Archive for January 28, 2009

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Mother of 12 shares photo journal from National March for Life

Becoming frustrated with the lack of media coverage of the National March for Life, writer and mother of 12, Barbara... Read more

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Husband’s kiss revives comatose woman

A woman who doctors believed could remain comatose indefinitely recently revived after her husband asked her for a kiss.  Read more

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U.S. bishops concelebrate Mass on Tet during Vietnamese visit

A joint group of U.S. and Vietnamese clergy concelebrated Mass for Tet, the first day of the Lunar New Year... Read more

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Pope Benedict asks SSPX to accept Vatican II

After delivering his usual Wednesday address today, Pope Benedict XVI explained his recent decision to lift the excommunications on four... Read more

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Pope Benedict concerned about Christians in Middle East

During his intervention Tuesday at the General Assembly of the Meeting of the Aid Agencies for the Middle East, Archbishop... Read more

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The Holocaust reminds us that violence cannot acheive brotherhood, Pope says

People around the world celebrated Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday, and Pope Benedict added his voice to the commemorations by... Read more

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Read Scripture as the 'Word of the Holy Spirit,' Pope Benedict teaches

Commenting on Saint Paul’s Pastoral Letters at the Wednesday general audience, Pope Benedict XVI warned Christians not to read Scripture... Read more

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Dominican cardinal slams President Obama’s new abortion policy

Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) called the decision by President Barack Obama to lift... Read more

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Chavez supporter 'invades' bishops' office, makes demands

The organization “National Front of Women for a Yes Vote,” led by Venezuela’s Minister for Women’s Affairs, Maria Leon, repeatedly... Read more

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Election of Kirill as new patriarch brings Pope happiness

Following the general audience address today in the Paul VI Hall, Pope Benedict shared his happiness at hearing that Metropolitan... Read more

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Congressmen introduce legislation to reinstate Mexico City Policy

Four U.S. Congressmen introduced legislation on Wednesday in an attempt to  reinstate the Mexico City Policy, which was overturned by... Read more

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Cardinal Vanhoye: Bible should be read in a spirit of prayer

In an interview published this week by the Spanish Catholic magazine Ecclesia, Cardinal Alberto Vanhoye, S.J., the former Rector of... Read more

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Southern Africa bishops call on Mugabe to relinquish power

The Catholic bishops of southern Africa have accused Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe of perpetrating genocide, saying: “We, the Catholic bishops... Read more

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The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024, on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris.

U.S. President-elect Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case

According to Venerable English College, during the Catholic persecution in England, students would gather around the “Martyrs’ Picture” in the chapel to sing the Te Deum — a Latin hymn of thanksgiving — whenever news reached Rome of the martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today on Martyrs’ Day, Dec. 1, when the relics of the martyrs, preserved beneath the altar, are venerated by the students.

English seminary in Rome commemorates Martyrs’ Day on St. Ralph Sherwin’s feast

Smoke of war rises over a residential area in Aleppo. On Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.

As Aleppo’s Christians face new ordeal, Church leaders call for courage and faith

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy

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