Archive for March 18, 2008

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Planned Parenthood apologizes for accepting racist donor

Planned Parenthood of Idaho officials have apologized after a fundraiser for the organization was caught on tape agreeing with an... Read more

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Vatican in talks to open church in Saudi Arabia

The Vatican is in negotiations with Saudi Arabia to open the first Catholic Church in the country in modern times,... Read more

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Mob of Hindu radicals attacks nuns, teenage girls

A Hindu radical group on Saturday attacked two Catholic nuns and three teenage girls in a western Indian village as... Read more

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Kevorkian to run for Congress in Michigan

Jack Kevorkian, the infamous advocate of physician-assisted suicide, has announced his plans to run for Congress for the ninth district... Read more

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Nuns praying to clear skies for Pope’s visit

Bishop Anthony Fisher, the coordinator for World Youth Day, has recruited an army of Australian nuns to storm Heaven with... Read more

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We need leaders who foster peace in the Holy Land, says Catholic archbishop

The Latin-Rite Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Michael Sabbah, said this week, “We need leaders capable of achieving peace, as that... Read more

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Cardinal Tettamanzi responds to questions about the faith on YouTube

The Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi is responding to questions about the faith each week by posting videos on... Read more

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Archbishop demands families be protected, laments “quick divorces”

Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi of Piura issued an energetic call this week to protect marriage and the family in... Read more

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German cardinal calls for construction of a church in native land of St. Paul

The Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, has called on Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan to support the construction of a... Read more

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Dalai Lama threatens to step down if Tibetan violence continues

The Dalai Lama on Tuesday threatened to step down as leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile if violence committed by Tibetans in... Read more

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Catholics consecrate new church in Qatar

Despite threats from Islamic radicals, thousands of Christians on Saturday took part in the first Mass to be held at... Read more