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Priest fined during emergency call to offer Sacrament of the sick

Aug 23, 2006

The pastor of a New York Catholic church is protesting a $115 parking ticket, which was issued while his associate... Read more

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Duluth Diocese cancels nun's talk because of anti-Bush newspaper ad

Aug 23, 2006

Sr. Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking" and a longtime social activist, has been uninvited as the keynote speaker... Read more

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Thomas More Law Center asks Supreme Court to review New York’s Nativity ban

Aug 23, 2006

The Thomas More Law Center has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case challenging New York City’s ban... Read more

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Bishop says Parliament made "terrible mistake" in approving same-sex marriage

Aug 23, 2006

Canadian Parliament made a “terrible mistake” when it redefined marriage last year, said Bishop Richard Smith of Pembroke, Ont., to... Read more

Pope to extend visit to Turkey to spend time with Catholics, visit Hagia Sophia

Aug 23, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI will extend his planned trip to Turkey, from three days to four, in order to celebrate Mass... Read more

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Dominican cardinal exhorts faithful to live the gift of sexuality responsibly

Aug 23, 2006

The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, said this week sexuality is a gift from God... Read more

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Government seeking to impose new family models on Argentinean children, archbishop warns

Aug 23, 2006

Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, has denounced the country’s government for seeking to impose new “definitions of the... Read more

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Cardinal Spidlik opens World Congress on spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius

Aug 23, 2006

Czech Republic Jesuit, Cardinal Tomas Spidlik, opened this week a World Meeting on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of... Read more

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Palestinian organization asks Pope to intervene in securing release of prisoners

Aug 23, 2006

The Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday that a Palestinian organization has asked Pope Benedict XVI to intervene in their... Read more

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Canadian bishop encourages boycott of President Clinton

Aug 23, 2006

After receiving complaints from across Canada, Bishop Gerard Bergie, is encouraging Catholics to boycott an upcoming fundraiser at which former... Read more

Pope: Only the Lamb can reveal the ultimate meaning of history in God’s eternal plan

Aug 22, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians to be a people of hope and trust in the coming of God’s Kingdom in... Read more

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Community groups decry ‘homosexual indoctrination’ bill aimed at public schools

Aug 22, 2006

The California Assembly passed a bill by a vote of 46-31 on Monday that says public schools may neither teach... Read more

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New edition of Theology of the Body translated from original Polish

Aug 22, 2006

A new English translation of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body promises to offer a more true reading... Read more

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Bandits attack Catholic priest in eastern India

Aug 22, 2006

A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Ranchi, located in eastern India, was seriously wounded Aug. 21st while resisting a... Read more

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Bishop calls for Catholic reaction to “moral emptiness of society”

Aug 22, 2006

Amidst the heated public debate in Argentina surrounding the recent cases of handicapped women whose families sought to obtain abortions... Read more

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Archbishop encourages catechists to spread knowledge of Christ

Aug 22, 2006

During the celebration of Catechists Day on August 20, Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of Asuncion, Paraguay, said the role of catechists... Read more

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Secularization and tourism threatening religious feasts, warns Spanish bishop

Aug 22, 2006

Noting the large number of feast days that are celebrated in Spain during the month of August, Bishop Jose Sanchez... Read more

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Cardinal encourages young people to put the word of God into practice

Aug 22, 2006

The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas, congratulated the National Youth Ministry organization last Sunday for... Read more

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Celebration of the Liturgy provides hope, says Holy Father’s message to conference

Aug 22, 2006

The Holy See made public today a letter written by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, in the name of Pope Benedict XVI,... Read more

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Spanish Catholic group to finance health care for Amazonian natives

Aug 21, 2006

The Spanish NGO Manos Unidos has begun financing a food and health care program in the Peruvian Amazon to more... Read more