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Reconciliation bill does not address needs of children, say bishops

Nov 9, 2005

As the House of Representatives takes up its budget reconciliation bill, the chairmen of the United States Conference of Catholic... Read more

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Two states decide on issue of same-sex marriage and gay rights

Nov 9, 2005

A majority of voters approved writing a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Texas Tuesday Read more

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Devotion to Mary growing among Protestants in England

Nov 9, 2005

Devotion to Mary is growing among Anglicans, Fr. Noel Wynn told the New York Times. Fr. Wynn is the director... Read more

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Catholic Charities gives $36M for hurricane assistance

Nov 9, 2005

The Catholic response to the people who survived Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the southern United States continue. To date,... Read more

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Catholic university launches center for faith in public life

Nov 8, 2005

Given the growing religious voice in public affairs and an anonymous $2-million donation, Fairfield University launched Monday its Center for... Read more

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Evolution debate heats up nationwide, Kansas passes vote allowing mention of Intelligent Design in schools

Nov 8, 2005

Yesterday, the Kansas Board of Education passed a long-awaited vote which would allow Intelligent Design--the theory that the universe is... Read more

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Many Protestants discovering devotion to Mary

Nov 8, 2005

They’re praying the rosary, holding Bible studies which look at Mary as a model of Christian holiness, and wearing trendy... Read more

Through creation, mankind can ascend to the greatness of God, to His loving mercy, says Pope

Nov 8, 2005

During his weekly audience, given today before thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of... Read more

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Archbishop Lajolo calls recent trip to Russia positive

Nov 8, 2005

The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, said this week his recent visit to Russia to meet... Read more

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Cardinal Tomko: only a committed laity will renew Spanish society

Nov 8, 2005

During a visit to Spain this week, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, said... Read more

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Analysts up prediction of attendees at November 12 march in Spain to 2 million

Nov 8, 2005

Organizers of a November 12 march in protest of a new government policy on education are now saying they expect... Read more

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Faith is rational act, not a feeling, priest tells Peruvian youth

Nov 8, 2005

Renowned astrophysicist and long-time collaborator of the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Father Manuel Carreira, told a group of Peruvian young people... Read more

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Bishop wrong in claiming Catholics are turning to Anglican Church, says Catholic League

Nov 8, 2005

Catholic League president Bill Donohue said the assessment made by Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire this past weekend—that... Read more

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U.S. releases list of countries that deny religious freedom

Nov 8, 2005

China and Vietnam have been renamed to the U.S. government’s list of countries designated as Countries of Particular Concern due... Read more

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Caritas pledges to continue work in North Korea

Nov 8, 2005

Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service agencies, has pledged to continue its relief and... Read more

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Archbishop calls on believers to bear witness in the midst of a politically correct society

Nov 7, 2005

Archbishop Javier Martinez of Granada, Spain, called on Christians to “bear witness without timidity” to their communion with the Church... Read more

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More than half a million expected to protest new law on education in Spain

Nov 7, 2005

The president of the Catholic Confederation of Parents in Spain, Luis Carbonel, announced this week more than half a million... Read more

In New Book George Weigel wishes to ‘recapture the remarkable spiritual intensity of April 2005’

Nov 7, 2005

George Weigel, Catholic columnist and famous biographer of John Paul II, shared with CNA, on the papal transition, and the... Read more

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Catholic students work to end scourge of human trafficking

Nov 7, 2005

Student’s at Ohio’s Franciscan University of Steubenville who had lobbied the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women last... Read more

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Holy Land Archeologists uncover what may be earliest church in world, Vatican hails as ‘great discovery’

Nov 7, 2005

Early reports from the Israel Antiquities Authority are suggesting that remains of a building uncovered on the Megiddo prison grounds,... Read more