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Illinois diocese backs Walgreens boycott

Dec 4, 2005

The firing of four Illinois-based Walgreens pharmacists over their failure to dispense abortion drugs, has sparked a call for a... Read more

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Analyst says Pope to propose new reading of Vatican Council

Dec 4, 2005

In a column published Monday, Italian analyst Sandro Magister of L’Espresso says Pope Benedict XVI favors a renewed interpretation of... Read more

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Pope Benedict expresses solidarity with Venezuela

Dec 4, 2005

Pope Benedict XVI told a group of Venezuelan bishops meeting at the Vatican last week that he was “concerned” about... Read more

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Italian bishops discourage mixed marriages

Dec 1, 2005

The Bishops’ Conference of Italy has issued a statement discouraging mixed marriages, especially between Catholics and Muslims, citing the numerous... Read more

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Venezuelan archbishop suggests postponing elections in wake of accusations of fraud

Dec 1, 2005

Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela, has called for the postponement of this Sunday’s elections in order to clear up... Read more

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Papal preacher begins Advent meditations on modern-day faith in Christ

Dec 1, 2005

Earlier today, Pope Benedict attended the first in a series of four Advent reflections given by well-known author and preacher... Read more

Pope Benedict could visit Poland in June 2006

Dec 1, 2005

The Archbishop of Krakow and former personal Secretary of Pope John Paul II, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz announced that Pope Benedict... Read more

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“Deus Caritas est,” might be the first Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI

Dec 1, 2005

The Italian daily “La Stampa,” announced today that the Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, that other source already mentioned it... Read more

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Hawaii high court says fetus not a person, reverses mother’s manslaughter charge

Dec 1, 2005

Yesterday, the Hawaii state Supreme Court handed over a precedent-setting opinion, ruling that 32-year old Tayshea Aiwohi could not be... Read more

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Proponents of parental notification in California vow to try again

Dec 1, 2005

Supporters of a parental notification bill have announced that they will start collecting signatures in late January or early February... Read more

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Cardinal McCarrick urges Bush to protect the poor

Dec 1, 2005

In a private Oval Office meeting yesterday Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington urged President George W. Bush to ensure that... Read more

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Meeting between Pope, Russian Orthodox leader unlikely, says Vatican envoy

Dec 1, 2005

A high-ranking Vatican envoy yesterday praised progress in the Holy See's cooperation with the Russian Orthodox Church, but indicated that... Read more

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Free contraceptives do not promote responsability, Colombian bishops warn

Dec 1, 2005

The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, warned this week that the free distribution of... Read more

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“Christmas is Jesus,” campaign will bring true sense of the feast to hundred thousands of poor children in Peru

Dec 1, 2005

The “Christmas is Jesus” campaign which since 15 years is organized by the Christian Life Movement (CLM) has set itself the... Read more

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Macy's agrees to ‘Merry Christmas’, national Sears boycott announced

Nov 30, 2005

Macy's Department Stores has agreed to return the phase "Merry Christmas" to store signage and advertising. The Committee to Save... Read more

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New documentary features lives of the twelve Apostles

Nov 30, 2005

A new one-hour documentary investigates the lives and legends of the Apostles, how they were transformed after the resurrection of... Read more

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Liberal government ousted, Canada heads to polls

Nov 30, 2005

A bill that would legalize assisted suicide in Canada died on the order table Monday when Canada’s Liberal minority government... Read more

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Pope meets with new ambassadors, urges end to violence among nations

Nov 30, 2005

Today, Pope Benedict met with eleven new members of the Vatican diplomatic corps and called on their respective countries to... Read more

Human dignity is universal, inalienable, says Pope, must particularly be promoted by civil leaders

Nov 30, 2005

Earlier today, Pope Benedict met with members of the International Theological Commission, with whom he stressed the need to uphold... Read more

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Vatican message for World Day against AIDS stresses 'pansexual culture that devalues sexuality'

Nov 30, 2005

The Vatican released today a message written by Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral... Read more