Archive for January 6, 2009

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Medical system in Gaza nearing collapse

The latest reports coming out of the Gaza Strip indicate that medical personnel are having difficulty reaching the wounded and... Read more

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Suspected anti-Prop. 8 vandals strike San Francisco church

Opponents of Proposition 8 are suspected to have vandalized Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San Francisco over the weekend,... Read more

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Pope Benedict prays for an end to violence in Gaza

Following the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square today, Pope Benedict XVI called on Israelis and Palestinians to find a... Read more

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HIV being spread mainly through homosexual relations in Spain

The Anti-AIDS Independent Committee in Spain has called for behavioral changes among homosexuals in order to reduce the spread of... Read more

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Pope calls children 'treasure and blessing for the world' on Feast of Epiphany

During the Angelus on the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the children of... Read more

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Handicapped call for end to abortion of handicapped babies

The president of the Spanish Commission of Representatives of Handicapped Persons, Luis Cayo, has called for a reform of the... Read more

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Medical Association points out prophetic nature of Humanae Vitae

The president of the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations, Dr. Jose Maria Simon Castellvi, has outlined a series of... Read more

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CNA kicks off 2009 with new additions, services to site

CNA has started off the New Year with a list of new additions and improvements to our news service.  In... Read more

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International Symposium to be held on renowned American Catholic writer

“Reason, Fiction and Faith” is the title of an International Symposium on the American Catholic author Flannery O’Connor that will... Read more

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Vietnamese government confiscates convent in ‘cheap trick’

A group of religious sisters who responded to an invitation to meet with the local Vietnamese government last month were... Read more

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Vatican congregation orders Jesuit theologian to stop teaching and publishing

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ordered the American Jesuit theologian Fr. Roger Haight to stop teaching... Read more

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U.S. Church to mark National Vocation Awareness Week

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that the Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National... Read more

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Left to right: Father Timothy Gallagher, Archbishop Borys Gudziak, Archbishop Nelson Perez, Archbishop Alexander Sample.

Catholic bishops to join health professionals for online mental health retreat

Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, knocks on the door of Notre-Dame Cathedral during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Cathedral, in central Paris, on Dec. 7, 2024.

Notre Dame Cathedral ‘back in the light’ after glorious reopening  

Pope Francis arrives for a consistory at St. Peter's Basilica with visible bruising on his face, Vatican City, Dec. 7, 2024. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni explained that the Pope suffered a contusion after hitting his chin on a bedside table the previous morning.

Pope Francis: Notre Dame reopening shows ‘sadness and mourning give way to joy’

Pope Francis places the red biretta on Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, archbishop of Naples, during the consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, Dec. 7, 2024.

Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, including archbishops of Tehran and Toronto

Both Chile’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a rule in the national budget to prevent the financing of transgender-focused hormone and surgical treatments for minors in the public health network

Battle over gender policies for minors also rages in Chile

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio.

New film on Padre Pio provides intimate look into saint’s life from those who knew him

A firefighter in Rome pays tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary by laying a wreath of fresh flowers at her statue atop a column near the Spanish Steps at dawn on Dec. 8, 2023.

Immaculate Conception on an Advent Sunday: When to go to Mass?

Ryan Clarke, Harrison Tinsley, and Adam Vena, who have each faced custody battles over their opposition to transgender ideology, rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court with activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole on Dec. 4, 2024.

Fathers who lost their children to gender ideology: ‘I feel so betrayed’

When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: “Pray and support. Support the Christian community as much as they can.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa: Pope Francis calls Holy Family Church in Gaza every day

Pope Francis meets with the College of Cardinals on July 1, 2024.

What does it mean that almost half of the new cardinals will be from religious orders?

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