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Surprising conversion of San Francisco publisher become news

Jul 19, 2005

For San Francisco publisher Denise Carrigg, every day is an opportunity to grow deeper into the mystery of God. But... Read more

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Caritas International dispatches assistance to victims of hurricanes in Caribbean

Jul 19, 2005

Caritas International, through the offices of Caritas Haiti and Caritas Antilles, has announced it will be sending aid to victims... Read more

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Bishops from Canada and Europe visit Guatemala to promote social assistance

Jul 19, 2005

A delegation of bishops from Europe and Canada are visiting Guatemala this week in order to assess the level of... Read more

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Young Catholics in Argentina committed to political involvement

Jul 19, 2005

Participants in the Encounter of Young Political and Social Leaders, which took place this month in Argentina and was organized... Read more

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Thomas More: defender of marriage in Europe, says Madrid cardinal

Jul 19, 2005

During the consecration of the new Church of St. Thomas More in Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela highlighted the... Read more

Cologne to ‘witness a great sign of hope’ as WYD preparations enter home stretch

Jul 18, 2005

In 1997, Pope John Paul II told Cologne’s Cardinal Joachim Meisner that he thought it appropriate “that one of the... Read more

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Vatican condemns vaccines derived from aborted fetuses, puts onus on pharma

Jul 18, 2005

In a recent document, the Vatican has condemned the production and use of vaccines derived from aborted fetal cell lines.   Read more

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Pro-life donors should choose where funds go, says Catholic League

Jul 18, 2005

The Catholic League intends to submit a recommendation to Mississippi lawmakers that will sidestep increased government oversight of faith-based organizations... Read more

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Pope extends prayer, consolation to Romanian flood victims

Jul 18, 2005

In a letter to Romania’s Archbishop Jean-Claude Perisset, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his grief and fervent prayers for the floods... Read more

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Students to protest pro-abortion Catholic politicians

Jul 18, 2005

Fifteen college students participating in the American Life League’s Crusade for Life held a peaceful demonstration in front of the... Read more

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‘Miracle baby’ could be delivered any day

Jul 18, 2005

Family and friends of a 26-year old Virginia woman whose body is slowly succumbing to cancer are holding their breath... Read more

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Pennsylvania school district fights ACLU over evolution curriculum

Jul 18, 2005

The small Dover area School District is taking on the ACLU in a lawsuit brought upon the district over a... Read more

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Diocese of Fargo becomes 2nd in nation to require NFP classes for marriage preparation

Jul 18, 2005

Bishop Samuel J. Aquila, announced today that the Diocese of Fargo will now begin requiring couples preparing for marriage in... Read more

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Papal accommodations being built for ‘06 World Meeting of Families in Valencia

Jul 18, 2005

A team of architects and workers have begun remodeling the Archbishop of Valencia’s residence in order to build a “papal... Read more

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Cardinal confronts Venezuelan president over democracy in the country

Jul 18, 2005

Recent comments by Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, president emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, regarding... Read more

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Archbishop hopes for swift return of Salvadoran soldiers in Iraq

Jul 18, 2005

Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador said this week he hopes the war in Iraq will end soon so... Read more

Pope calls vacations a necessary time for rest in body and spirit

Jul 17, 2005

During his noontime Angelus prayer yesterday, temporarily being held at his vacation spot in Les Combes, in Italy’s northern alps,... Read more

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Pope Benedict joins young people ‘spiritually on the march’ for WYD in Cologne

Jul 17, 2005

Pope Benedict XVI prayed his traditional Sunday angelus while vacationing in the Italian alps yesterday, and excitedly told young people... Read more

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Claiming that culture effects values is not “extremism” Catholic analyst says

Jul 17, 2005

With politics in Washington continually heating up over the culture wars pro-life politicians often being made to look like extremists,... Read more

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Adoption agency rejects Catholic parents

Jul 17, 2005

A Christian adoption agency said it does not place children with Catholic couples because their religion conflicts with the agency's... Read more