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Cardinal Martino to speak at Minnesota breakfast event

Oct 9, 2006

Cardinal Renato Martino, former Holy See representative to the United Nations, will speak at an ecumenical Faith and Work Breakfast... Read more

Cardinal Keeler injured in fatal accident

Oct 8, 2006

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore is recovering today after being involved in a car accident which left one... Read more

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Pope to Canadian Bishops: Promote Confession to bring healing

Oct 8, 2006

Meeting with bishops of Western Canada, in Rome for their “Ad Limina” visits, Pope Benedict insisted, this morning, on the... Read more

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Communion should not be denied to those separated but not remarried, says Argentinean bishop

Oct 8, 2006

Archbishop Emeritus Carmelo Gianquinta of Resistencia said last week persons who are “separated from their spouse but have not remarried... Read more

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Cuban bishop pledges to spread devotion to the Holy Grail of Valencia

Oct 8, 2006

Bishop Emilio Aranguren of Holguin, was given the medal of the Fraternity of the Holy Grail of the Last Supper... Read more

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Christian churches in France issue joint statement against death penalty

Oct 8, 2006

In a statement marking the 25th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in France, the members of the... Read more

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Cardinal exhorts Mexican faithful not to lose faith over clergy scandals

Oct 8, 2006

The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez, has called on the faithful not to allow the scandals committed by... Read more

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Benedict says families should not be driven by “hedonism and relativism”

Oct 8, 2006

Reflecting yesterday on the Christian sense of marriage, Pope Benedict XVI said during his Angelus address that society needs “families... Read more

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New book challenges Catholics to play role in public square

Oct 8, 2006

This weekend Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix launched a new booklet, challenging Catholics to take a more active part in... Read more

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Mexican Bishop and Knight to be canonized this week

Oct 8, 2006

Bishop Rafael Guizar Valencia will become the seventh Knight of Columbus and the first bishop/Knight to be declared a saint.... Read more

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Cardinal O’Malley won’t stop blogging

Oct 8, 2006

What started as an experiment for Cardinal Sean O’Malley has become a new and regular means of evangelical outreach. The... Read more

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Saint’s heart draws hundreds closer to God

Oct 8, 2006

Hundreds of people filed into Curé of Ars Parish in Merrick, N.Y., Saturday to pray before the uncorrupted heart of... Read more

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World Congress of Prayer for Life opens in Fatima

Oct 5, 2006

On October 4 the World Congress of Prayer for Life opened in Fatima, under the theme "Mary, We Entrust To... Read more

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Catholic clergy asked to leave Belarus

Oct 5, 2006

Catholics in the former Soviet republic of Belarus are praying and scratching their heads at the expulsion of 12 Roman... Read more

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Catholic lawyers say new sex-ed law is no solution to problems facing young people

Oct 5, 2006

In response to the possible passage of a law that requires sex-ed to be taught in all schools in Argentina,... Read more

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L'Osservatore Romano to celebrate its 145th anniversary with an historical exposition

Oct 5, 2006

The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano is celebrating its 145th anniversary with an expo in Rome that will feature rare and... Read more

Pope Benedict announces next Assembly of Synod of Bishops in 2008 about the Word of God in the Church

Oct 5, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI has called the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, dedicated to the theme, “The... Read more

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Pro-family legal groups applauding California court’s decision in favor of same-sex marriage ban

Oct 5, 2006

Several pro-family legal centers are celebrating a ruling yesterday by the California Court of Appeals, which reversed a lower court’s... Read more

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Pope renews commitment to visit Austria next year

Oct 5, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed his commitment to visit Austria. During his meeting with the pontiff yesterday, President Heinz Fischer of... Read more

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Christian-Muslim dialogue impossible if persecution of non-Muslims continues

Oct 5, 2006

The starting point for any inter-faith dialogue must be a discussion of the willingness of Islamic governments to stop the... Read more