Archive for November 3, 2009

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Report details harassment and 'anti-religious bigotry' after Prop. 8 passage

A think tank has compiled and analyzed reports of the harassment, intimidation, and “gross expressions of anti-religious bigotry” shown in... Read more

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Vietnamese bishop condemns government take over of monastery

A Vietnamese bishop has strongly condemned the initiation of a “sorrowful” project to convert a monastery in the Diocese of... Read more

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School counselor targeted for supporting Maine’s pro-marriage Question 1

A high school counselor is the subject of an ethics complaint to the Maine licensing board because of his appearance... Read more

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Vatican says visitation of women religious will issue public report

Cardinal Franc Rode issued a statement on Tuesday in response to questions about the motivation for the ongoing apostolic visitation... Read more

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Homosexual 'marriage' should not be approved, say Argentinean evangelicals

The Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches from Argentina (CAECA) issued a statement last weekend arguing that “homosexual marriage,” which could... Read more

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Pope says Christianity is central to Bulgarian, EU identity

In a meeting last Saturday with the new ambassador of Bulgaria, Nikola Ivanov Kaludov, Pope Benedict XVI spoke on the... Read more

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Church in Italy to issue clarification on cremation

The Italian Bishops' Conference is preparing to publish updated norms on funeral rites including cremation and the burial of ashes.  Read more

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Honduran Congress prohibits morning-after pill

A new law has taken effect in Honduras prohibiting the consumption and marketing of the morning-after pill in the Central... Read more

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Bishops of Chile exhort lawmakers to defend authentic marriage

The executive committee of the bishops’ conference of Chile sent a letter Monday to the House of Representatives underscoring that... Read more

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FBI investigating death of sister in New Mexico convent

Sister Marguerite Bartz, 64, was found dead on Sunday, Nov. 1 in St. Berard's Convent in Navajo, New Mexico by... Read more

Sister Donna Quinn and standing with another abortion clinic escort (L to R)?w=200&h=150

Dominican congregation says sister violated vows by volunteering as abortion clinic escort

Responding to the charges that one of its sisters was volunteering as an escort at a Chicago-area abortion clinic, the... Read more

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U.S. Anglican-Catholic meeting discusses immigration and new provision

The Vatican’s recent provision for Anglicans who want to become Catholic, immigration issues and Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Veritatis... Read more

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Portuguese writer says 'God is evil,' hopes controversy will boost book sales

While presenting his latest book, “Cain,” in Spain, Portuguese writer Jose Saramago said he is convinced that God is “evil”... Read more

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

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Left to right: Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe, Archbishop Fernando Chomali, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, and Bishop Mykola Bychok, CSsR, will be made cardinals in a consistory on Dec. 7, 2024.

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