Archive for December 6, 2010

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Spanish choir prepares to sing for World Youth Day

The Donostiarra Choir, the most prestigious in Spain, will sing for Pope Benedict XVI at the final Mass for World... Read more

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Bishop of Fresno dies after lung cancer struggle

Bishop John T. Steinbock of Fresno, California died in the early morning of Dec. 5, in the company of his... Read more

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Spanish reality show winner shares message of life

Spanish recording artist and reality show winner Miriam Fernandez was born with cerebral palsy and uses a walker to get... Read more

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Prop. 8 hearings begin in Court of Appeals

A panel of 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges is hearing arguments from Proposition 8 supporters and opponents this week... Read more

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Religious leaders’ open letter reaffirms protection of man-woman marriage

The U.S. Catholic bishops have joined other American religious leaders in signing an open letter reaffirming their commitment to the... Read more

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a legal brief in which he argued that Missouri’s regulations on abortion providers are consistent with Amendment 3 and are justified on grounds of patient safety and informed consent.

Missouri attorney general defends pro-life abortion laws amid legal fight over new amendment

Pope Francis meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Dec. 4, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talk Ukraine and family policies

Palliative care.

Palliative care doctors in UK say assisted suicide bill rests on ‘misconceptions’

Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. 

New Orleans priest pleads guilty to 1970s kidnapping, rape of teenager

Pope Francis is shown the new popemobile, an electric Mercedes, on Dec. 4, 2024, at the Vatican.

Mercedes-Benz presents Pope Francis with new modified G-Wagon ‘popemobile’

Pope Francis blesses a toddler during his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis: Preaching must rely on Holy Spirit, keep homilies under 10 minutes

Cardinals outside the Paul VI Hall.

21 new cardinals to reflect Catholic Church’s unity amid geographic expansion

Main lobby of Orr Elementary in Tyler, Texas.

New Bible curriculum in Texas public schools faces scrutiny

Bishop Carlos Herrera is president of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua.

Central American bishops call for day of prayer for Catholic Church in Nicaragua

Andrea de Walderstein (left) and Antonio Boemo are spearheading the recreation of a local lagoon in a Nativity scene for St. Peter’s Square. Walderstein is the Nativity’s architect, designer, and construction manager, and Boemo is the coordinator and leader of the project.

A lagoon in St. Peter’s Square? Vatican Nativity scene set to make a splash

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