Archive for October 8, 2011

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Initiative helps keep school open in El Salvador

The first thing one notices when entering Santa Luisa School is the massive, solid metal fencing and doors that shield... Read more

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By Marianne Medlin

Movie on importance of fatherhood wows at box office

A low-budget film on the crucial role of fathers debuted as the number one new movie during its opening weekend... Read more

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By Marianne Medlin

Embryonic cloning experiment blasted by ethicists, scientists

A recent experiment cloning human embryos for potential stem cell use did little to advance a medical breakthrough and violated... Read more

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Bishop Aquila predicts state attempts to silence Catholic Church

An American bishop has predicted that government authorities may one day attempt to silence the Catholic Church in the United... Read more

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The State House in Concord, New Hampshire.

Satanic display in New Hampshire battered, removed after three days

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 12, 2024.

Pope Francis: Throughout your life, listen to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks with Rep. Nancy Pelosi after a Mass held at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 12, 2024, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Broglio presides at U.S. Capitol Mass, meets with Pelosi

The Virgin of Guadalupe in the new Basilica

12 million pilgrims expected to visit Guadalupe Basilica this week

Pope Francis speaks to pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis releases World Day of Peace message, renews call to end death penalty

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Euthanasia in Canada jumped nearly 16% last year with more than 15,000 deaths

Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Dec. 12, 2024, for discussions focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and prospects for peace in the Holy Land.

Pope Francis meets Palestinian leader Abbas amid Gaza crisis

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British government makes puberty blocker ban for kids permanent

The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024 and are asking all citizens to “go on with life without becoming discouraged” and to be witnesses of hope.

5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of the Diocese of Benguela in Angola speaks on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Radio Ecclesia, Angola’s Catholic Radio on Dec. 8, 2024.

African bishop exhorts Catholic journalists to uphold standards

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