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Pope Benedict arrives for WYD 2005

Aug 17, 2005

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in his native Germany today to celebrate World Youth Day 2005 with about 405,000 young people.  Read more

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WYD pilgrims eager to see, and hear Pope

Aug 17, 2005

World Youth Day pilgrims are eager to see Pope Benedict XVI and hear his first message to them for the... Read more

Bishop Aquila: ‘We are at WYD because of our deep love of Christ and of the Eucharist’

Aug 17, 2005

As almost 1 million young people from around the world gather in Cologne, Germany this week to see Pope Benedict... Read more

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Publisher, papal friend says Pope’s new book focuses on beauty, personal relationship with Christ

Aug 17, 2005

In an interview with CNA yesterday, Fr. Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press and personal friend of Pope Benedict XVI... Read more

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Viacom CEO defends slam on Mother Theresa, Catholic League calls response ‘arrogant’

Aug 17, 2005

The CEO of media giant Viacom has defended the airing of a T.V. special which attacks Mother Theresa and the... Read more

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Albany Bishop will not defrock priests; ‘Formal and public removal from ministry is sufficient punishment’

Aug 17, 2005

Bishop Howard Hubbard of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, NY has decided that he will not laicize 13 priests in... Read more

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Former Methodist minister seeks the Roman collar

Aug 17, 2005

In 2002, Mark Kurowski, in what he calls the hardest move of his life, left the United Methodist church he’d... Read more

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Mexican bishop calls for life without parole for kidnappers

Aug 17, 2005

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, has called on the Mexican... Read more

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Argentine archbishop: protect the family from harmful foreign influences

Aug 17, 2005

The president of the Committee on the Family of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Archbishop Carlos Nañez of Cordoba, exhorted... Read more

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Small Bible-belt diocese sees increase in seminarians

Aug 17, 2005

Bishop William Friend has been praying for years that God would give the Diocese of Shreveport, in northwest Louisiana, just... Read more

Pope expresses affection to Cologne, and reminds spiritual heritage

Aug 17, 2005

Continuing his way through the city and finally arriving at the Domplatz, the square in front of the Cathedral,  he... Read more

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Assassination of a Colombian priest while teaching a class in rural school

Aug 17, 2005

The President of the Colombian Bishop´s conference (CEC), Msgr Luis Augusto Castro denounced the assassination of a priest that was... Read more

Founder of Taizé community murdered, Pope Benedict expresses grief

Aug 16, 2005

Catholics and Protestants alike are shocked today at the stabbing to  death of Brother Roger Schultz, founder of the well... Read more

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Emotional, prayerful official opening for WYD

Aug 16, 2005

World Youth Day (WYD) 2005 officially began yesterday afternoon with the opening masses in three large stadiums in Cologne and... Read more

Next WYD will be in Australia, Australian president tells youth

Aug 16, 2005

Australian youth received news from their prime minister, John Howard, that the next World Youth Day is set to take... Read more

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Judge rules that Episcopal Diocese cannot confiscate property from gay-ordination dissenting parish

Aug 16, 2005

A California judge has ruled that an Episcopal parish who wants to disassociate itself from the L.A. diocese over the... Read more

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Cardinal Newman Society calls for removal of ‘pro-choice’ Catholic college professors

Aug 16, 2005

The Cardinal Newman Society, a Catholic watchdog group, is calling for the removal of 18 academics who they say, “perpetuate... Read more

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Help line offers distressed WYD pilgrims relief

Aug 16, 2005

It’s not always easy being away from home, family and friends and in a new environment, even if it’s one... Read more

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Women’s group blasts Glamour Magazine for denying breast cancer-abortion link

Aug 16, 2005

The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer blasted the magazine Glamour yesterday for an article which denies the scientific link between abortion... Read more

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Vatican Radio to produce radio theater on Pope Benedict XVI

Aug 16, 2005

According to a German media publication, Vatican Radio is planning to produce a dramatic radio series, similar to the popular... Read more