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Professors’ abortion debate attracts hundreds at University of Colorado

Jan 22, 2008

A Catholic-sponsored debate about the ethics of abortion packed hundreds into an auditorium on the University of Colorado campus in... Read more

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Orthodox town retrieves saint’s relics from Catholic monastery

Jan 21, 2008

The relics of St. Peter of Argos, a tenth-century bishop and miracle-worker, have been returned to the town of which... Read more

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Austrian expert: Manipulation of embryonic stem cells no longer necessary

Jan 21, 2008

Günter Virt, an Austrian expert in moral theology, said this week that given the advances in recent years in the... Read more

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Cardinal Rouco: abandonment of God is cause of crisis of loneliness

Jan 21, 2008

During the ordination of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Antonio Martinez of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela said that the abandonment... Read more

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Pauline Year to be ecumenical and full of cultural events

Jan 21, 2008

As was announced last week, the Press Office of the Holy See released the schedule for the year dedicated to... Read more

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"40 Days for Life" initiative launches second wave after 340 children saved by earlier effort

Jan 21, 2008

A pro-life group has launched a forty-day initiative coinciding with Lent to fast, pray, and reach out to the community... Read more

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Christian dissident denounces elections in Cuba as illegitimate

Jan 21, 2008

The president of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, has issued a statement denouncing Sunday’s elections to the Popular... Read more

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Vandals hit Canadian Catholic church

Jan 21, 2008

Vandals painted upside-down crosses and anti-Christian slogans on a church in Ottawa on early Sunday morning, the Ottawa Citizen reports. Read more

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Presidents of Argentina and Chile hope to celebrate 30 years of peace with the Pope

Jan 21, 2008

Officials in Argentina and Chile are in discussions with the Holy See about the possibility of President Cristina Fernandez and... Read more

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Cuban bishop: Church seeks more openings for her mission

Jan 21, 2008

Speaking to the Spanish news agency EFE, the general secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Cuba, Bishop Juan de Dios... Read more

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Cardinal Pell given Korean "Award for Life"

Jan 21, 2008

The Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, Cardinal George Pell, was awarded with the "Grand Prix Mysterium Vitae" established by the Archdiocese... Read more

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President of Spanish bishops congratulates new Jesuit superior general

Jan 21, 2008

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Bishop Ricardo Blazquez, sent a letter of congratulations to the Society of... Read more

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Catholic universities must present the faith, not give in to cultural trends, exhorts Pope

Jan 21, 2008

Today the Pope received participants of the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Catholic Education and advised them that in... Read more

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Benedict XVI meets with presidents of Togo and East Timor

Jan 21, 2008

In the past few days, the Holy Father has been engaged in diplomatic meetings with the presidents of the Republic... Read more

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Pope names St. Paul as the “patron” of the Synod on Holy Scripture

Jan 21, 2008

Upon receiving the participants of the Sixth Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod, who are preparing for... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the lambs for the Feast of St. Agnes

Lambs blessed by Benedict XVI on feast of St. Agnes

Jan 21, 2008

This morning in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, in keeping with the tradition for today's feast of St. Agnes, the Pope... Read more

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Notre Dame law prof endorses McCain as “best pro-life choice” for president

Jan 21, 2008

Dr. Gerard V. Bradley, a prominent law professor at Notre Dame University, has endorsed Arizona Republican Senator John McCain for... Read more

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Slain Filipino “martyr” praised by Pope, bishops, friends

Jan 20, 2008

Father Jesus Reynaldo Roda, a missionary in the Southern Philippines murdered by armed men suspected of links to al-Qaeda, won... Read more

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Runaway archbishop publishes autobiography

Jan 20, 2008

Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, the former chief prelate of the Catholic Church in Zambia who was excommunicated after marrying and attempting... Read more

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“Christianophobia” documented online by Europe for Christ

Jan 20, 2008

The non-governmental organization (NGO) Europe for Christ wants to combat and document what it sees as a growing phenonmenon in... Read more