Archive for June 15, 2011

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Catholic leaders rip 'ludicrous' article for slant against KC bishop (Corrected)

Catholic leaders are calling a recent National Catholic Reporter article “ludicrous” for criticizing  Kansas City Bishop Robert W. Finn in... Read more

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Syrian uprising risks creating Iraq-like future, Catholic bishop warns

One of Syria’s most respected bishops is condemning the violence in Syria but is also defending the Syrian government’s response... Read more

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Spanish bishop suspends priest elected to city council

A priest in Spain was suspended after he was elected to public office in the northeastern city of La Gudina. Read more

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NY archbishop warns lawmakers not to reinvent marriage ahead of vote

New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan is concerned that state senators might “re-invent the very definition” of marriage—society's basic institution—as... Read more

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Without God, man falls into idolatry, Pope warns

“When God disappears, man falls into the slavery of idolatry,” Pope Benedict XVI said at the June 15 General Audience... Read more

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Paraguay offers to hold debate on legalization of abortion

Paraguay may move toward the legalization of abortion, according to the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Read more

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Plans for Pope Pius XII museum revealed

A leading Italian politician is giving his support to plans for a museum in Rome to commemorate the memory of... Read more