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Benedict XVI’s charism with youth will show forth at WYD, says bishop

Jul 7, 2005

Bishop Jose Saiz Meneses of Terassa, Spain, told reporters this week World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne will be an... Read more

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Canonization cause for 21 Spanish martyrs moves forward

Jul 7, 2005

On Saturday the first phase in the canonization cause of 21 new martyrs of the Spanish Civil War of 1936... Read more

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Mexican bishops express support for Catholic homosexual outreach group

Jul 7, 2005

The Archdiocese of Mexico has expressed its support for Courage Latino, a Hispanic version of the successful Catholic ministry for... Read more

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Peruvian childhood congress to center on Mary, Eucharist, Mission

Jul 7, 2005

The national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru announced recently that preparations are being made for their 2nd... Read more

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Catholic schools in the Bible-belt growing, despite national trend

Jul 7, 2005

A recent report showed signs that despite national trends to the contrary and an overwhelming protestant population, attendance at Catholic... Read more

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Vatican observer describes growing tension between UN and Vatican over birth control

Jul 7, 2005

In his weekly column for the Italian online magazine L’Espresso, Vatican analyst Sandro Magister explains how the so-called “reproductive rights”... Read more

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Massachusetts legislation could allow Morning After Pill over the counter

Jul 7, 2005

On Wednesday, the Massachusetts State House passed legislation which could allow for the morning after pill, or Plan B, to... Read more

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Cardinal Schonborn clarifies Church’s stance on evolution: intelligent design is clear in nature

Jul 7, 2005

In a New York Times piece published yesterday, Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Christof Schonborn called “neo-Darwinian”, evolution, or the idea... Read more

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Vatican to present consolidated budget for 2004

Jul 7, 2005

The Vatican announced this morning that members of the Holy See’s Prefuncture for Economic Affairs will present last year’s consolidated... Read more

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Catholic Cultural leaders gather to discuss new challenges in the light of globalization

Jul 7, 2005

This morning, members of Catholic cultural centers descended on Sarajevo to begin discussions on the theme, “The Challenge of a... Read more

USCCB President expresses “support and concern” over London bombings

Jul 7, 2005

Following yesterday’s rush hour bombing of London’s mass transit system resulting in an estimated 50 dead and 700 injured, Bishop... Read more

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Bush says he won’t choose judicial nominee based on abortion, other ‘hot-button issues’

Jul 6, 2005

On his way to this week’s G8 summit in Scotland yesterday, and facing a heated battle back in Washington over... Read more

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Bishop Skylstad urges Bush to consider court nominee who will support protection human life

Jul 6, 2005

In a recent letter, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops President, Bishop William Skylstad urged President George Bush to consider key... Read more

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Leftist party wants taxpayer money to fund “sex changes”

Jul 6, 2005

After throwing its full support behind the new law allowing homosexual “marriage” and no-fault divorce, the radical left-wing party in... Read more

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Bishops warn power vacuum can turn Mexico into an ungovernable country

Jul 6, 2005

The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico issued a statement this week warning that the power vacuums created by the corruption and... Read more

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Homosexual “marriage” signifies triumph of European identity crisis, says Italian senator

Jul 6, 2005

The leader of the Italian Senate, Marcello Pera, said this week the approval of homosexual “marriage” and no-fault divorce in... Read more

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Indonesia celebrates 200 years of Christianity

Jul 6, 2005

The Archdiocese of Jakarta is celebrating 200 years of Christian life in Indonesia with celebrations scheduled to run all the... Read more

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Israel extends papal invitation

Jul 6, 2005

On Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI was presented with commemorative stamps from Israeli and German leaders as well as an invitation... Read more

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Cardinal Egan asks deacons not to run for public office

Jul 6, 2005

Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Edward Egan recently notified deacons across the archdiocese that they should no longer run for... Read more

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Synod document addresses liturgical abuses, calls Eucharist center of Christian life

Jul 6, 2005

The Vatican today, released a synopsis of the working document of the "Instrumentum laboris" for the Eleventh Ordinary General Assembly... Read more