Archive for October 25, 2004

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U.S. bishops launch national ad campaign to teach about stem-cell research

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a nationwide two-week ad campaign on stem-cell research today. Read more

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English translation of Pope's latest book now available

The English translation of Pope John Paul II’s latest book, entitled "Rise, Let Us Be on Our Way," has hit... Read more

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Christian student group sues California college for discrimination

The Christian Legal Society chapter at the University of California, Hastings College of Law, filed a lawsuit Oct. 22 against... Read more

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Pro-life groups denounce Red Cross collaboration with abortionists in Spain

The spokeswoman for the Association of Abortion Victims (AAV) in Spain, Victoria Uroz, denounced the Red Cross this week for... Read more

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Cardinal Rivera warns that political confrontation could provoke more violence

The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, warned this week that if the current political confrontations are not... Read more

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Bishops in Puerto Rico defend traditional concept of marriage

Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, issued a Pastoral Letter on the Family this past weekend in which... Read more

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French Jewish group drops ad campaign that insults Jesus and Mary

An ad campaign intended to stem anti-Semitism in France got pulled at the last minute after its blatant disrespect for... Read more

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Colombian bishops slam donation by Dutch group to Marxist rebels

The President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, denounced a Danish non-governmental organization this week for making... Read more

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Result of presidential election serious concern for world, says Knights of Columbus CEO

Knights of Columbus CEO Carl A. Anderson, consultor to the Pontifical Council on Justice and Peace who were meeting in... Read more

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Vatican council discusses pastoral answers for world’s street children

The first International Meeting on Pastoral Care for Street Children was inaugurated yesterday in the Vatican by the Pontifical Council... Read more

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Pope receives Polish pilgrims from new diocese

Pope John Paul II received 800 fellow Poles from the newly instituted diocese of Bydgoszcz in Poland, this morning who,... Read more

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When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: “Pray and support. Support the Christian community as much as they can.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Pope Francis calls Holy Family Church in Gaza every day

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What does it mean that almost half of the new cardinals will be from religious orders?

Left to right: Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe, Archbishop Fernando Chomali, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, and Bishop Mykola Bychok, CSsR, will be made cardinals in a consistory on Dec. 7, 2024.

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