Archive for October 13, 2008

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Bishops suggest ways to bring Word of God to the modern world

At Monday morning’s assembly of bishops on the Word of God, Cardinal George Pell and Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko both spoke... Read more

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Art must be used in proclaiming the Word of God, German bishop remarks

Speaking to his fellow prelates, Bishop of Wurzburg, Germany Friedhelm Hofmann, remarked that art is a medium that can be... Read more

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Director of Italian newspaper joins in defense of Pope Pius XII

The director of the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Paolo Mieli, said last week Pope Pius XII was a Pontiff... Read more

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Identical twins ordained in Tenerife, Spain

Cristobal Jose and his twin brother Diego Jesus Rodriguez were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Bernardo Alvarez of Tenerife... Read more

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Obama slightly leads among Catholic voters, Zogby poll reports

A new Zogby poll claims that the presidential race between Republican Sen. John McCain and Democrat Sen. Barack Obama is... Read more

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Too many priests are missing out on ordinary ministry, cardinal warns

The prefect for the Congregation for Catholic Education, Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, warned this week that many priests dedicated to teaching... Read more

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Good theology and exegesis are necessary for priests, says Vatican official

The prefect for the Congregation for the Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, explained during his intervention at the Synod of Bishops... Read more

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Andean bishop rejects smear campaign for not renewing agreement with Maryknolls

Father Fernando Samaniego Orellana, chancellor and press director for the Prelature of Juli in the Andean region of southern Peru,... Read more

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Christians face campaign of violence in Mosul

Following planned murders, violence, and threats targeting Christians in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the country’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki... Read more

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Oregon court orders IVF embryos in divorce case destroyed

The Oregon Court of Appeals in a Wednesday decision denied a father’s appeal to keep his six frozen embryos alive.... Read more

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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.

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