Archive for July 31, 2005

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Pope urges all youth to make spiritual pilgrimage leading up to WYD

Pope Benedict XVI invited the young Catholics of the world, even those who are unable to participate at World Youth... Read more

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Creating embryos to destroy them ‘absurd’: Archbishop Gomez

The Catholic Church will not and cannot base its teaching on opinion polls, said Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio... Read more

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Pope encourages road toward lasting peace in Northern Ireland

Pope Benedict XVI lauded the Irish Republican Army’s decision last week to formally end armed conflict in Northern Ireland and... Read more

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Stem cell debate nearly impossible, say Catholic ethicists; frozen embryos should not exist in the first place

While many Christians and pro-life groups are still decrying Senate Majority leader Bill Frist’s Friday announcement that he favors more... Read more

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‘Catholics need not apply’ must not become motto for government candidates, says Hyde

In a letter sent to Senator Richard Durbin regarding what many see as a “religious litmus test” for Supreme Court... Read more

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Pro-life groups call Frist’s stem cell proposal a ‘betrayal’

Numerous pro-life and Christian organizations are still shocked by Friday’s announcement by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, that he thinks... Read more

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Pennsylvania bishops issue document on stem-cell research

Pennsylvania bishops released a document last week, clarifying the Church’s teachings on stem-cell research. “Questions and Answers on Stem Cell... Read more

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Cuban priests of the diaspora express support for Pope Benedict, Church in Cuba

Dozens of priests and religious of the “Cuban diaspora” in the world concluded their XXXI Encounter in Key West with... Read more

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Mixed signals from China over normalization of ties with Vatican

Speculation has begun to grow over the significance of the Chinese government’s decision for the second time to give the... Read more

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Cardinal says Venezuelan President ‘needs exorcism’

On Sunday, Venezuela’s Cardinal Rosalio Castillo, who has been a vocal critic of that country’s president, Hugo Chavez, called the... 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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Both Chile’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a rule in the national budget to prevent the financing of transgender-focused hormone and surgical treatments for minors in the public health network

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

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A firefighter in Rome pays tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary by laying a wreath of fresh flowers at her statue atop a column near the Spanish Steps at dawn on Dec. 8, 2023.

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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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