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Costa Rican Archbishop: Catholic education is key for evangelization

Feb 8, 2007

In a message to the faithful on the occasion of the beginning of the 2007 school year in Costa Rica,... Read more

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Nicaraguan Cardinal expresses openness to proposal to head reconciliation commission

Feb 8, 2007

Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, said this week that he was open to accepting a proposal... Read more

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“Education for Citizenship” disfigures truth about man, says Spanish cardinal

Feb 8, 2007

In comments this week about a controversial school course which the Spanish government wants mandated throughout the country, Cardinal Antonio... Read more

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Growing number of seniors fear being euthanized, group reports

Feb 8, 2007

Family Life International says an increasing number of elderly New Zealanders are concerned about being euthanized by medical staff. Read more

Pontiff highlights importance and vitality of new movements and charisms

Feb 8, 2007

The Pope today received participants in the annual meeting of bishops, friends of the "Focolare" movement, who are considering the... Read more

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Bishop said situation of Czech Church “not easy”

Feb 8, 2007

Bishop Vojtech Cikrle, Bishop of Brno, Moravia, spoke with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recently, telling the Catholic... Read more

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Archdiocese to cooperate with judge’s order to open personnel files

Feb 8, 2007

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee will cooperate with a judge’s order to release 3,000 pages of insurance records and confidential files... Read more

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Students prepare for Annual Day of Purity, Feb. 14

Feb 8, 2007

Students across the United States and around the world will be celebrating St. Valentine's Day by educating their peers on... Read more

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Cardinal urges Portugal to reject abortion in upcoming vote

Feb 8, 2007

Portugal's top cleric urged followers to reject abortion as the predominantly Catholic country heads into a weekend referendum on whether... Read more

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San Fran. Archbishop “very happy” about plan regarding homosexual adoptions

Feb 7, 2007

Speaking to a local radio station on Sunday, San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer said he is “really very happy” about... Read more

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Death penalty “difficult to justify” in modern age, Church reaffirms

Feb 7, 2007

Made public today was a declaration of the Holy See delivered during the course of a world congress on the... Read more

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Catholic League president points out anti-Catholic views of candidate’s team

Feb 7, 2007

Bill Donohue, the President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, yesterday exposed the anti-Catholic backgrounds of two... Read more

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Important pro-life victory in Panama: government steps back from legalizing abortion

Feb 7, 2007

In the wake of massive protests called for by Archbishop Dimas Cedeño of Panama City, the Panamanian government has discontinued... Read more

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Black pro-life leader says abortion ratios point to racism

Feb 7, 2007

Abortion is a multi-million dollar a year business that makes most of its money by killing black children, says Day... Read more

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Bishop praises NGO for excluding contraception requirement from aid to the poor

Feb 7, 2007

Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona, Spain, praised the efficient and generous work of the organization Manos Unidas to help to... Read more

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Archdiocese of Boston set to end ownership of hospitals

Feb 7, 2007

The Archdiocese of Boston has preliminarily agreed to transfer ownership of the six hospitals in its Caritas Christi Health Care... Read more

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European Union increases pressure on Nicaragua to legalize abortion

Feb 7, 2007

A top EU official has threatened Nicaragua with suspension of economic aid if the government of Daniel Ortega does not... Read more

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Renowned documentary on monastic life makes US debut

Feb 7, 2007

A feature-length documentary on monastic life, which has had unexpected success on the big screen in Europe and Canada, will... Read more

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Poor formation in the faith leads to “silent fleeing of faithful” in Brazil

Feb 7, 2007

The secretary general of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNNB), Bishop Odilo Scherer, said the volubility and the... Read more

Gospel must be announced where secularism and individualism have taken hold, Holy Father affirms

Feb 7, 2007

In the Vatican Basilica this morning, the Pope met with prelates from the Italian region of Lombardy, who are currently... Read more