Archive for February 7, 2011

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By Alan Holdren

Catholic nurses seeing rise in threats to consciences, association reports

Catholic health care workers are facing a worldwide erosion of spiritual and moral standards in their profession, according to the... Read more

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Catholics in Argentina applaud priest for courageously defending faith

An organization in Argentina has launched a campaign in support of Fr. Jorge Daniel Gomez, a priest  being attacked by... Read more

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Vatican looks to expand dialogue with non-believers to US

As Paris prepares to host a new forum for dialogue between believers and non-believers, the Vatican official in charge of... Read more

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Pope urges new archbishops to draw people out of 'stormy seas'

Pope Benedict XVI ordained five new archbishops Feb. 5 at the Vatican and called upon them to "throw out the nets... Read more

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EU calendar publishers reverse course, will include Christian holidays

A European Union-published school calendar made a “regrettable omission” in excluding Christian religious holidays, the publisher announced. It has sent... Read more

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New papal representative faces great challenges in Pakistan, says Mexican archbishop

Archbishop Christophe Pierre of Mexico recently remarked that the new apostolic nuncio to Pakistan will have an important mission in... Read more