Archive for November 23, 2009

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Holy Father to kick off Advent with celebration of Vespers

On Saturday at 5 p.m., Pope Benedict will preside over the celebration of first Vespers at the Vatican Basilica for... Read more

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Cardinal Cordes invited to Australia

The Australian Catholic Bishop's Conference has invited Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, president of "Cor Unum," to meet with them with... Read more

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Benedict XVI and Prime Minister of Kuwait discuss the promotion of peace

On Monday, Pope Benedict XVI received in audience Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait. The two heads... Read more

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Vatican official explains that Anglican conversions are fruit of authentic ecumenism

Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, explained last week that the entrance of  Anglicans into... Read more

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Vatican expert releases book supporting beatification of Pope John Paul II

In his recently released book “Santo Subito” (Immediate Saint), Vatican journalist and author Andrea Tornielli makes a compelling case for... Read more

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Pope appoints bishop for diocese in Nova Scotia

On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn as bishop of the Diocese of Antigonish in Nova Scotia,... Read more

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Traveling play 'Vianney' visits USCCB conference

Saint Luke Productions' traveling play “Vianney” was a featured event at the fall assembly of the USCCB this year. But... Read more

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Cardinal Rouco urges restraint of government intrusion

During the Eleventh Congress on Catholics and Public Life, which was held last week in Madrid, the city's Archbishop and... Read more

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Vatican says 'no' to use of Catholic church for Anglican ordination

The Vatican has said “no” to the use of a Catholic church in Australia for the ordination of four women... Read more

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EWTN's Fr. Mitch Pacwa to appear on CNN tonight

EWTN host Fr. Mitch Pacwa is scheduled to appear on CNN's “No Bias, No Bull” tonight at 8:30 p.m. EST... Read more

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Bishops of England and Wales establish commission to help Anglicans join Catholic church

The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have set up a commission to help as many as 200 Anglican congregations... Read more

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Critics of Senate health care bill fault abortion funding and taxes on married couples

Pro-life and conservative leaders reacted critically to the Senate’s Saturday decision to proceed on a Senate bill they say would... Read more