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Catholic musicians invited to participate in international Marian concert

Dec 8, 2004

The 6th International Festival of Christian Music, “The World Sings to Mary,” organized by Radio Kolbe SAT of Schio, Italy,... Read more

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College Students Reach Out to Community For World Aids Day

Dec 8, 2004

Ranked last year by the Princeton Review as the number one party school in the nation, and still reeling from... Read more

Pope marks 150th anniversary of Immaculate Conception Consecrating the Church to Mary

Dec 7, 2004

Appearing in a good form on Wednesday, Pope John Paul presided over the 150th Anniversary of the Immaculate Conception and... Read more

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Pope condemns attacks on churches in Iraq

Dec 7, 2004

Pope John Paul condemned on Wednesday the bombing of two churches in Iraq, the latest in a series of attacks... Read more

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Christmas considered controversial despite majority population, notes Catholic League

Dec 7, 2004

Catholic League president William Donohue commended four major department stores in New York for wishing their Jewish patrons Happy Chanukah,... Read more

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Preservation of cross at Mount Soledad depends on president

Dec 7, 2004

Two local congressmen have intervened in the 15-year battle to save the cross atop Mount Soledad in La Jolla, Ca.... Read more

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Ohio Catholic wife takes marriage case to Vatican tribunal to prevent ‘no fault’ divorce

Dec 7, 2004

An Ohio woman is waiting to hear from the Catholic Church’s international tribunal in Rome whether her husband has a... Read more

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Pope mockumentary wins top ticket at Canadian film fest

Dec 7, 2004

A mock documentary about a Jewish man who tries to meet Pope John Paul II while dressed as the devil,... Read more

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Boston College considers merger with Weston

Dec 7, 2004

Boston College and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology are discussing a merger, reported the Associated Press. Read more

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Jesuit magazine says elections results in US refute the idea of “two Americas”

Dec 7, 2004

The influential Jesuit magazine “La Civilitá Cattolica,” whose content is reviewed by the Vatican Secretary of State, has published an... Read more

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Church needs “radical commitment to the Gospels” of the new movements, Vatican official says

Dec 7, 2004

Archbishop Estanislaw Rylko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, said this week during the II Assembly of the... Read more

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“Anglicanism is on the verge of implosion,” says Anglican bishop

Dec 7, 2004

The Anglican Archbishop of York, David Hope, told the newspaper “The Telegraph” on Sunday that because of the ordination of... Read more

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Young people in Lima promise to live in chastity

Dec 7, 2004

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, 100 young people... Read more

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Chaldean Catholics “deeply shaken” after attack in Iraq

Dec 7, 2004

A day After Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, northern Iraq, watched his home go up in flames when “Mujahedin,”... Read more

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Over 1300 College students expected at Catholic University Conference

Dec 7, 2004

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students recently announced it’s seventh annual National Student Leadership Conference to be held in Denver... Read more

Vatican stresses role of family in world's security and development

Dec 6, 2004

Speaking yesterday at the U.N. on the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, apostolic... Read more

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Spokane diocese files for bankruptcy, opens door to daunting legal issues

Dec 6, 2004

Hoping to receive a clearer picture of its financial liability in sex abuses lawsuits and that its insurers will pay... Read more

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Embattled European Politician to Receive Acton Institute Award

Dec 6, 2004

Rocco Buttiglione, Italy's Minister for European Affairs and the nominee to the European Commission who was vociferously rejected by the... Read more

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New York rabbis join Catholic League to denounce Chrismukkah

Dec 6, 2004

The New York Board of Rabbis and the Catholic League issued a joint statement yesterday denouncing the newly created holiday,... Read more

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Vatican urges UN to recognize 'Christianophobia' on same footing as hatred of Jews and Muslims

Dec 6, 2004

The Vatican is urging the United Nations to give acts of hatred and discrimination against Christians the same recognition as... Read more