Archive for July 2, 2008

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Archbishop of Canterbury criticizes proposed Anglican Primates’ Council

Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the highest-ranking cleric in the Church of England, has responded to the announcement... Read more

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Groups criticize laws forbidding ‘causing annoyance’ to WYD pilgrims

Laws introduced in the Australian state of New South Wales to prevent people from “causing annoyance” or inconvenience to participants... Read more

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Producers of “The Decency Gap” convince YouTube to pull exposé video

The producers behind the documentary, “The Decency Gap,” have convinced YouTube to pull a video filmed by the Population Research... Read more

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Pope begins series of reflections on St. Paul for the saint's Jubilee Year

Last Sunday, the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul, marked the beginning of a year dedicated to the figure... Read more

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Leader of Women in White harassed in Cuba

Laura Pollan Toledo, one of the most well-known leaders of the Women in White, said this week she has been... Read more

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Pope calls for end to violence and extortion in Colombia in video message

Pope Benedict XVI has sent a video-taped message to the bishops of Colombia in which he calls for an end... Read more

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Conditions still not ripe for papal visit to Russia, says Moscow archbishop

In an interview with the L’Osservatore Romano, Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of Moscow said that the right conditions are still not... Read more

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Satisfaction and hope in the Vatican as Betancourt and 14 hostages are rescued

The director of the Vatican’s Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, expressed the joy of the Holy See upon learning of... Read more

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Bishops in Venezuela continue to denounce new “Catholic” religious sect

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Bishop Ubaldo Santana, denounced the dissident clerics that have used the name... Read more

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Californians don’t share Obama’s support for homosexual marriage, group says

Sen. Barack Obama’s support for homosexual marriage could lose him votes in California, the Campaign for Children and Families says.  Read more

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Texas Catholic hospitals did not follow Catholic ethics, report claims

At least 9,684 sterilizations and even some abortions may have been performed at Catholic hospitals in Texas between 2000 and... Read more

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U.S. delegation is largest overseas World Youth Day contingent

In what American organizers claim is the largest international delegation to World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, the U.S. will... Read more