Archive for October 12, 2008

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Lawsuit claims California college threatened to expel students who prayed

Two students filed a federal lawsuit this past Monday against the publicly-funded College of Alameda alleging that school officials at... Read more

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Catholic hospital to remove window said to depict image of Virgin Mary

Mercy Medical Center, a Catholic hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts, has announced plans to remove a window in a building which... Read more

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Pope canonizes four, including India's first female saint

This morning, pilgrims from around the world gathered in St. Peter’s Square as the Holy Father canonized four saints.  In... Read more

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Holy Father urges the faithful to pray for Christians in India and Iraq

Following the canonization Mass for four new saints, Pope Benedict XVI greeted the pilgrims present inviting them to rejoice in... Read more

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The State House in Concord, New Hampshire.

Satanic display in New Hampshire battered, removed after three days

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 12, 2024.

Pope Francis: Throughout your life, listen to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks with Rep. Nancy Pelosi after a Mass held at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 12, 2024, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Broglio presides at U.S. Capitol Mass, meets with Pelosi

The Virgin of Guadalupe in the new Basilica

12 million pilgrims expected to visit Guadalupe Basilica this week

Pope Francis speaks to pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis releases World Day of Peace message, renews call to end death penalty

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Euthanasia in Canada jumped nearly 16% last year with more than 15,000 deaths

Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Dec. 12, 2024, for discussions focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and prospects for peace in the Holy Land.

Pope Francis meets Palestinian leader Abbas amid Gaza crisis

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British government makes puberty blocker ban for kids permanent

The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024 and are asking all citizens to “go on with life without becoming discouraged” and to be witnesses of hope.

5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of the Diocese of Benguela in Angola speaks on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Radio Ecclesia, Angola’s Catholic Radio on Dec. 8, 2024.

African bishop exhorts Catholic journalists to uphold standards

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