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Vatican spokesman says Pope has made ‘courageous decision’ to visit Holy Land

Feb 17, 2009

In recent comments about the upcoming visit to the Holy Land by Pope Benedict XVI, the director of the Holy... Read more

Cardinal Christoph Schonborn

Austrian bishops tend to controversies unsettling their flock

Feb 17, 2009

The diocesan bishops of Austria have published a pastoral letter responding to the two controversies roiling the local Church over... Read more

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Bucks County police officer remembered at Mass

Feb 17, 2009

For the sixth time in the past year-and-a-half, Philadelphia’s Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul was packed with rank upon... Read more

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Population reduction does not alleviate poverty, Argentinean archbishop warns

Feb 17, 2009

Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina, said this week it is deceitful to claim that in order to... Read more

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Chilean spouse hopes for 'miracle' for wife in fourteen year-long coma

Feb 17, 2009

Carlos Abarca visits his wife Erika Sotelo three times a day. She has been in a coma for the last... Read more

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Indian priests call for peace and aid for Sri Lanka

Feb 17, 2009

The Association of Diocesan Priests in India has issued a call for peace and solidarity with the people of Sri... Read more

Catholic Church to explore benefits and dangers of genetics

Feb 17, 2009

Recognizing that the field of genetics contains both signs of promise and peril, the Vatican is hosting a congress this... Read more

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Pope Benedict sends condolences to South Korea as it mourns Cardinal Kim

Feb 17, 2009

Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou Hwan, South Korea’s first cardinal, passed away on Monday at the age of 86 after many... Read more

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Bioethicist: Obama funding of embryo destruction would be discrimination

Feb 17, 2009

White House adviser David Axelrod announced on "Fox News Sunday" that President Barack Obama is about to announce his next... Read more

Young mother tells the story behind baby born alive and left to die at Florida clinic

Feb 17, 2009

In an exclusive interview with Florida Catholic, Sycloria Williams, the 18-year-old mother of the baby left to die after a... Read more

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Scholars face off over effects of welfare benefits on abortion rate

Feb 17, 2009

Debate continues over the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good study of abortion data and the alleged effect of... Read more

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Summer seminar on Christian moral life now accepting high school students

Feb 16, 2009

The Witherspoon Institute is inviting rising high school juniors and seniors to apply to its Moral Life and the Classical... Read more

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Colombian bishops reaffirm their commitment to achieving peace

Feb 16, 2009

At the conclusion of their 86th Plenary Assembly, the bishops of Colombia issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to the... Read more

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'Word of God, source of life,' theme of Indian bishops’ meeting

Feb 16, 2009

During their 21st Plenary Assembly last week, the Latin Rite bishops of India addressed the issue of the systematic attacks... Read more

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Vatican delegation arriving in Vietnam could face ‘enormous difficulties’

Feb 16, 2009

A Vatican diplomatic delegation began its sixteenth annual visit to Vietnam on Sunday following a year of Church-state clashes concerning... Read more

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Benedict XVI discusses building a vibrant parish, ethnic unrest with Nigerian bishops

Feb 16, 2009

Receiving prelates from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, the Holy Father praised the growth of Christianity in their country... Read more

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European bishops back proposed EU law on Sunday rest

Feb 16, 2009

The secretariat of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community has welcomed a proposed EU law that... Read more

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Pope appoints Assembly for Africa leaders

Feb 16, 2009

The year of 2009 is shaping up to be one in which Africa is in the Vatican spotlight. Pope Benedict,... Read more