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Irish Government Pulls Funding From Sex-Abuse Counselling Service

Oct 20, 2003

The Irish government refused to give an abuse-survivors group further funding this week after deciding that its projected costs were... Read more

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Pope Urges Pilgrims To Preserve Mother Teresa’s Charism

Oct 19, 2003

Mother Teresa’s entire existence was a "hymn to life" that reminds us that being Christian means being witnesses of charity,... Read more

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Woman’s Cure is Witness to Mother Teresa’s Healing Power

Oct 19, 2003

The woman whose illness was cured through the intercession of Mother Teresa said she is the instrument God chose to... Read more

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India Celebrates Mother Teresa

Oct 19, 2003

All of the church bells in Calcutta rang yesterday afternoon to announce and celebrate the beatification of their beloved and... Read more

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Teacher & Advocate Receives Mother Teresa Award

Oct 19, 2003

The 20th Mother Teresa Award was conferred to a woman who is an educator, women's rights advocate, diplomat, civic leader,... Read more

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God Wants Me To Stay On: Pope

Oct 16, 2003

John Paul II told tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square for his 25th-anniversary mass that God... Read more

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The U.S. Is Better Because Of John Paul II: Bush

Oct 16, 2003

The United States is better because of the pope's wisdom, guidance and faith, said U.S. President George W. Bush in... Read more

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Protestant Journalist Claims John Paul Is 'His' Pope

Oct 16, 2003

The Lutheran religion editor of United Press International claims that John Paul II, who shared his faith and values around... Read more

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“They Haven’t Been Able To Destroy The Letter From God,” Says L’Osservatore Romano About Pope

Oct 16, 2003

In an emotional front-page editorial of a special edition of L’Osservatore Romano published this Thursday on the 25th Anniversary of... Read more

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Bishops Called to Teach and Promote Justice

Oct 16, 2003

Bishops are called to be prophets, witnesses and servants of hope in the world, says the new Vatican document on... Read more

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Pro- Life League Creates Fund To Honor Pope John Paul

Oct 16, 2003

The American Life League, the largest pro-life educational organization in the United States, marked the pope's 25th anniversary by establishing... Read more

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More Than 400,000 Expected To Attend Mother Teresa’s Beatification

Oct 16, 2003

The beatification of Mother Teresa could set a new record for a celebration of this kind if calculations by Vatican... Read more

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Mother Teresa Was “A Woman In Love With God”

Oct 16, 2003

In an interview with the Fides News Agency, Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, Postulator of the Cause of Beatification of Mother Teresa... Read more

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BBC Broadcasts Show Hostility Toward Church And Religious Belief: Bishops

Oct 16, 2003

Despite good coverage of Pope John Paul II’s 25th anniversary and of the life of Mother Teresa this week, the... Read more

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Cardinal Suggests Health Warning on Condom Packets

Oct 15, 2003

Condom packages should carry a health warning similar to that printed on cigarette packets, Alfonso Cardinal Trujillo told the AFP... Read more

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Vespers Are Perfect Expression Of Praise: Pope

Oct 15, 2003

The evening vespers are a prayer, which expresses the trust that we have in God and which reminds us to... Read more

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Church in Colombia laments lack of response from ELN on hostage negotiations

Oct 15, 2003

Bishop Ugo Puccini of the Diocese of Santa Marta in Columbia and one of a three-member commission created at the... Read more

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“In the name of God, stop the violence,” Bishop exhorts Bolivians

Oct 15, 2003

The Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia, Jesús Juárez, has called on authorities and citizens involved in the unrest that has... Read more

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Pope Signs New Document On Ministry Of Bishops

Oct 15, 2003

On the anniversary of his pontificate, Pope John Paul II signed a new document on the ministry of bishops and... Read more

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Congress Of Cardinals: The Pope Teaches Us To Follow Christ In Difficult Times

Oct 15, 2003

Close to 200 Cardinals from around are gathering in Rome this week to take part in a Congress on the... Read more