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Traveling WYD Cross damaged in Senegal

May 4, 2006

The official World Youth Day Cross, which is currently visiting countries in Africa on its way to Sydney for next... Read more

Humanitarian groups worried about Amnesty International’s wide-sweeping abortion initiative

May 4, 2006

A number of pro-life organizations, including the Catholic 'Aid to the Church in Need' (ACN), have raised their voices against... Read more

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Catholic Church in Colorado scores victory as statutes of limitation bill crumbles

May 4, 2006

The Catholic Church in Colorado scored a hard-fought victory yesterday as the state House of Representatives rejected a bill which... Read more

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Main aim of mission groups is to bend down, like good Samaritans, over our brothers’ needs, says Cardinal Sepe

May 4, 2006

Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples yesterday addressed the national Directors of the... Read more

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Pope Benedict thanks Swiss Guard for 500 years of ‘priceless’ service

May 4, 2006

Following a 720 kilometer trek from Switzerland to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI thanked members of the Swiss Guard who had... Read more

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European Union Bishops encourage politicians, citizens to create framework for just society in Europe

May 4, 2006

The Conference of European Union Bishops (COMECE) Executive Committee has issued a statement ahead of Europe Day (May 9, 2006)... Read more

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Pro-life groups question reliability of abortion report, point out contradictions

May 4, 2006

The U.S. bishops’ pro-life office and Concerned Women for America each commented on the Guttmacher report issued yesterday, titled “Abortion... Read more

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Potential election of gay Episcopal bishop in California could have far-reaching consequences

May 4, 2006

Episcopalians of the Diocese of California will vote for a new bishop this weekend, but the results may create greater... Read more

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Relics of six Mexican saints visit Denver

May 4, 2006

A silver cross containing the relics of six Mexican priests martyred in the 1920s will be on display at Denver’s... Read more

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Indian Bishops call for peace after Muslim shrine is razed

May 4, 2006

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India on Wednesday condemned the continuing violence in the city of Vadodara and said the... Read more

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Mexican bishops call for efforts to reduce emigration

May 4, 2006

In a statement released at the conclusion of their recent 81st Plenary Assembly, the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico has exhorted... Read more

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Experts propose new study on Shroud of Turin

May 4, 2006

During the International Convention on the Holy Shroud of Turin, which took place last Sunday at the Catholic University of... Read more

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Remains of priest kidnapped by revolutionaries found in Colombia

May 4, 2006

Authorities this week said DNA tests have revealed that human remains discovered near the San Juan River in northwestern Colombia... Read more

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Archbishop says justice not served by suing innocent, calls for revision of state bill

May 3, 2006

Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput is urging a joint House-Senate conference committee to broker a “fair” and “reasonable” version of Colorado’s... Read more

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After Church complaints, German court calls MTV’s ‘Popetown’ ‘too dumb to be insulting’

May 3, 2006

A Munich court yesterday rejected a call by local Catholic Church officials to ban MTV’s airing of Popetown, saying the... Read more

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Increasing numbers of immigrants cries out for a just solution, says USCCB president

May 3, 2006

The mounting U.S. debate over immigration is an opportunity to finally find a just solution to the problem of undocumented... Read more

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Former Vatican Swiss Guards complete historic march to Rome in time for papal blessing

May 3, 2006

A group of former Swiss Vatican Guards, who arrived in Rome after re-enacting a historic march from Switzerland undertaken 500... Read more

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Church ‘will not budge one inch’ on issue of condom use, says Cardinal Lopez Trujillo

May 3, 2006

In an exclusive interview with Colombia’s Radio Cadena Nacional (RCN), Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for... Read more

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Austrian diocese sending USB hard drives with Church info as gifts to young people

May 3, 2006

Since the start of 2006, the Austrian Diocese of Graz has begun sending a curious gift to all young people... Read more

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Masons claim compatibility with Christian faith, call for lifting of excommunication

May 3, 2006

The head office of Masons in Spain is calling on the Spanish bishops’ Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith... Read more