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Canadian bishops’ committee calls for ban of convicted priests from ministry

Oct 4, 2005

A special task force of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on all bishops to commit themselves individually... Read more

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Contest seeking first-time religious screenwriters

Oct 4, 2005

First-time screenwriters with a religious message will have a chance to get their scripts noticed by top Hollywood executives in... Read more

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Colorado bishops support state tax referendum, say: government must protect the weak

Oct 4, 2005

Colorado’s three Catholic bishops have released a joint statement in support of state Referendums, C&D. The measures would return nearly... Read more

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Series of conferences by Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn titled “Creation and Evolution”

Oct 4, 2005

Vienna Archbishop Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn made new comments on the on-going debate on evolution vs. intelligent design, saying both were... Read more

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Elderly should be valued, protected, Vatican tells UN

Oct 4, 2005

Government, society and families should value the elderly, create opportunities for them to contribute to society and establish programs that... Read more

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Bishops call for increased respect for sacredness of Eucharist: reception in the mouth, focus on preparing with confession

Oct 4, 2005

As bishops today, met for the Forth General Congregation of the 11th Synod of Bishops, the issue of the sacredness... Read more

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Pressure Group try to influence outcome of Synod, says "Il Foglio" newspaper

Oct 3, 2005

The Italian newspaper "Il Foglio," mainly dedicated to news commentary and considered one of the most informed in the country,... Read more

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Mexican bishop reiterates Church’s rejection of dirty money

Oct 3, 2005

Bishop Rafael Romo Muñoz of Tijuana, Mexico, said this week the Church does not accept for any reason money that... Read more

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Mexican cardinal calls for prayers for Synod

Oct 3, 2005

The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez is calling on the Mexican faithful to pray for the success of... Read more

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“Secret interview” with John Paul II published in Italy

Oct 3, 2005

The Italian daily La Stampa has published a “secret interview” granted by John Paul II in 1988, in which the... Read more

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Cuban cardinal exhorts political prisoners not to risk life with hunger strike

Oct 3, 2005

The Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega y Alamino, has asked three political prisoners in Cuba to end their hunger... Read more

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Urging for a Catechesis to recuperate the value of the Eucharist, says expert at the Synod

Oct 3, 2005

Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo, consecrated lay and founder of the Sodalite Family, who is participating  as an auditor to the... Read more

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Colorado pro-life groups push government, pharmaceuticals to end production of vaccines made from aborted stem cell lines

Oct 3, 2005

Yesterday, the Colorado Right to Life, in conjunction with the group, Children of God for Life, announced a massive new... Read more

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US bishops plan fall meeting

Oct 3, 2005

The death penalty, lay ministry, liturgy, Africa and the Eucharistic Congress of 2008 are on the agenda for the fall... Read more

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Moscow to host European bishops’ meeting

Oct 3, 2005

The small Catholic Church in Moscow has matured enough to now take an active part in the life of Catholics... Read more

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Fight against poverty gets $9-million boost

Oct 3, 2005

The fight against the root causes of poverty in the United States will get a $9-million boost from the Catholic... Read more

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Cardinal says progress is ‘decidedly mixed’ in creating culture of life in US

Oct 3, 2005

The United States’ progress is “decidedly mixed” in fostering a culture where every human life is respected and defended, said... Read more

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Participants to Synod concerned about trivialization of the Eucharist

Oct 3, 2005

The interventions of the Prelates present at the synod during the first general congregations of the Synod on the Eucharist,... Read more

Liturgical reformation needs to be “reformed” with a new document, says Archbishop of Moscow

Oct 3, 2005

Msgr. Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Catholic Archbishop of Moscow, says Liturgical reformation needs to be reformed, with a new document in order... Read more

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Humanity deserves to be free from scourge of self-destruction, says Vatican Ambassador to UN

Oct 2, 2005

In a speech to the General Assembly’s First committee, of disarmament and international security, Msgr. Migliore, Ambassador of the Holy... Read more