Archive for May 23, 2004

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Pope urges US bishops for stronger defense of marriage and family

The Holy Father exhorted the American bishops to build towards a stronger culture of marriage and family, insisting that steps... Read more

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Pope says parents responsible for how media is used at home

The Holy Father spoke on Sunday, at the weekly prayer of the Regina Caeli with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square,... Read more

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Pope slams anti-Semitism, urges a solution for the Holy Land

Pope John Paul II condemned  anti-Semitism this Monday using the words of the Second Vatican Council, “clearly and definitively…in all... Read more

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New Jersey senator leaving the Catholic Church explains his reasons

New Jersey Sen. Bernard Kenny (D-33rd Dist.) announced that he has decided to leave the Catholic Church, based on the... Read more

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Politicians' letter to bishops is ‘disrespectful’ and ‘arrogant’

In a television broadcast last week, Raymond A. Flynn, president Your Catholic Voice, said it was disrespectful for Democratic pro-abortion... Read more

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Cardinal Kasper arrives in Jerusalem on official visit

Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, arrives today in Jerusalem where he will stay... Read more

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Pope welcomes delegations from Eastern Europe in Rome to pay homage to "Founding Fathers"

Pope John Paul II  welcomed on Monday two separate delegations from Macedonia and Bulgaria, both visiting Rome  on the occasion... Read more

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New York holds largest ordination in the U.S.

The Archdiocese of New York celebrated the largest ordination in the U.S. this past weekend. Edward Cardinal Egan, archbishop of... Read more

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“Pope’s discourse on Europe was underestimated,” says Italian Vatican observer

According to an article by Vatican observer Sandro Magister of the online magazine “L’Espresso,” the discourse Pope John Paul II... Read more