Archive for October 31, 2007

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To be a good Christian is to be a good citizen, explains the Holy Father

Steady rain fell on St. Peter’s Square today, but that did not stop 30,000 people from attending the Pope’s Wednesday... Read more

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Archbishop to UN: "life is not at anyone's disposal"

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Apostolic Nuncio leading the Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations, gave an address... Read more

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Evictions rattle tenants in Church-owned apartments

Several thousand residents in Rome face eviction from their homes rented from the Vatican and other Catholic organizations. Read more

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Illinois moment-of-silence law unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges

A 14-year-old girl and her outspoken atheist father have filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging an Illinois law requiring a... Read more

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Georgetown University bows to homosexual activists’ demands

The president of Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, has promised funding by next fall for... Read more

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Clergy organization denounces calls for a less accurate Missal translation

The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy voiced its support for a literal and accurate English translation of the 2000 Roman Missal.... Read more

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Family groups denounce lawmakers for refusing to help pregnant women

Socialists and leftists in the parliament of the Spanish region of Andalusia have rejected a proposal to establish an initiative... Read more

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Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez defends massive march for life

During a pro-life march organized by the Catholic Church last weekend in protest of a bill that would legalize abortion... Read more

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Chavez reforms would restrict freedom and make power of State absolute, warns Venezuelan archbishop

Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette of Valencia reaffirmed the recent statements by the bishops of Venezuela calling President Hugo Chavez’s constitutional... Read more

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Holy Father's prayer intentions for November

Today, the press office of the Vatican made public the Holy Father’s intentions for November.   Read more

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Church faces difficult times, says Nuncio in Mexico

After a meeting this week with the governor of Sonora, Eduardo Bours, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre,... Read more

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Catholic Church in Mexico discourages Halloween celebrations

As many people prepare to celebrate Halloween today, the Catholic Church in Mexico has published an article describing the holiday... Read more

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Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, knocks on the door of Notre-Dame Cathedral during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Cathedral, in central Paris, on Dec. 7, 2024.

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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

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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.

New cardinals emphasize Church unity, evangelization ahead of consistory

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