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Irish bishops attack schools proposals

Dec 7, 2006

The Catholic bishops of Northern Ireland say proposed changes to the state’s education plan would "radically undermine" the Catholic education... Read more

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Man files lawsuit over polling station at Catholic church

Dec 7, 2006

A nonobservant Jewish man, whose polling station last month was in a room connected to a Catholic church, has filed... Read more

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Knights of Columbus continue campaign to ‘Keep Christ in Christmas'

Dec 7, 2006

The Knights of Columbus have continued with their North American media campaign to “Keep Christ in Christmas”.  Read more

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Married former priests warn against Milingo's group

Dec 7, 2006

Two groups made up of former Catholic priests, who are pushing for a married priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church,... Read more

The Immaculate Mary shows the Church its vocation, to receive Christ and offer Him to the world, Pope says

Dec 7, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI greeted thousands of pilgrims and faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square today for the Solemnity of the... Read more

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Pope appoints new members to Pontifical Academy for Life, including one American

Dec 6, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI appointed four new members to the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life.  The new appointees include Dr. John... Read more

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Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act loses vote in House

Dec 6, 2006

A bill which would have required doctors to notify women seeking an abortion that their unborn child as young as... Read more

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Christian leaders to visit Holy Land, call for prayers for area’s Christians

Dec 6, 2006

The leaders of four of Great Britain’s largest Christian Churches will travel together to the Holy Land in solidarity with... Read more

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US bishops push for humanitarian aid in Somalia

Dec 6, 2006

The United States government must work more assertively with the United Nations and neighboring African countries to address increasing violence... Read more

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Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Glemp and appoints successor for Archdiocese of Warsaw

Dec 6, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Jozef Glemp, Archbishop of Warsaw, who at nearly 77 years, has... Read more

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Central American bishops call on priests to value gift of celibacy

Dec 6, 2006

The Council of Bishops of Central America (SEDAC), which met in Honduras November 27-December 1, have called on priests to... Read more

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Bioethics institute calls on Argentinean lawmakers to respect life and not make distribution of morning after pill obligatory

Dec 6, 2006

As the Argentinean congress debates a measure that would make distribution of the morning after pill obligatory in the country,... Read more

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Secularism has become religion of the state, Spanish archbishop warns

Dec 6, 2006

Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia has denounced attempts to impose secularism in Spain, calling it “a new state religion” that... Read more

The Church discovers its identity as mother, in the Virgin Mary, affirms Cardinal Bertone

Dec 6, 2006

The Vatican Secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, stated that the Church "always discovers and understands better" its "identity as... Read more

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Denver Archbishop decries trend of discounting religious believers in political life

Dec 6, 2006

Speaking to a crowd of some 700 people gathered in Garden Grove, California, for the Orange County Catholic Prayer Breakfast,... Read more

Trip to Turkey served three levels of Pontifical mission, Pope says

Dec 5, 2006

Speaking to the thousands of pilgrims gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall today, Pope Benedict XVI recalled his recent... Read more

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Vatican seeks official relations with China, maintains ties with Taiwan

Dec 5, 2006

The Vatican will seek to resume relations with China after more than half a century if religious freedom is allowed,... Read more

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Cardinal Bertone insists Catholic Church is not "poaching for converts" in Russia

Dec 5, 2006

The Vatican Secretary of State told reporters yesterday that the Roman Catholic Church is not engaging in proselytism in Russia... Read more

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St Paul burial place 'confirmed'

Dec 5, 2006

Vatican archaeologists say they have conclusive evidence that a Roman tomb, located in St Paul Outside the Walls, the largest... Read more

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Turkish bishops hope papal visit will help Iraqi refugee situation

Dec 5, 2006

The Chaldean and Syrian Catholic bishops of Turkey, Bishop Francois Yakan and Bishop Yusuf Sag, said this week they are... Read more