Archive for June 9, 2008

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If you are united to Christ, you will be successful, Pope tells priests

On Monday morning candidates from the Holy See’s school for training diplomats had the opportunity to meet with Pope Benedict... Read more

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Benedict XVI: Philosophy needs to help guide modern society

Saturday at the Vatican, the Holy Father received college educators participating in the sixth European Symposium of University Professors.  In... Read more

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Benedict XVI appoints auxiliary to the Archdiocese of Newark

This morning at the Vatican, the Holy Father appointed Msgr. Manuel A. Cruz as auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Newark,... Read more

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Argentinean bishops urge dialogue in agricultural crisis

In a statement issued at the end of their extraordinary meeting, the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina called for “transparent and... Read more

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Colombian archbishop hopeful for humanitarian accord with new FARC leader

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, said that in the wake of the death... Read more

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Cardinal Tomko appointed Pope's delegate to Eucharistic Congress

In a letter released today, the Holy Father announced the appointment of Cardinal Josef Tomko, president emeritus of the Pontifical... Read more

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Pope’s schedule for southern Italy pastoral visit released

Pope Benedict XVI’s itinerary for his trip to the Italian towns of Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi was released... Read more

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Bishops question law that would violate seal of confession in Venezuela

Various Venezuelan bishops are criticizing a new law on national intelligence that would force all Venezuelans to act as informants. ... Read more

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Catholic teachers must share the faith with their lives, says Spanish cardinal

The Archbishop of Toledo, Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, said this week teachers at Catholic schools must not only “transmit the... Read more

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Truth is the goal of inter-religious dialogue, Pope Benedict teaches

The Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue met for its tenth full assembly this past week to focus on the theme:... Read more

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Father Pfleger to return to Chicago parish

Controversial Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger, a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama who publicly mocked Sen. Hillary... Read more

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Pope Benedict to meet President Bush in medieval tower

Pope Benedict XVI will meet with President George W. Bush in a restored medieval tower on Friday. Vatican spokesman Federico... Read more

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Well-loved Catholic author Ann Ball passes away

Ann Ball, a prolific author who wrote lives of the saints alongside Catholic cookbooks, died of a heart attack shortly... Read more

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A rendering at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Glendale, outside of Phoenix where Acanthus Development is set to build senior living.

‘Multigenerational’ parish campuses coming to Phoenix with new senior living facilities

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with EWTN News' Erik Rosales at the U.S. Capitol.

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Two minors shot dead near Catholic church in Mexico

Archbishop Borys Gudziak on Nov. 13, 2024, during the U.S. bishops’ annual fall meeting called for a return to the obligation to abstain from meat on Fridays as a way of acknowledging the importance of caring for creation.

U.S. bishop calls for return to Friday abstinence from meat

York Minster, the seat of the archbishop of York, one of the two archbishops within the Church of England.

What is the Church of England, and who are the Anglicans?

A priest administers the Anointing of the Sick.

Nicaragua bars priests from anointing the dying in hospitals

The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops on Nov. 13, 2024, voted to advance the canonization causes of Servant of God Gertrude Agnes Barber (left) and Benedictine Sister Annella Zervas.

U.S. bishops vote to advance 2 American causes for canonization at 2024 meeting

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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law mandating Ten Commandments in school classrooms

Pope Francis meets with members of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) on March 23, 2023.

Vatican, Catholic leaders from Europe discuss sexual abuse in the Church

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