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Outrage in Italy: school scraps Christmas play, replaces it with Little Red Riding Hood

Dec 9, 2004

The movement to take “Christ” out of Christmas has spread to Catholic Italy’s public schools, sparking a national debate. The... Read more

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St. Paul Cathedral's bells to toll again for Christmas

Dec 9, 2004

The bells will ring this Christmas at the Cathedral of St. Paul. Read more

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Pro-Life demonstrators make First Amendment appeal to Supreme Court

Dec 9, 2004

Pro-life demonstrators, who were arrested at a Kansas City intersection in June 2001 because of the complaints of passers-by that... Read more

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Vatican announces international Congress for Circus and fair workers

Dec 9, 2004

The seventh International Congress on the Pastoral Care of Circus and Amusement Park Workers organized by the Pontifical Council for... Read more

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Secularism, unbelief in Europe must be dealt with to preserve Christian identity, Vatican authority says

Dec 9, 2004

In a speech given by Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, today in Minsk, Belarus, he... Read more

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Canadian bishops call for more debate after Supreme Court judgment

Dec 9, 2004

The Supreme Court of Canada may have issued its judgment on same-sex marriage, but the debate isn’t over yet, said... Read more

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Denver archbishop: ‘scrub’ words ‘Happy Holidays’ from Catholic vocabulary

Dec 9, 2004

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has urged his faithful to “scrub” the expression “Happy Holidays” from Catholic vocabulary. Read more

Pain and scandal is call to conversion and deeper fidelity, Pope tells US Bishops

Dec 9, 2004

John Paul II met with bishops from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, this morning in his last encounter with... Read more

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College Students Reach Out to Community For World Aids Day

Dec 8, 2004

Ranked last year by the Princeton Review as the number one party school in the nation, and still reeling from... Read more

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Catholic musicians invited to participate in international Marian concert

Dec 8, 2004

The 6th International Festival of Christian Music, “The World Sings to Mary,” organized by Radio Kolbe SAT of Schio, Italy,... Read more

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Thousands attend Mass of reparation in Argentina

Dec 8, 2004

Thousands of Catholics in Argentina gathered on the feast of the Immaculate Conception to take part in a Mass at... Read more

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“Doctors for Life” organize march against abortion in Spain

Dec 8, 2004

The association Doctors for Life, a group of mainly doctors and medical students from the Autonomous University of Madrid, has... Read more

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Christian opposition leader threatened for helping family members of political prisoners in Cuba

Dec 8, 2004

The Cubanet news agency denounced the Cuban government this week for threatening a leading Cuban dissident for attempting to help... Read more

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Sister celebrates 100th birthday with joy

Dec 8, 2004

Sr. Mary Martin dePorres McKenna’s 100 years witness to a life of faith, joy and service. Read more

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Vandals target Jesus statue

Dec 8, 2004

A Catholic church in Delaware was vandalized Dec. 6, for the third time in recent weeks. This time, a bronze... Read more

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HLI urges Bush administration to rescind population-control policy

Dec 8, 2004

An international pro-life organization called upon the United States government to revoke its radical population-control policy at a press conference... Read more

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“Icon for immigrants” given a home in parish church known as haven for immigrants

Dec 8, 2004

A life-sized statue of Christ found floating in the Rio Grande last year has been donated to Our Lady of... Read more

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Pro-family organizaton responds to California Attorney General on “freedom of conscience attack”

Dec 8, 2004

A leading pro-family organization, Campaign for Children and Families, issued a response to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer’s announcement yesterday... Read more

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Respecting cultural differences must be balanced by protection of universal values, says Pope

Dec 8, 2004

Pope John Paul II’s Message for the 91st World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2005, made public today, insists on... Read more

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Same-sex ‘marriage’ to become law in Canada by end of December, says justice minister

Dec 8, 2004

Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said the federal government will move quickly to legalize same-sex marriage by the end of... Read more