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Seattle Archbishop applauds wisdom of court in same-sex marriage ruling

Jul 26, 2006

Archbishop Alexander Brunett congratulated the Supreme Court of the State of Washington yesterday, after they decided to uphold the state's... Read more

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Cardinal George undergoes surgery for bladder cancer

Jul 26, 2006

Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, underwent surgery Thursday morning Loyola University Medical Center to remove a cancer that was... Read more

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Catholic political expert heads New Jersey's bishops' conference

Jul 26, 2006

A former aide to three New Jersey governors has been named executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference.  Read more

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Michigan Catholic Conference calls for honest dialogue in bioethics debate

Jul 26, 2006

The Michigan Catholic Conference called on state legislators to engage in honest dialogue with citizens regarding proposed measures in favor... Read more

Holy See renews call for immediate ceasefire following Rome conference

Jul 26, 2006

Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, spoke this morning about the Rome summit on Lebanon... Read more

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Holy Land bishop: concrete actions needed to achieve peace in Middle East

Jul 26, 2006

Reacting to talks in Rome on the crisis in the Middle East, Bishop Fuad Twal, Coadjutor of the Patriarchate of... Read more

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Italian bishops call research with embryos “morally unacceptable”

Jul 26, 2006

The Bishops’ Conference of Italy has issued a statement calling the European Union decision to fund research on human embryos... Read more

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Government contemplates eliminating religious holidays in Bolivia

Jul 26, 2006

Amidst the conflict between the government of Evo Morales and the Church over proposals to secularize the country’s school system,... Read more

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Bishop says Church cares for homosexuals but rejects “gender ideology”

Jul 26, 2006

In an interview with the Spanish daily “La Razon,” newly appointed Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla of Palencia said that while... Read more

Pope Benedict expresses hope that Rome conference can bring lasting peace in Holy Land

Jul 25, 2006

Ahead of an international meeting for peace, which is taking place today in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI called for continued... Read more

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Censor threatens 1st Ammendment Rights of Missouri Catholic group

Jul 25, 2006

A Washington lawyer has filed a complaint with the IRS against the Missouri Catholic Conference, alleging "illegal political interference" and... Read more

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Seattle Archdiocese says filing rejected Amicus brief was still important

Jul 25, 2006

The Supreme Court of the State of Washington rejected a “friend-of-court” brief against same-sex marriage filed by the Archdiocese of... Read more

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New US Catholic Catechism for Adults available July 31

Jul 25, 2006

The first official catechism produced by the United States Catholic Bishops since the creation of the Baltimore Catechism, will be... Read more

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Catholic inner-city schools to benefit from lottery

Jul 25, 2006

Seven inner-city parochial schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will benefit from the commission of a $250-million Mega Millions winning... Read more

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Bolivian president, education minister slam bishops

Jul 25, 2006

Bolivian President Evo Morales has joined his Minister of Education, Felix Patzi, in slamming the bishops of Bolivia over massive... Read more

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German bishops deplore EU decision to finance research with human embryos

Jul 25, 2006

The Bishops’ Conference of Germany issued a statement this week deploring the decision by the European Union to provide funding... Read more

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Bishops of Colombia: Life, family, and education are non-negotiables

Jul 25, 2006

The bishops of Colombia began their 81st Plenary Assembly this week with a fervent call to prevent the legalization of... Read more

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Dominican Republic lawmakers vote down proposal to legalize abortion in new penal code

Jul 25, 2006

The House of Representatives of the Dominican Republic has backed away from legalizing abortion in cases of rape in a... Read more

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Catholic ethicist explains Church’s support for stem cell research

Jul 25, 2006

Fr. Tadeusz Pacholcyzk, director of Education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center, emphatically reiterated, earlier this week, that the Catholic... Read more

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Washington Supreme Court rules in favor of Defense of Marriage Act

Jul 25, 2006

This morning, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington issued a decision in Andersen v. King County, a consolidated... Read more