Archive for November 24, 2004

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Parish is key place to announce Christ and educate Christians, says Pope

Receiving participants this morning in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Laity who are reflecting on the theme... Read more

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1 in 4 centers dedicated to treating HIV/AIDS in the world are Catholic, says Cardinal

In a message for World AIDS Day, the President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health workers... Read more

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Holy See calls for banishing of “social stigma” against AIDS victims

The President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health workers and the Sick said the stigma associated... Read more

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Teacher banned from using historic documents due to God reference

A California school threw “aside all common sense” in its decision to ban a teacher from providing students with handouts... Read more

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Movement proposing adoption to abortion picks up speed in Illinois

The adoption movement doesn’t get much play in the public policy arena and in the press, but Daniel K. Proft,... Read more

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Religious freedom under threat in Ukraine, Catholic leader warns

In an interview this morning with the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr. Borys Gudziak,... Read more

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Catholics rebuild churches in Iraq despite ongoing violence

Father Nizar Semaan, a Catholic priest from the city of Mosul, told the Fides News Agency this week that Christians... Read more

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Company stands for British Catholic pharmacist who denied morning-after pill

The Daily Mirror Newspaper reported that a 24-year old mother of two was denied the morning-after pill by a Catholic... Read more

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Pope Francis arrives for a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica with visible bruising on his face, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni explained that the Pope suffered a contusion after hitting his chin on a bedside table the previous morning.

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Pope Francis places the red biretta on Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, archbishop of Naples, during the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 7, 2024.

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St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio.

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Ryan Clarke, Harrison Tinsley, and Adam Vena, who have each faced custody battles over their opposition to transgender ideology, rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court with activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole on Dec. 4, 2024.

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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

Pope Francis meets with the College of Cardinals on July 1, 2024.

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.

New cardinals emphasize Church unity, evangelization ahead of consistory

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