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Divorced parents contest life-sustaining feeding tube for brain-damaged adult daughter

Feb 8, 2008

In a case recalling the conflict over Terri Schiavo, two divorced parents in Delaware are fighting over whether to continue... Read more

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Large inheritance left for terminally ill discovered after 50 years in Spain

Feb 8, 2008

A fortune left by a Spanish woman for the Archdiocese of Valencia to create a foundation for the terminally ill has been... Read more

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Reporting error overstates decline in numbers of vowed religious

Feb 7, 2008

An article in the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano incorrectly reported a 10 % decline in the numbers of vowed religious. ... Read more

Catholics in Vietnam still missing land, protests continue

Feb 7, 2008

Although the Vietnamese government has agreed to return the Nunciature to the Archdiocese of Hanoi, parishioners from Our Mother of... Read more

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Former Archdiocese of Los Angeles official decries city’s pornography industry

Feb 7, 2008

A former official of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has attacked the city’s pornography industry and called for a revival... Read more

Catholic vote goes for McCain, Clinton

Feb 7, 2008

Catholic voters backed Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona and Democrat Senator Hillary Clinton of New York in many Super... Read more

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Mexico: Cardinal Robles calls on political parties to give authentic service

Feb 7, 2008

The Archbishop of Monterrey, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, has called on Mexico’s political parties to exercise their service “with true... Read more

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New York museum organizes art expo on the prodigal son

Feb 7, 2008

A new expo entitled “Images of the Prodigal Son. The Art of Forgiveness,” has been opened at the Biblical Art... Read more

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Colombian bishops join in call for release of hostages

Feb 7, 2008

The Bishops’ Conference of Colombia has joined in the calls being made both nationally and internationally for the release of... Read more

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Mexican lawmakers now debating sex-change law

Feb 7, 2008

Left-wing lawmakers of the Mexico City Legislative Assembly have introduced a bill to make sex-change operations in public hospitals easier... Read more

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President Bush says prayer has brought him through tough times of his presidency

Feb 7, 2008

Every year a National Prayer Breakfast is held in Washington D.C. to gather government officials of diverse faith backgrounds to... Read more

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Church in Brazil receives encouragement from Pope to defend life

Feb 7, 2008

Every Lent, the Catholic Church in Brazil sponsors the “Fraternity Campaign”. To help launch the drive this year, Pope Benedict... Read more

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Catholics in Pakistan oppose Islamic court plan

Feb 7, 2008

The Pakistan government’s recommendation to replace some regular courts with courts based on Islamic law is facing opposition from Pakistani... Read more

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Mother refuses to abort twin girls who knocked loose tumor

Feb 7, 2008

A British woman’s twin girls saved her life when, while still in the womb, they kicked free a tumor growing... Read more

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Pope on Ash Wednesday: prayer is “engine of the world”

Feb 7, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday distributed ashes at the ancient Church of Santa Sabina on the Aventine hill in Rome. ... Read more

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U.S. bishops address revised Good Friday prayers about Jews

Feb 6, 2008

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has responded to Pope Benedict XVI’s revision of Good Friday prayers in the... Read more

Denver archbishop critiques assumptions behind social services bill as "enormously offensive"

Feb 6, 2008

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver is speaking out even more forcefully against House Bill 1080. In a submission to the journal... Read more

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Mexican bishop urges faithful to help end the cancer of violence

Feb 6, 2008

Bishop Eduardo Carmona Ortega of Puerto Escondido in southern Mexico has called on his people to make a “pledge of... Read more

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World does not understand those who proclaim the Gospel, says Cardinal Rivera

Feb 6, 2008

The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, told three thousand young people gathered at the Seminary of Tlalpan... Read more

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Pro-lifers preparing for Lenten vigils outside abortion sites

Feb 6, 2008

“Pro-life advocates in 59 cities across 31 states are preparing to launch the next wave of a unique nationwide pro-life... Read more