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Over 150,000 Americans to become Catholic this Easter

Mar 24, 2005

One year before, she would have kept walking. But last fall, when 22-year old Dixie Ross saw the table advertising... Read more

Cardinal Ratzinger's 'Way of the Cross' to probe Eucharistic mystery in today's life

Mar 24, 2005

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Popes’s Vicar to the City of rome, will replace the Holy Father at  leading throngs of... Read more

Judge won't hear new arguments for Schiavo; pro-life groups begging Gov. Bush to act

Mar 23, 2005

As options slowly deplete for the family of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, a Florida state judge has now denied a request... Read more

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Cardinal Lopez Trujillo: Eucharist is oxygen for the Church

Mar 23, 2005

The celebration and proclamation of the Eucharist and the Pascal Mystery are like oxygen for the whole Church and continually... Read more

'I am spiritually with you,' says Pope in Holy Thursday message

Mar 23, 2005

In a message that was both poignant and reassuring, Pope John Paul II told the faithful that he was "spiritually... Read more

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Supreme Court denies Schiavo appeal to reinsert feeding tube, but fight continues in Florida

Mar 23, 2005

The Supreme Court this morning rejected an appeal on the part of the parents of brain damaged Terri Schiavo to... Read more

Cardinal Re thanks Pope for his "serene abandonment to God" and calls for renewal in priesthood

Mar 23, 2005

Holy Thursday celebrations began today at the Vatican with the Chrism Mass celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect of... Read more

Terri's life may be in Gobernor Bush's hands

Mar 22, 2005

A second U.S. court of appeals today denied the replacement of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. The latest decision comes... Read more

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Dominican Republic bishop laments late measures to improve prison conditions

Mar 22, 2005

Bishop Nicanor Pena Rodriguez of Higuey, Dominican Republic, expressed sadness this week that it is taken “the deaths of 136... Read more

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Archbishop calls for UK abortion law review

Mar 22, 2005

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for a review of Britain’s abortion law, reported abc.net. Read more

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Canadian Archbishop says no need to avoid Da Vinci Code

Mar 22, 2005

The bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code is “a bunch of hot air” and nothing to get worked up about,... Read more

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Catholic singles gather to discuss chastity

Mar 22, 2005

A comprehensive program at St. Anne’s Church helps single Catholics live chastity and offers services that promote life.  Read more

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Anglican Church 'broken', says Canadian primate

Mar 22, 2005

Calling a spade a spade, the Anglican primate of Canada said the Anglican Communion is “broken” over the debate on... Read more

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Bishop’s statement against hiring homosexual teachers stirs controversy

Mar 22, 2005

A new charter for Scotland’s Catholic schools says all teachers must “support and promote the aims, missions, values and ethos... Read more

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Bishops support Fr. Pavone’s idea to found new pro-life religious community

Mar 22, 2005

The pro-life movement will soon have a new ally. Today, Fr. Frank Pavone, head of the group, Priests for Life... Read more

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Poll finds American’s morals increasingly influenced by the Pope

Mar 22, 2005

A poll conducted by ABC News recently found that more American Catholics see their moral views influenced by Pope John... Read more

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Archbishop Chaput calls Schiavo’s starvation an ‘attack on the sanctity of human life’

Mar 22, 2005

Yesterday, in the wake of Florida Federal Judge James Whittemore’s decision not to reinsert brain-damaged Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube, which... Read more

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Atlanta Court denies reinsertion of Schiavo feeding tube; pro-life groups continue fight

Mar 22, 2005

In the latest blow to the parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta... Read more

Pope makes brief appearance from window

Mar 22, 2005

Despite new reports of failing health and the cancellation of his weekly general audience, Pope John Paul II made a... Read more

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Vatican paper slams Federal court decision in Schiavo case

Mar 21, 2005

Under the headline, “Terri Schiavo: the ‘crime’ of being useless,” the Vatican’s newspaper L'Osservatore Romano published a harsh editorial criticizing... Read more