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Pope mourns priest killed in Burundi, calls for end to ‘works of death’

Feb 6, 2006

Following news of a second assassinated priest in one weekend, Pope Benedict XVI has sent his personal condolences to Archbishop... Read more

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Upcoming Vatican Congress to explore human embryo, culture of life

Feb 6, 2006

Following the commencing session, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical Council for Heath Pastoral Care will address the... Read more

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Turkey detains student over killing of priest

Feb 6, 2006

The 16-year old high school student who murdered Fr. Santoro, an Italian priest, was arrested on Tuesday and has confessed... Read more

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"Diocese of Rome is proud of murdered priest in Turkey" says Cardinal Ruini

Feb 6, 2006

Upon receiving news from the murder of Fr. Andrea Santoro, Vicar of the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Camillo Ruini declared... Read more

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Election of the new Superior General of the Jesuits for 2008, names unveiled of frontrunners for the succession

Feb 5, 2006

The General Assembly of Jesuits will meet on April 22 with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. In the letter... Read more

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Archbishop calls simultaneous rejection of Iraq war and support for abortion hypocritical

Feb 5, 2006

In his most recent pastoral letter, Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellin of Burgos said it was hypocritical to be shocked by... Read more

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Cardinal Silvestrini: freedom to be satirical must not lead to offense of religious sentiments

Feb 5, 2006

Cardinal Archille Silvestrini, the former prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, has called the caricatures of the Islamic prophet... Read more

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Catholic group denounces killing of missionary in Philippines

Feb 5, 2006

The Good Shepherd Tribal Ministry in the Philippines has denounced the killing of lay missionary Matt Morales, who was a... Read more

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Sunday Mass smash hit on Catalonia TV station

Feb 5, 2006

According to the latest ratings, the Sunday Mass has become the most watched program on a television station in San... Read more

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Notre Dame president makes first trip to Vatican

Feb 5, 2006

Fr. John Jenkins made his first trip to the Vatican last week as president of the University of Notre Dame,... Read more

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Catholic parishes flourish

Feb 5, 2006

Only four years after it was created, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in LaGrange is ready to build a new 1,000-seat... Read more

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Pro-life Ohio congressman elected party leader

Feb 5, 2006

Members of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives have elected a pro-life Ohio congressman to become the second-ranking... Read more

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Measure to protect marriage dies in Maryland

Feb 5, 2006

A measure that would have protected marriage as the union of one man and one woman in Maryland’s state constitution... Read more

Pope decries assassination of Turkish priest, expresses hope that killing will be ‘seed for building authentic fraternity’ among peoples

Feb 5, 2006

Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his personal condolences for the assassination of a Roman missionary priest, killed in Turkey... Read more

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Vatican criticizes publication of offensive Muslim cartoons, as well as violent response

Feb 5, 2006

As much of the world’s Muslim community remains up in arms over the publication of what they call offensive cartoons... Read more

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Jesus seeks to heal humanity; ill from ideologies, idolatries, says Pope

Feb 5, 2006

During a Mass celebrated Sunday at the Vatican’s parish of Saint Anne, Pope Benedict warned that a modern-day fog of... Read more

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Pope Benedict: Culture of life must be based on attention to others, rejecting hedonism, discrimination

Feb 5, 2006

During Sunday’s weekly Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict told thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square that a true “culture... Read more

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'Faces of Abortion' launched in 110 countries in Russian

Feb 2, 2006

The Russian-language Christian New Life Television is now airing Operation Outcry’s 30-minute “Faces of Abortion” television show in 110 countries... Read more

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Bush touts religious freedom, says US is ‘nation of prayer’

Feb 2, 2006

Americans are a prayerful people who continue to seek God’s will and to respond to this will in service to... Read more

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Jerusalem church leaders express support for new Palestinian government

Feb 2, 2006

The 13 patriarchs and heads of the Churches of Jerusalem have issued a statement, congratulating the Palestinian people for their... Read more