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Cuban dissident calls on EU to support Varela Project

Sep 22, 2010

The coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, has called on the European Union to support the Varela Project... Read more

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Cardinal warns against fraud in upcoming Venezuela elections

Sep 22, 2010

This week the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, called for Venezuela's Sept. 26 elections to be free of... Read more

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Archbishop urges Argentineans to defend life and family

Sep 21, 2010

Archbishop Alfonso Delgado of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina denounced the recent series of attacks against life and the family... Read more

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Cardinal affirms Chile's rejection of abortion

Sep 21, 2010

During the celebrations commemorating Chile’s bicentennial, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz of Santiago called on the faithful to continuing building their... Read more

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Cardinal encourages faithful to allow God to fill their lives

Sep 21, 2010

During Mass on Sunday, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima called on the faithful to set aside “material values” and... Read more

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Exorcist says Satan exists but without 'horns, wings or a tail'

Sep 20, 2010

Spanish exorcist Fr. Jose Antonio Fortea Cucurull stated in an interview last week that though Satan does indeed exist, he... Read more

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Church’s social teaching antidote to ideological brainwash, says Argentinean bishop

Sep 20, 2010

Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina remarked last week that the Church’s social teaching is the best antidote... Read more

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Lay council reminds Venezuelans that Church has always rejected Communism

Sep 20, 2010

The National Council of the Laity in Venezuela has called on Venezuelans to carefully consider each candidate and their positions... Read more

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Unknown assailants set fire to church in Colombia

Sep 20, 2010

A group of unknown assailants set fire to the Church of the Transfiguration in Bogota, Colombia last Thursday, after the... Read more

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Facing crash, Vancouver man sacrifices self to save pregnant wife

Sep 19, 2010

Brian Wood, a 33-year-old resident of Vancouver, B.C., was killed in an auto collision on September 3, when the driver... Read more

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Bishop calls Catholics to assist in ‘true development’ of Mexico

Sep 17, 2010

As Mexico celebrates its bicentennial, Bishop Mario De Gasperin of Queretaro spoke, urging the faithful to assist the country in... Read more

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New Archbishop of Quito calls on priests to ‘form one body and one spirit’

Sep 17, 2010

The newly appointed Archbishop Fausto Travez of Quito, Ecuador sent a special message to priests this week encouraging them to... Read more

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Archbishop denounces religious indifference of Catholic teachers in Argentina

Sep 17, 2010

Archbishop Agustin Radrizzani of Mercedes-Lujan in Argentina exhorted Catholic teachers this week to fulfill their mission as disciples of Christ,... Read more

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Archbishop urges change for Venezuela

Sep 16, 2010

Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela published a pastoral letter this week calling on the faithful and politicians in the... Read more

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Bishop recalls role of Mary of Guadalupe in Mexican independence

Sep 16, 2010

Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Sanchez Martinez of Durango invited the faithful of Mexico this week to pray for their country as... Read more

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Columnist denounces ‘media charade’ over infanticide cases in Mexico

Sep 15, 2010

A columnist from the Mexican newspaper El Universal has denounced the recent “media charade” carried out by abortion supporters that... Read more

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Peruvian cardinal laments society’s attacks on the family

Sep 14, 2010

The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, asserted this week that the family must be protected. “If we attack... Read more

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Expert calls on Mexican state government to support pregnant women

Sep 14, 2010

Claudia Maria Simental from the Institute for Formation in Values in the Mexican state of Durango is calling on residents... Read more

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Holy Father appoints bishop for St. Catharines in Canada

Sep 14, 2010

Following the resignation of a Canadian bishop who left due to health reasons, the Holy Father on Tuesday appointed a... Read more

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‘Unwanted child’ strategy used to promote abortion in Colombia

Sep 13, 2010

The foundation Vida en Misericorida in Colombia has criticized feminist Florence Thomas for justifying abortion in order to prevent “unwanted... Read more