Archive for June 12, 2008

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Archbishop of Baltimore asks Legionaries to report area activities

Edwin F. O’Brien, the Archbishop of Baltimore, has written to the Superior General of the Legionaries of Christ, Monsignor Alvaro... Read more

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Catholic evangelist is semifinalist for ‘Keep Going’ Hall of Fame

A Catholic author and evangelist, who is suffering from cancer, is a semifinalist for Energizer’s Keep Going Hall of Fame... Read more

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Be witnesses of integrity and holiness, Pope encourages bishops

This morning at the Vatican, Pope Benedict welcomed bishops from Bangladesh and spoke to them about the need to continue... Read more

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Cardinals Foley, Brady and DiNardo appointed to positions by the Pope

Pope Benedict XVI announced a large number of appointments to the various Vatican congregations and councils on Thursday. Among the... Read more

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Turkish bishops move up beginning of Pauline Year to June 22

The official Vatican daily “L’Osservatore Romano” has reported that the bishops of Turkey have decided to move up the beginning... Read more

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Bishops to analyze Mass attendance, recent data on U.S. Catholic Church

Today the U.S. bishops are gathering to discuss current issues relating to the American Catholic Church at the spring meeting... Read more

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Holy See to send decree of approval to leaders of Neocatechumenal Way

The Pontifical Council for the Laity will send the official decree approving the statues of the Neocatechumenal Way to founders... Read more

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‘Word of God’ to be focus of document for bishop’s synod

Today the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, presented the “Instrumentum laboris” (working document) to be... Read more

Clotilde Veniel; Photo courtesy of  www.archivalencia.org?w=200&h=150

96 year-old activist is pride of Caritas Valencia volunteers

Ninety six year-old Clotilde Veniel is the oldest Caritas volunteer in the Spanish Archdiocese of Valencia.  She visits the sick... Read more

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Argentinean archbishop says drop in birthrate needs urgent attention

Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata warned this week that the fall of the birthrate is “an urgent and very... Read more

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Parents should defend children from ideological imposition, says Spanish cardinal

The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, encouraged parents to defend their children from the ideology the State is seeking... Read more

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Students prep more than 275,000 World Youth Day backpacks

Over 2,500 high school student volunteers are packing more than 275,000 backpacks for World Youth Day pilgrims at a packing... Read more