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Chief Justice, FRC glad the Supreme Court will review case on Ten Commandments

Oct 12, 2004

The United States Supreme Court announced yesterday that it would review previous court decisions from Kentucky and Texas over public... Read more

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American Life League honors Cardinal Rivera in Mexico

Oct 12, 2004

The largest pro-life organization in the United States honored Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera today with the Guardian of Truth Award... Read more

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1000 British women per year obtain illegal abortions in Barcelona

Oct 12, 2004

Workers from the private clinic Ginemedex in Barcelona, Spain, acknowledged this week that the facility carries out illegal abortions, including... Read more

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EU’s leaders reaffirm confidence in Catholic Italian politician

Oct 12, 2004

Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso reasserted his confidence in his entire team of designated commissioners on Tuesday after... Read more

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Urgency of sex-ed is a myth, says Argentinean organization

Oct 12, 2004

The Argentinean Foundation for Woman (AFW) has released a statement it sent to the Buenos Aires legislature regarding a bill... Read more

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Teens get morning-after pill free in France

Oct 12, 2004

For the last three years, the morning-after pill has been distributed to French women without a prescription and to minors... Read more

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Dialogue with culture requires reaffirmation of Catholic identity

Oct 12, 2004

In an interview with CNA during his recent his visit to Brazil, Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council... Read more

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Cardinal Sin remains hospitalized after suffering heart attack

Oct 12, 2004

Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila and one of the most important figures in the country, was taken to... Read more

NYT report on Archbishop Chaput slanted and misleading, transcript shows

Oct 12, 2004

An October 12 New York Times story featuring an interview with Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput that presents the archbishop as... Read more

International Eucharistic Congress opens in Guadalajara, Mexico

Oct 11, 2004

The 48th International Eucharistic Congress, which opened with a solemn Eucharistic liturgy the evening of October 10 in Guadalajara, Mexico,... Read more

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Two intellectuals respond to Notre Dame Dean’s support of Catholics voting for Kerry

Oct 11, 2004

Prominent Catholic intellectuals Robert P. George and Gerard V. Bradley of Notre Dame University have written a vehement response to... Read more

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Pope's Apostolic Letter for the Year of the Eucharist now available in English

Oct 11, 2004

Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter, Mane Nobiscum Domine,  "Stay with us, Lord," on the occasion of the Year of... Read more

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Catholic Church donations boost marriage protection campaign

Oct 11, 2004

The Catholic Church of Michigan has donated about $500,000 to a state campaign to protect marriage, reported The Associated Press. Read more

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Catholic Familyland to hold conference on family and the Eucharist

Oct 11, 2004

Families across the world are expected to attend the Catholic Familyland Bloomingdale Indiana for the 16th International Totus Tuus Consecrate... Read more

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Carmelites sell oldest monastery in Canada

Oct 11, 2004

Seeking the peace and quiet needed for their monastic life, the Discalced Carmelites sold their first foundation house in Canada.... Read more

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Archbishop compares support for homosexual “marriage” with support for Hitler

Oct 11, 2004

Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo, Spain, said this week a new law that would make homosexual unions equivalent to... Read more

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Bishops got tough reaction from Supreme Court of Canada

Oct 11, 2004

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops were met with skepticism from Canada’s highest-ranking justices when they presented their brief against... Read more

Pope wants Catholics to give “strong witness” in political life

Oct 10, 2004

At the conclusion of the recitation of the Angelus this Sunday, Pope John Paul II greeted the participants of the... Read more

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After years of crisis, Catholics must reclaim identity, says Catholic publisher

Oct 10, 2004

The first crisis of contemporary Catholicism is not sex-abuse scandals or voting blocs, “but a fundamental loss of Catholic identity,”... Read more