Archive for February 26, 2009

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Bishop asks university to consider closing Diversity Institute

Following controversy over the Diversity Institute at Misericordia University’s hosting of a homosexual activist, Bishop of Scranton Joseph F. Martino... Read more

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Targeted Proposition 8 supporter urges Catholics to ‘stand up’ despite critics

The owner of a family-owned ice cream shop and restaurant in Sacramento who has been targeted by angry phone calls... Read more

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Pope calls Catholics to prayer and sacrifice during Lent

Pope Benedict began Lent yesterday by presiding over Mass at the Church of Saint Sabina and calling on Catholics to... Read more

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Fire at Chicago cathedral doesn’t stop parish life

As workers cleaned up Holy Name Cathedral and evaluated the damage caused by a Feb. 4 fire, clergy and parishioners... Read more

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Cardinal Rivera demands priests be allowed to deliver sacraments in hospitals

The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has complained that priests and extraordinary ministers of Communion are not... Read more

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Court rulings on Education for the Citizenry fail to address main concern, cardinal says

The new Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, warned this... Read more

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Bishop Williamson expresses ‘regret’ for Holocaust comments’ effects

Society of St. Pius X Bishop Richard Williamson has expressed regret to the Church and to Holocaust victims and their... Read more

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Caritas Nigeria calls for aid for poor amidst global financial crisis

The office for development, justice and peace of Caritas Nigeria expressed concern this week over “the global recession and the... Read more

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Fasting shows love and solidarity with the poor, says Argentinean cardinal

In his Lenten message, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, said amidst the atmosphere of “sadness” on... Read more

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Fr. Thomas Rosica named consultor to Pontifical Social Communications Council

This morning Fr. Thomas Rosica CSB was appointed as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. Speaking to... Read more

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Ash Wednesday services at Protestant university attract interest

Ash Wednesday services at Belmont University have become an annual tradition, with Bishop of Nashville David Choby joining Todd Lake,... Read more

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Kansas late-term abortionist to face trial

A judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss the criminal case against Kansas late-term abortionist George Tiller, who has been accused... Read more

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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.

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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?

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.

New cardinals emphasize Church unity, evangelization ahead of consistory

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