Archive for February 24, 2009

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Oscar winners take swipes at Proposition 8

Same-sex “marriage” and homosexual rights advocacy played a part in the Academy Awards when the movie “Milk,” about the murdered... Read more

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Archbishop Chaput tells business leaders to ‘light the marketplace’

On Tuesday morning Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput addressed 100 business, banking and legal leaders in downtown Toronto. Noting... Read more

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New EWTN series for troubled marriages

The television network EWTN in March will begin airing a television series for spouses suffering marriage problems to help them... Read more

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Spanish celebration brings to light need for evangelization in Latin America

Every year the Pontifical Commission for Latin America celebrates Hispanic-American Day, which this year falls on March 1. This year,... Read more

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Colombian archbishop laments violent death of priest

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin expressed his condolences this week over the violent death of Father Juan Gonzalo Aristizabal,... Read more

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New NY archbishop receives phone call from Obama

After being appointed the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop Timothy Dolan received a phone call yesterday... Read more

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Cardinal Rouco opens cause of canonization for Spanish couple

The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, presided last Thursday at the opening session for the cause of... Read more

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Portuguese bishops reiterate that marriage can only be between man and woman

The Bishops’ Conference of Portugal has reaffirmed its rejection of the government’s attempts to make homosexual unions equal to traditional... Read more

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Catholics must bear witness to faith in public life, says Cardinal Scola

The Patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo Scola, explained this week that Catholics need to bear witness to their faith in... Read more

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U.S. bishops offering Lent 2009 resources

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that it is offering a variety of internet resources for... Read more

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Finances must be used to develop nations, Argentinean archbishop says

This week, Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina remarked that the current financial crisis is due to people looking... Read more

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Teaching sexual morals keeps teens from being ‘open,’ U.K. sex ed leaflet says

A new leaflet from the British government advises parents to be cautious about discussing moral values when they talk to... Read more

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

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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.

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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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