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Catholics urged to pray for canonization of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

May 25, 2005

The Washington-based Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions announced recently that they have declared July 14th as an official day of... Read more

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Knights of Columbus welcome Bush’s threat to veto stem-cell research bill

May 25, 2005

President George W. Bush's decision to veto embryonic stem-cell research legislation being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives is... Read more

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Bishops declare Latin America to be in “state of mission”

May 25, 2005

The Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conference (CELAM) wrapped up its 30th Plenary Assembly by declaring to continent to be... Read more

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Gunmen release hostages and bishop in Philippines

May 25, 2005

Gunmen in the Philippines released 13 hostages yesterday, including a Catholic bishop, after having kidnapped them the day before in... Read more

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Chilean bishops express spiritual solidarity with family members of missing soldiers

May 25, 2005

Bishop Juan Barros of the Military Diocese of Chile and Bishop Miguel Caviedes of Los Angeles, Chile, traveled to southern... Read more

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Spanish television promotes homosexual “marriage” in children’s programming

May 25, 2005

Last Wednesday during the children’s program “Los Lunnis,” the Spanish Television network (TVE) broadcast a segment entitled “Different Weddings,” in... Read more

Christ wishes to come to all mankind, Pope says

May 25, 2005

During the celebration of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which took place in the square facing the Basilica of St.... Read more

Pope’s Wednesday message of hope: God frees us from terror of death

May 24, 2005

This morning, Pope Benedict XVI, continuing his series of Wednesday catechesis on the Psalms, offered the 27,000 gathered pilgrims a... Read more

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Cardinal Keeler urges support for bill on umbilical cord blood stem-cell research

May 24, 2005

A new bill that would allow research based on the stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood immediately after births... Read more

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Senate moves to confirm Owen, a Sunday school teacher, as federal judge

May 24, 2005

The Senate started voting Wednesday to confirm Judge Priscilla Owen to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.... Read more

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Church teaching on homosexuality causes hope for some, derision for others

May 24, 2005

Two very different groups, which offer support for homosexuals in the Church are planning their first conferences since the election... Read more

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Los Angeles Times writer spews hate toward the Church, says Catholic League president

May 24, 2005

Los Angeles Times op-ed writer Robert Scheer has distorted the truth about the Catholic Church and homosexuals, says Catholic League... Read more

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Pittsburgh honors volunteer catechists

May 24, 2005

The Diocese of Pittsburgh will honor 2,100 volunteer religious educators at a convocation Thursday at the David Lawrence Convention Center.... Read more

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3,000 attend Eucharistic procession in Connecticut

May 24, 2005

Over 3,000 faithful braved a steady downpour of rain on Sunday to process with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets... Read more

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Archbishop Foley to speak to U.S. groups on the Church and mass communication

May 24, 2005

Earlier today, Archbishop John Foley, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications spoke at a joint meeting of... Read more

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Pope's death inspires would-be priests in England

May 24, 2005

The death of Pope John Paul II sparked inquiries about the priesthood among young Catholics in the United Kingdom, and... Read more

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Bishop mobilizing Paraguayans to defend life and family from proposed law

May 24, 2005

As debate looms in the Paraguayan Congress over a new law that would open the door to abortion and homosexual... Read more

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Church will never approve the deliberate taking of human life, says Mexican cardinal

May 24, 2005

Commenting on a bill sponsored by Mexico’s Democratic Revolution Party which would legalize euthanasia in the country, the Archbishop of... Read more

Christian leaders not happy with filibuster compromise

May 23, 2005

The Family Research Council is among numerous groups around the country expressing their distaste for a compromise, which will allow... Read more

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Globalization and Christian morality: Vatican to hold summit

May 23, 2005

The Vatican announced today that it will hold an international summit aimed at understanding moral factors in globalization from May... Read more