Archive for May 14, 2010

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Eduardo Verastegui to host mega conference to benefit L.A. women’s center

Manto de Guadalupe, a non-profit organization formed by Mexican Actor Eduardo Verastegui, will host a one-day Spanish-language “mega conference” and... Read more

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Oregon bishop cautions against separating human dignity from immigrants

In recent column, Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker, Oregon spoke on the controversial topic of immigration, saying that although a... Read more

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Dublin archbishop says Irish Catholics must acknowledge 'crisis of faith'

In a candid talk on May 10, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin discussed the current state and hoped for future... Read more

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Catholic League petitioning Empire State Building to honor Mother Teresa

The Catholic League has launched a petition protesting the Empire State Building’s denial of an application to have the skyscraper’s... Read more

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Vatican spokesman not surprised by record Fatima Mass turnout

Fr. Federico Lombardi, the spokesman for the Vatican, said it was not a surprise that hundreds of thousands of people... Read more

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Pope implores Catholics to join him in evangelizing

Celebrating Mass in Porto, where he had arrived from Fatima early this morning, Pope Benedict called the faithful to witness... Read more

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Mexican state celebrates after court upholds protection for unborn

Numerous organizations in the Mexican state of Queretaro celebrated a ruling by the State Supreme Court upholding legal protection to... Read more

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Pro-gay rights campaign launched in Chilean capital

The movement, Homosexual Integration and Liberation in Chile, has launched an aggressive ad campaign on buses and billboards in the... Read more

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Only those who acknowledge Christ can be fair and just, says Lima cardinal

During a Mass for members of the judicial system, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne of Lima encouraged judges to acknowledge... Read more

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Pope Benedict leaves Portugal with hope for renewal

The Holy Father spent the final day of his Apostolic Visit to Portugal in the nation’s “second city” of Porto... Read more

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Assassination plot by radical Muslims against Pope prevented

Two Moroccan students who attended a university in the central Italian city of Perugia were expelled from the country last... Read more

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Tens of thousands to pack St. Peter's Square in support of Pope

Answering the call from the Italian Bishops' Conference-promoted National Consultancy of Lay Aggregations (CNAL), thousands of people are planning on... Read more

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Christian schools have 'right' to exclude those who undermine religious values, says FRC member

After a Catholic elementary school was recently corrected by the Boston archdiocese for canceling the admission of an 8-year-old student... 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.

Notre Dame Cathedral ‘back in the light’ after glorious reopening  

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

Battle over gender policies for minors also rages in Chile

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

New film on Padre Pio provides intimate look into saint’s life from those who knew him

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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