Archive for March 30, 2010

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Philippines bishops disapprove of Holy Week self-crucifixion and flagellation

Responding to acts of extreme corporal mortification during Holy Week, Catholic bishops in the Philippines have discouraged practices such as... Read more

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Pope Benedict being 'scourged at the pillar,' says New York archbishop

In remarks following Palm Sunday Mass, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York urged Catholics “to express our love and solidarity”... Read more

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Billionaire fulfills promise to God, donates fortune to charity

Albert Gubay, an 82-year-old English billionaire has pledged all but $15 million of his $1.1 billion fortune to charity, fulfilling... Read more

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Port-au-Prince seminary to reopen after Holy Week

Archbishop Louis Kebreau of Cap-Hatien and president of the Haitian Bishops’ Conference, made the announcement that following Holy Week, the... Read more

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Benedict XVI sends condolences following Moscow bombing

Pope Benedict XVI sent a telegram to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressing solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attacks... Read more

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U.S. bishops profoundly grateful for Pope's work in combating sexual abuse

This morning the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed “profound gratitude” for the assistance that Pope Benedict XVI has given... Read more

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Italian bishops back Pope, deplore media attacks

In wake of the media blitz on the recent surfacing of clerical sexual abuse in Europe, the Italian Bishops’ Conference... Read more

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'Culture of fear' is stifling Cuba, writes dissident

The coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, sent a letter to former Polish president Lech Walesa, explaining that... Read more

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Reports blaming Pope for mishandled sex abuse case are inaccurate, Church judge reveals

Reports in the New York Times and other media about a Wisconsin priest who sexually abused deaf children have been... Read more

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US bishops make appeal for funding youth ministry

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced on Tuesday the 2010 Catholic Home Mission Appeal, which will urge dioceses... Read more

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St. John’s Cathedral in the Netherlands is lit up for Red Wednesday on Nov. 23, 2022.

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Father Max Josef Metzger, a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and ecumenical work, was beatified Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Freiburg, Germany.

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