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Vatican publishes list of special experts and auditors for next Synod

Sep 25, 2005

The Vatican published this week-end the full list of the special auditors invited as  "audiutores Secretarii specialis" (or experts) and... Read more

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Vatican releases Pope's fall schedule, upcoming beatifications

Sep 25, 2005

On Saturday, the Vatican released a summary of the busy winter schedule awaiting Pope Benedict. Several groundbreaking events, including the... Read more

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Pope offers prayers for battered Gulf Coast, encourages generosity for the suffering

Sep 25, 2005

Following yesterday's Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict XVI offered his prayers for victims in the battered U.S. Gulf Coast who had... Read more

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Religious groups warn senators against religious litmus test for future court nominees

Sep 25, 2005

Two faith-based advocacy groups are calling on the Senate to use its upcoming floor vote on Judge John Roberts' nomination... Read more

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European, US bishops meet to foster partnership

Sep 25, 2005

At the first meeting of its kind, European and United States bishops gathered to discuss the world’s major problems and... Read more

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Polls indicate majority of Americans are pro-life

Sep 25, 2005

A series of recent polls over the last two years indicates that a majority of United States residents identify themselves... Read more

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PA Intelligent Design trial starts today

Sep 25, 2005

11 local parents are taking the tiny Dover, Pennsylvania school district to federal court today, arguing that Intelligent Design should... Read more

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Young Katrina survivors find comfort in Catholic schools

Sep 25, 2005

Young Catholics displaced from their homes in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina have found a sense of comfort and normalcy... Read more

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Woman running for president in Chile does not share Church’s values, priest warns

Sep 25, 2005

A well-known Chilean priest warned last week that presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet, the frontrunner in the country’s upcoming election, “does not... Read more

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1,500 children preparing for First Communion attend Eucharistic Congress in Peru

Sep 25, 2005

The Archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru, organized the First Children’s Congress on the Eucharist on September 25, bringing together more than... Read more

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Argentine bishop recalls importance of Sunday Mass

Sep 25, 2005

During a Mass commemorating the diocese’s feast day, Bishop Luis Stöckler of Quilmes, Argentina, said participation in Sunday Mass is... Read more

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20,000 Chileans to participate in vigil on eve of beloved priest’s canonization

Sep 25, 2005

More than 20,000 people are expected to participate in a vigil on October 22, the eve of the canonization of... Read more

Pope meets with dissident theologian Hans Kueng

Sep 25, 2005

Pope Benedict has met dissident liberal theologian Hans Kueng in the latest move by the new pontiff to repair ties... Read more

Pope Benedict to Mexican Bishops: faith shouldn’t be reduced to private sphere

Sep 22, 2005

Speaking to visiting Mexican bishops earlier today at the Vatican, Pope Benedict stressed the need for strengthening the family and... Read more

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In true democracies, says Pope, religious freedom can, must exist

Sep 22, 2005

In a meeting today with Luis Felipe Bravo Mena, Mexico's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the... Read more

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Pope tells Mexican bishops: minister to everyone, the faithful and the searching; give greatest attention to priests

Sep 22, 2005

Earlier this morning, Pope Benedict held audience with visiting Mexican bishops, in Rome for their "ad limina" visits, and reminded... Read more

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Ending nuclear weapon testing should be aim of every state, says Vatican's U.N. representative

Sep 22, 2005

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations is currently in New York for the U.N. conference:... Read more

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Roberts nomination clears Senate committee, heads to full Senate

Sep 22, 2005

The nomination of Judge John G. Roberts--a Catholic--to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has cleared the  Senate Judiciary Committee... Read more

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Sex-abuse scandal was sign of something more widespread, says Fr. Fessio

Sep 22, 2005

In an interview with the Washington Times regarding the Vatican’s new document which will reportedly bar homosexual men from seminaries,... Read more

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Fidelis denounces group that claims to be Catholic

Sep 22, 2005

A national Catholic advocacy organization says Roman Catholics for the Freedom to Marry is a dissident group that should not... Read more