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Spokane diocese, parishes appeal federal court decision

Sep 7, 2005

The Diocese of Spokane and the diocesan Association of Parishes (AOP) have filed separate appeals of a federal bankruptcy court... Read more

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Vatican congress to discuss scripture in the life of the Church; celebrate 40th anniversary of Dei Verbum

Sep 7, 2005

Later this month, Biblical scholars and Episcopal leaders from around the world will descend on Rome to explore the role... Read more

Pope Benedict: Church in Mexico must provide ‘Integral formation’ in all areas of the Church; for all ages

Sep 7, 2005

Meeting at his summer residence of Castelgandolfo earlier today, Pope Benedict told visiting prelates from the Mexican bishop’s conference that... Read more

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Another Spanish judge questions constitutionality of gay “marriage”

Sep 6, 2005

A judge in the Spanish city of Burgos has questioned the constitutionality of a request by two lesbians to contract... Read more

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Bishops of Brazil call for serious political reform

Sep 6, 2005

In order to mark Brazil’s Independence Day on September 7, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil is releasing a... Read more

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Catechism Compendium already best-seller in Spain

Sep 6, 2005

Weeks before it hits bookstores, the Spanish translation of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church has already... Read more

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Muslim Turks invite Pope to inter-religious symposium

Sep 6, 2005

Muslim organizers of an inter-religious symposium in Antioch, Turkey, have expressed their intention to invite Pope Benedict XVI to the... Read more

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Lure of service to Church too great to deny, says seminarian

Sep 6, 2005

Nathan March is part of the largest class of seminarians in the Maine since 1995. He and four others expect... Read more

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Religious men and women dispersed throughout southern US after Katrina

Sep 6, 2005

Religious communities of consecrated men and women have had to leave their missions in the Gulf Coast region and move... Read more

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Tucson parishes to be incorporated by April

Sep 6, 2005

The Diocese of Tucson plans to incorporate its 74 parishes and missions as independent nonprofit corporations by April. Read more

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Gallup poll shows Americans overwhelmingly interested in Robert’s abortion stance; Fr. Pavone ‘not surprised’

Sep 6, 2005

A recent Gallup poll showed that Americans are more interested in Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Robert’s stance on... Read more

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California legislature passes same-sex marriage bill; family groups outraged

Sep 6, 2005

Last evening, the California state legislature became the first legislative body in the U.S. to approve a bill allowing for... Read more

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Vatican asks Cardinal McCarrick’s to postpone retirement

Sep 6, 2005

In a gathering with priests of the Archdiocese of Washington DC, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick announced that Pope Benedict XVI has... Read more

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Cardinal participates in International Forum on the model and frontiers of Europe

Sep 6, 2005

The fifteenth economic forum promoted by the Study Institute for Eastern Europe opens this evening in Krynica, Poland, on the... Read more

“Continually model our image on that of the Son of God," Pope Benedict says in General Audience

Sep 6, 2005

On his Wednesday General Audience, held this morning in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 20,000 people, Pope Benedict... Read more

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British Cardinal urges Foreign Secretary on protection for Christians in Iraq

Sep 5, 2005

Catholic Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, the head of the Catholic Church in England, vowed for a increased protection of Christians in Iraq. Read more

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Cardinal Lopez Trujillo in Valencia preparing for World Meeting of Families

Sep 5, 2005

The President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, has arrived in Valencia, Spain, this week... Read more

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Colombian bishop explains Church’s proposal for dialogue with rebel groups

Sep 5, 2005

In an interview with the Colombian daily El Tiempo, the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto... Read more

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King of Spain invites Pope to visit in 2006

Sep 5, 2005

On Monday King Juan Carlos I of Spain invited Pope Benedict to visit his country to participate in the World... Read more

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Court stops distribution of abortion pill in Peru

Sep 5, 2005

A non-governmental organization in Lima has secured a court injunction against the Peruvian government over the distribution of the morning-after... Read more