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Bishops remind Canadians of their duty to vote in upcoming elections

May 17, 2004

Canada’s Catholic bishops are reminding people of their duty to be engaged in political issues and to be out at... Read more

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Archbishop of Toledo meets with Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem: is and old Sinagogue going back to Jewish cult?

May 17, 2004

The Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Yona Metzger, met this week with Archbishop Antonio Cañizares of Toledo, Spain, during which both... Read more

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Chilean Mayor: “Enough lies—the Pill is abortifacient and will not be distributed”

May 17, 2004

The Chilean Health Minister, Pedro Garcia, has given mayors in Chile an ultimatum, demanding they obey an order to distribute... Read more

Charity must mark our opposition to same sex couples, says Archbishop of Boston

May 16, 2004

Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley of Boston issued a document on Saturday expressing "deep sadness" at the impending legal marriages of... Read more

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Pope canonizes six new saints, including "Martyr of Life," Gianna Beretta Molla

May 16, 2004

On Sunday Pope John Paul II canonized six new saints for the Church, including Don Luigi Orione, founder of the... Read more

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Young, energetic Bishop of Grand Rapids died on Sunday

May 16, 2004

Kevin Britt, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids has died at the age of 59. Co-workers found... Read more

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Miracle in Brazil led to canonization of Gianna Beretta

May 16, 2004

More than 50,000 people packed into St. Peter’s Square yesterday to witness the canonization of a mother who sacrificed her... Read more

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Mother Angelica named ‘Citizen of the Year’ by local broadcasters’ association

May 16, 2004

Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN Global Catholic Network, was named the Alabama Broadcasters Association's Citizen of the Year. Read more

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“Christians have much to give in Hollywood”

May 16, 2004

During the First International Symposium on “The educational role of cinema”, which is taking place in Valencia, Spain, American screenwriter... Read more

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Pope Calls Catholics to imitate new saints in their devotion to Our Lady

May 16, 2004

This morning in St. Peter’s Square the Pope received the participants in yesterday’s canonization of five of the six new... Read more

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Interreligious Dialogue must continue without relativism, Pope says

May 16, 2004

During a meeting with members of the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue on Saturday May 15,... Read more

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Pope receives Lebanese president, prays for unity and peace in Middle East

May 16, 2004

The Holy Father received President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon on Saturday May 15, who was in Rome for Last Sunday’s... Read more

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Olympic Games in Athens must be an occasion to promote world peace, Pope says

May 16, 2004

On Saturday morning the Holy Father received the mayor of Athens, Greece, Dora Bakoyiannis, accompanied by a delegation from the... Read more

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Source of religious life is holiness, says Vatican prefect

May 16, 2004

Addressing the 800 superiors of major religious congregations gathered in Rome, the Prefect of the Congregation for Consecrated Life, Archbishop... Read more

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Pope to U.S. bishops: Be at the forefront of the spiritual journey of sanctification

May 13, 2004

Continuing his series of reflections on the ‘munus sanctificandi’ (mandate to sanctify) of bishops, the Pope met with U.S. prelates... Read more

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Federal judge upholds court decision allowing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts

May 13, 2004

An attempt to block legal same-sex marriages from taking place in Massachusetts next week failed when a federal judge rejected... Read more

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Vietnam rejects U.S. resolution calling for release of Catholic priest

May 13, 2004

The United States passed a resolution yesterday calling for the release of a Catholic priest, accused of attempting to undermine... Read more

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Troops must leave Iraq soon but not before June 30, says Cardinal Martino

May 13, 2004

The Vatican’s former envoy to the United Nations said yesterday that the U.S.-led coalition forces should pull out of Iraq... Read more

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Archbishop rejects incursion of paramilitary groups into Venezuela

May 13, 2004

In the wake of the discovery of paramilitary groups in Venezuela, Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino of Valencia is calling on... Read more

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Chilean Cardinal says distribution of abortion pill an “abominable crime”

May 13, 2004

Speaking with reporters at the Vatican, Chilean Cardinal Jorge Medina said the distribution of the morning after pill, with its... Read more