Archive for February 23, 2009

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Pope Benedict appoints Archbishop Dolan to head Catholic Church in NY City

Today Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee to become the next Archbishop of New York, a see... Read more

Cardinal Paul Joseph Pham Dinh Tung?w=200&h=150

Pope expresses his ‘great sadness’ at death of Vietnamese cardinal

The retired archbishop of Hanoi, Cardinal Paul Joseph Pham Dinh Tung, who endured years of house arrest under the Vietnamese... Read more

Bl. Damian de Veuster / Bl. Rafael Arnaiz Baron?w=200&h=150

Missionary to Hawaii will be canonized in October

On Saturday, the Holy See announced the dates for the canonization ceremonies of ten blessed including Blessed Mary of the... Read more

Bishop Richard Sklba / Bishop William Callahan?w=200&h=150

Milwaukee bishops praise Dolan, bid him farewell

Following the announcement that Archbishop of Milwaukee Timothy Dolan will become the new Archbishop of New York, the two Milwaukee... Read more

Father Alvaro Corcuera, General Director of the Legion of Christ?w=200&h=150

Legion of Christ to respond to scandal on Tuesday

Vatican officials confirmed to CNA on Monday that the leadership of the Legion of Christ will release a major statement... Read more

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Bishops of India strongly reject euthanasia

The 120 Latin-rite members of the Bishops’ Conference of India concluded their plenary assembly on February 18 with a categorical... Read more

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Ministry of Education could become subject of lawsuit over socialist course

The organization Professionals for Ethics announced it is studying the possibility of denouncing the Ministry of Education for promoting indoctrinating... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput?w=200&h=150

Denver archbishop warns against ‘spirit of adulation’ surrounding Obama

Canadians packed St. Basil’s Church in Toronto on Monday evening to hear Archbishop Charles Chaput speak about how Catholics should... Read more

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Freedom is found through service to others, teaches Holy Father

During a visit to the Major Roman Seminary to celebrate the feast of its patroness, Our Lady of Trust, Pope... Read more

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"Catholic Advocate" has Brownback support, organization confirms

The new initiative "Catholic Advocate," whose goal is to expose politicians "who hide their pro-abortion record behind a smokescreen of... Read more

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan?w=200&h=150

Archbishop Dolan prays for future ‘full of hope’ in New York City

Archbishop of Milwaukee Timothy Dolan, whose appointment to become Archbishop of New York was announced on Monday, has commented on... Read more

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Church in Cuba needs more room for action, lay magazine asserts

The magazine Espacio Laical of the Archdiocesan Council of Laity of Havana, has repeated the request by the Church in... Read more

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Cardinal exhorts Catholics not to live the faith clandestinely

The Apostolic Administrator of Valencia in Spain, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, called on Catholics last week to exercise their religious freedom... Read more

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Same-sex unions bill advances in Hawaii

A bill passed by the Hawaii House this month could legalize same-sex civil unions if the state Senate approves and... Read more

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Benedict XVI warns of growing acceptance of eugenics

On Saturday the Holy Father met with participants of a congress titled, “New frontiers of genetics and the dangers of... Read more

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