Archive for December 13, 2007

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Catholic Foundation appoints Gerald ‘Bud’ Laber as president

The Catholic Foundation for the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Colorado, an independent nonprofit corporation dedicated to helping Catholics serve... Read more

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St. Peter’s Square to be illuminated by massive Christmas tree

Tomorrow evening St. Peter’s Square will be lit with the glow of a fully adorned Christmas tree from northern Italy.... Read more

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Catholic health workers’ effort to unionize could crowd out Catholics

A complex labor dispute between a Californian Catholic healthcare company and its employees could end in an agreement with a... Read more

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Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with besieged Venezuelan cardinal

Pope Benedict XVI has sent a brief letter to the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, in which he... Read more

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Benedict XVI tells nations: Restore hope by overcoming violence with dialogue

Pope Benedict held an unusually large audience today as he received seven new ambassadors to the Holy See from various... Read more

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Priest prays, not pays, for parking fine

A judge in southern Chile sentenced a Catholic priest to recite seven psalms daily for three months as a punishment... Read more

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Mexico celebrates Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Mexico City on Wednesday to celebrate the 476th anniversary of the apparition of... Read more

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Sydney enacts strict laws for World Youth Day

Strict emergency laws will be in force during the World Youth Day events in 2008, tightening security and banning unapproved... Read more

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World Youth Day 2008 “blueprints” finalized

Operational plans for World Youth Day 2008 have been approved by the Pontifical Council of the Laity, the Vatican body... Read more

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Bethlehem grottos open extended hours to mark Franciscan anniversary

In order to celebrate the 660th anniversary of the presence of the Franciscans in the Holy Land, the Bethlehem grottos... Read more

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German authorities consider outlawing Scientology

Government officials in Germany announced they will seek to outlaw Scientology in the country, saying it is incompatible with the... Read more

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Vatican holds spiritual movie festival

The Vatican Pontifical Councils for Culture and Social Communications will host the 11th Festival of Spiritual Movies dubbed “Tertio Millennio”,... Read more

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Pope Benedict expresses concern over spread of AIDS, trafficking of women and children

Earlier today, Pope Benedict issued a “fresh call” to public officials calling on them to help restore the hope of... Read more

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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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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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