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Solution to reported “nun” crisis not just financial but also spiritual

Jul 27, 2006

A recent study, which is drawing growing attention through an Associated Press story, warns of an impending financial crisis for... Read more

Pope Benedict leaves his vacation spot for Castelgandolfo

Jul 27, 2006

The Vatican announced today that the Holy Father's vacation at Les Combes, in Italy's Valle d'Aosta region, where he has... Read more

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Spokesman denies Cardinal Rivera offered to mediate election dispute

Jul 27, 2006

The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico city, Father Hugo Valdemar, issued a clarification on Thursday denying reports that Cardinal... Read more

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Prayer crusade launched for Argentinean mother suffering from cancer

Jul 27, 2006

The Catholic weekly “Cristo Hoy” in Argentina has launched a prayer crusade for a mother who decided to postpone treatment... Read more

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Ex-Bolivian president to defend religious instruction in schools at Constitutional Assembly

Jul 27, 2006

Former Bolivian president, Jorge Quiroga, is calling on the government to uphold religious instruction in schools and said he would... Read more

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Bishops warn of rearming of militia groups in Colombia

Jul 27, 2006

Several Colombian bishops are warning that certain paramilitary groups in the country that in recent years had agreed to disband... Read more

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Catholic chaplain meets workers’ spiritual needs at Tyson Foods

Jul 27, 2006

One of the largest employers in North America, Tyson Foods Inc., now has a chaplaincy program that serves employees in... Read more

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US to mark 50th anniversary of national motto, ‘In God We Trust’

Jul 27, 2006

President George Bush has called upon Americans to observe the 50th anniversary of the national motto “In God We Trust”,... Read more

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USCCB official lauds Senate approval of parental consent protection act

Jul 27, 2006

The spokesperson for pro-life activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement commending the United States... Read more

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Bishop says Church cares for homosexuals but rejects “gender ideology”

Jul 26, 2006

In an interview with the Spanish daily “La Razon,” newly appointed Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla of Palencia said that while... Read more

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Government contemplates eliminating religious holidays in Bolivia

Jul 26, 2006

Amidst the conflict between the government of Evo Morales and the Church over proposals to secularize the country’s school system,... Read more

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Italian bishops call research with embryos “morally unacceptable”

Jul 26, 2006

The Bishops’ Conference of Italy has issued a statement calling the European Union decision to fund research on human embryos... Read more

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Holy Land bishop: concrete actions needed to achieve peace in Middle East

Jul 26, 2006

Reacting to talks in Rome on the crisis in the Middle East, Bishop Fuad Twal, Coadjutor of the Patriarchate of... Read more

Holy See renews call for immediate ceasefire following Rome conference

Jul 26, 2006

Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, spoke this morning about the Rome summit on Lebanon... Read more

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Michigan Catholic Conference calls for honest dialogue in bioethics debate

Jul 26, 2006

The Michigan Catholic Conference called on state legislators to engage in honest dialogue with citizens regarding proposed measures in favor... Read more

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Catholic political expert heads New Jersey's bishops' conference

Jul 26, 2006

A former aide to three New Jersey governors has been named executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference.  Read more

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Cardinal George undergoes surgery for bladder cancer

Jul 26, 2006

Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, underwent surgery Thursday morning Loyola University Medical Center to remove a cancer that was... Read more

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Seattle Archbishop applauds wisdom of court in same-sex marriage ruling

Jul 26, 2006

Archbishop Alexander Brunett congratulated the Supreme Court of the State of Washington yesterday, after they decided to uphold the state's... Read more

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Washington Supreme Court rules in favor of Defense of Marriage Act

Jul 25, 2006

This morning, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington issued a decision in Andersen v. King County, a consolidated... Read more

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Catholic ethicist explains Church’s support for stem cell research

Jul 25, 2006

Fr. Tadeusz Pacholcyzk, director of Education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center, emphatically reiterated, earlier this week, that the Catholic... Read more