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Secularization and tourism threatening religious feasts, warns Spanish bishop

Aug 22, 2006

Noting the large number of feast days that are celebrated in Spain during the month of August, Bishop Jose Sanchez... Read more

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Cardinal encourages young people to put the word of God into practice

Aug 22, 2006

The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas, congratulated the National Youth Ministry organization last Sunday for... Read more

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Celebration of the Liturgy provides hope, says Holy Father’s message to conference

Aug 22, 2006

The Holy See made public today a letter written by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, in the name of Pope Benedict XVI,... Read more

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Spanish Catholic group to finance health care for Amazonian natives

Aug 21, 2006

The Spanish NGO Manos Unidos has begun financing a food and health care program in the Peruvian Amazon to more... Read more

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Priest in Spain elects not to repair church damaged prior to visit of Pope Benedict

Aug 21, 2006

A priest in the city of Valencia has elected not to repair damages to his parish that were the result... Read more

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Spanish bishop encourages Catholics to participate in politics

Aug 21, 2006

In a pastoral letter entitled on political life, Bishop Luis Guitarras Martin of Segovia has called on Catholics “to get... Read more

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Courts halt approval of abortion in Argentina as false information about mother’s pregnancy is discovered

Aug 21, 2006

A federal court in Mendoza has accepted a petition to halt the abortion of a baby conceived through rape, after... Read more

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Delay in execution of terrorists creates questions for Indonesian Catholics facing similar sentence

Aug 21, 2006

The execution of three men convicted for their part in the 2002 terrorist bombing of a Bali resort which killed... Read more

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Fr. Frank Pavone launching new pro-life community in US

Aug 21, 2006

Cardinal Renato Martino, the President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace is to preside at the groundbreaking... Read more

President Bush supports over-the-counter access to abortion drug

Aug 21, 2006

President George Bush shocked the pro-life movement with his support for over-the-counter access to abortion-drug Plan B, also known as... Read more

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Maronite archbishop urges Christians to remain in Lebanon

Aug 21, 2006

Archbishop Chucrallah Nabil Hage of Tyre in Lebanon is urging Maronite Catholics to keep up their strength and remain in... Read more

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Father of disabled child says abuse more worrisome in public schools

Aug 21, 2006

The parent of a teen with Down Syndrome says children, and especially those with disabilities, are more likely to experience... Read more

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Hispanic Business leaders called to be saints, change the world

Aug 20, 2006

A group of more than 40 of the top Hispanic business leaders in the U.S. gathered this weekend for a... Read more

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Argentinean priest-astronomer named new director of Vatican Observatory

Aug 20, 2006

On Saturday Pope Benedict XVI named Argentinean Jesuit Father Jose Gabriel Funes new director of the Vatican Observatory.  Read more

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Cuban dissident leader’s memory honored during special Mass

Aug 20, 2006

The Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, presided at a special Mass last week in memory of Gustavo Arcos Bergnes,... Read more

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Brazilian bishops launch campaign for solidarity with Lebanon

Aug 20, 2006

The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has launched a campaign to encourage solidarity with the people of Lebanon in... Read more

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Mexicans who survived nine months at sea attribute rescue to God

Aug 20, 2006

Three Mexican fisherman who were believed to be dead but were recently rescued after spending nine months stranded at sea... Read more

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Pope Benedict sends message of solidarity to Iraqi Catholics following abduction of priest

Aug 20, 2006

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State of the Holy See, issued a letter to the leader of the Chaldean Catholic... Read more

Christians need to slow down, Pope says

Aug 20, 2006

Christians must guard against the dangers of excessive activity and busyness, regardless of their state of life or occupation, in... Read more

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Americans to ‘outstrip’ Nazis in taking human life, says bishop

Aug 20, 2006

The United States, with its vast abortion industry, will soon rival the Nazis, who were responsible for about 50 million... Read more