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British doctors recommend euthanasia for disabled newborns

Nov 6, 2006

A leading medical association in England has suggested that doctors euthanize newborns who have severe brain damage or major physical... Read more

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Government trying to play God with proposed medical research law, Bishop warns

Nov 6, 2006

Bishop Jesus Sanz Montes of Huesca warned the Spanish government this week that its proposed law on medical research seeks... Read more

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Bishops say Catholics anxiously awaiting papal visit to Turkey

Nov 6, 2006

“The Church in Turkey awaits the encounter with Benedict XVI.  We are preparing for the celebration in December, when the... Read more

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Archbishop calls for new ways of witnessing to the love of God for those in need

Nov 6, 2006

Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia has called on the faithful to develop “new ways and methods” of making the love... Read more

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Seek out holiness in the little things of daily life, says Argentinean bishop

Nov 6, 2006

During the Mass of All Saints, Bishop Francisco Polti of Santiago del Estero told the faithful, “We do not need... Read more

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Relativism and the collapse of ethics are enemies for a tolerant society, affirms Cardinal Cañizares

Nov 5, 2006

"One of the strongest and most difficult enemies of a tolerant society and for a culture of coexistence is the... Read more

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Belgian conference encourages the New Evangelization in European cities

Nov 5, 2006

Thousands of participants of all ages came from Belgium, Europe, and beyond to gather last week for the “Brussels All... Read more

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“Jesus revolutionized the meaning of death,” Pope says

Nov 5, 2006

Thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday to pray the Angelus with Pope Benedict XVI Sunday.  The... Read more

Benedict XVI: There is no conflict between true scientific progress and faith

Nov 5, 2006

Meeting today with members of the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences, Pope Benedict XVI said that, “Christianity does not posit... Read more

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Vatican experts say Pope may propose reform of liturgical music in coming weeks

Nov 5, 2006

Sources close the Holy See are saying that during his upcoming visit to the St. Cecilia Music Academy Pope Benedict... Read more

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Muslim boom in France: more mosques, fewer churches

Nov 5, 2006

In the last thirty years more mosques and Muslim prayer centers have been built in France than Catholic churches in... Read more

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Bishops of Poland recall that the life should be defended irrespective of religious creeds

Nov 5, 2006

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Poland, Bishop Josef Michalik, has sent a letter to the leader of the... Read more

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First American Catholic cathedral reopens

Nov 5, 2006

The first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States reopened to the public in Baltimore Saturday after undergoing a... Read more

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Nazi concentration camp unveils monument to Catholic priests killed in Holocaust

Nov 5, 2006

A new stone sculpture was unveiled in Germany this weekend to commemorate the many Catholic priests and monks killed in... Read more

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Catholic League says Denver Archdiocese subject of witch hunt

Nov 5, 2006

Catholic League president William Donohue says the request that the Archdiocese of Denver release all church documents related to sexually... Read more

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Vatican opposes Saddam’s death sentence

Nov 5, 2006

Vatican officials said Sunday that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein should not be put to death, even though he has... Read more

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Archbishop Myers speaks out on New Jersey marriage ruling

Nov 2, 2006

Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, New Jersey has issued a letter in response to the New Jersey Supreme Court’s... Read more

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Israeli-Palestinian must still be solved for good of world, Pope’s UN rep. says

Nov 2, 2006

In comments offered Thursday, regarding the United Nation’s Report on Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic... Read more

Fundamental questions of mankind unanswerable without God, Pope says at Gregorian University

Nov 2, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI spoke this morning at the Pontifical Gregorian University, which was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola and... Read more

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Nude photo shoot at cathedral draws ire of Colombian bishop

Nov 2, 2006

Bishop Ramon Dario Molina of Neiva expressed disgust this week over a photographer who managed to sneak past security shoot... Read more