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IN THE NEWS
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Friday, 11 June 2010 |
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Protest of film on pope
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By Neil Midgley, Telegraph
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Catholics in England are outraged that a hostile gay activist has been chosen by the BBC's Channel 4 to produce a film about Benedict XVI, which will air during his visit. |
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Friday, 11 June 2010 |
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Year for Priests ends
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By Nicole Winfield, AP
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As the year-long celebration ends, 9000 priests have gathered in Rome to hear from the Holy Father. |
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 |
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Wanted: priestly spiritual renewal
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By Associated Press
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Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone speaks at the end of the Year for Priests to point out an obvious need for priests of our time.
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 |
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Dim lights
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By CBS News
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The lights atop the Empire State Building have gone red for Communist China’s birthday and pink for a Mariah Carey album, but there’ll be no blue and white to honor the 100th anniversary o... |
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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 |
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Questions on Phoenix excommunication
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By Joan Frawley Desmond
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Bishop Olmsted of Phoenix and Catholic ethicists explain the decision to excommunicate a woman religious hospital administrator. |
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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 |
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Defending the military
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By Carol Zimmermann, CNS
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Military Archbishop Timothy Broglio argues against repealing “Don't Ask, Don't Tell.” |
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 |
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Fr. Popieluszko beatified
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By Monika Scislowska
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One of the Polish martyrs under Communism was beatified over the weekend in Warsaw. |
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 |
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Next Trenton bishop
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By Star Ledger
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Fr. David O’Connell, president of the Catholic University of America, has been slated to become the next bishop of the diocese of Trenton, N. J. |
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Monday, 07 June 2010 |
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Benedict on Mideast Christians
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By Rachel Donadio
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Speaking in Cyprus, the pope laments the sad state of ancient Christian communities in the Middle East. |
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Monday, 07 June 2010 |
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Fighting for life
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By Medical News Today
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Although a Senate committee has approved abortions on military bases, GOP senators promise to battle the provision. |
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Friday, 04 June 2010 |
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States restrict abortion
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By John Leland, New York Times
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At the state level, quite a bit of progress is being made on restricting abortions.
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Friday, 04 June 2010 |
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Bishop killed in Turkey
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By Marc Champion, Wall Street Journal
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A Catholic bishop was killed in Turkey Thursday, adding to the list of Catholics recently murdered or intimidated in that country.
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Thursday, 03 June 2010 |
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No abuse indictments in L.A.
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By Gillian Flaccus, AP
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After a long investiagation, Los Angeles officials have decided there are no grounds for criminal charges against the Church in the L.A. abuse cases. |
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Thursday, 03 June 2010 |
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CCHD, still astray
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By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service
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New reports claim that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development still has not broken its ties to groups in conflict with Catholic teaching.
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 |
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Sex-ed in Philippines
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By Oliver Teves, AP
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The Church in the Philippines wrestles with a new state-imposed sex-ed curriculum. |
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 |
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New Miami archbishop installed
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By Jaweed Kaleem, Miami Herald
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Thomas Wenski, a Florida native and veteran of Haitian and Cuban relief efforts, was installed Tuesday as Miami's archbishop. |
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 |
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Pedophiles face Hell
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By Nick Pisa, Telegraph
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The CDF's promoter of justice warns priest abusers that they risk eternal damnation.
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 |
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Pope names Irish panel
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By Irish Times
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The Vatican has put together a group of investigators to look into the priestly abuse in Ireland.
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Monday, 31 May 2010 |
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Catholic school fires atheist
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By USA Today/AP
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A teacher in Iowa is surprised to find Catholic schools think employees should believe in God.
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Monday, 31 May 2010 |
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Healthcare dissenters at Vatican
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By John Thavis, Catholic News Service
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Some of the Catholic healthcare leaders who ignored the bishops during the healthcare debate meet with Vatican officials.
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Friday, 28 May 2010 |
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Gulf response weak
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By Sun Herald/Catholic Charities USA
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The oil spill in in the Gulf of Mexico has created multiple crises, but the charitable response has been low, says Catholic Charities.
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Friday, 28 May 2010 |
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Coming soon
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By Ruth Gledhill, The Times
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Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of the Council for Christian Unity, has promised that the archives of Pius XII will be made available online within the next six years.
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 |
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Catholic school trashed
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By Deacon Greg Kandra, Belief Net
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Authorities are calling the damage to St. Rose of Lima School in Los Angeles an anti-Catholic “hate crime.”
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 |
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Priest leading AZ repeal effort
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By Paul Davenport, Washington Post
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Fr. John Auther is the head of a group attempting to collect enough signatures to get a referendum on immigration on the Arizona ballots.
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 |
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The Vatican promotes stem-cell research
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By Greg Burke, FOX News
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Rome gives its moral support to a new company that hopes to show the promise of adult – not embryonic – cells in treating disease.
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 |
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BP gives Catholic Charities aid funds
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By Catholic News Agency
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Catholic Charities in Louisiana receives large relief funds as one of the most effect networks to aid people ailing from the Gulf oil spill. |
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
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Bishops leave rights coalition
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By Daniel Burke, Religion News Service
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The Catholic bishops are withdrawing from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Religious Rights because of its drift away from its original purposes to morally objectionable causes.
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
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This is not a joke
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By Tim Craig, Washington Post
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The District of Columbia is having trouble paying for its "free" condom distributions. Don't miss this one.
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Monday, 24 May 2010 |
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Catholic/Orthodox harmonies
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
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Catholics and rthodox have been meetng to discuss possible cooperation – and to appreciate sacred music.
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Monday, 24 May 2010 |
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Catholics on Cyprus await pope
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By Menelaos Hadjicostis, AP
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Maronite Catholics on the island of Cyprus are looking forward to a visit by the pope – which they hope will also help bolster their survival.
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Friday, 21 May 2010 |
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Murder must adverstise
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By Richard Alleyne, Telegraph
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One of Britain’s largest abortion mills will begin running commercials on a popular TV game show.
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Friday, 21 May 2010 |
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Church speaks out in Cuba
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By Portia Siegelbaum, CBS News
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Once again, the Church serves as a voice for those oppressed by the state. |
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
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Kentucky’s pro-life nominee
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By Rand Paul
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The physician son of libertarian Ron Paul won Tuesday’s GOP senate primary in the Bluegrass State, but did you know he is “100% pro-life”? |
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
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Two who defend Benedict
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today
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The authors of a new book on the pope defend his handling of the abuse crisis. |
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
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Egyptian Christians persecuted
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By Moheb Zaki, Wall Street Journal
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Coptic Christians in Egypt are being persecuted and killed with little public outcry, even in the West.
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
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Oh, Oberammergau!
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By Katja Thimm, Spiegel Online International
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The village that performs the famous passion play is torn over its “updating.”
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
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Portugal caves on gay marriage
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By Barry Hatton, AP/Chicago Tribune
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The conservative president of Portugal signed a gay marriage bill into law because it would have been a distraction from the economic crisis to send it back to parliament.
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
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San Antonio honors Bishop Gomez
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By Abe Levy, San Antonio Express-News
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Catholics in San Antonio give Bishop Jose Gomez, who is moving to take over the massive Los Angeles Archdiocese, a fond farewell.
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
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Episcopal follies
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By FOX News/AP
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A church in crisis falls deeper into schism with the ordination of a lesbian bishop.
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
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150,000 support pope
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By Gildas Le Roux, AFP
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A large crowd of people showed up in the streets near the Vatican on Sunday to support Benedict XVI.
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Thousands of people protest against abortion in front of Canada's parliament builiding.
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Friday, 14 May 2010 |
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Dissing Mother Teresa
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By Joshua Rhett Miller, FoxNews.com
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A petition drive is underway to get the Empire State Building to reverse a decision not to participate in celebrations of Mother Teresa's centennial.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 |
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Real episcopal oversight?
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By Matt Hrodey, Milwaukee News Buzz
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The archbishop of Milwaukee may actually have had some role in a recent case involving the Catholicity of Marquette University.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 |
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Benedict in Lisbon
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By Rome Reports
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The media say our “embattled” pope is all but friendless. Apparently the message didn’t reach the 150,000 who heard him say Mass in Lisbon. Or the 500,000 who greeted him at Fatima... |
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 |
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The enemy within
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By Rachael Donadio, New York Times
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En route to Portugal, Benedict XVI says attacks on him the church “come not only from outside the church, but . . . from sin that exists inside the church.”
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 |
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Dublin Archbishop's speech
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By Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, RTE News
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Archbishop Diarmuid Martin's heartfelt speech on the state of the Church in Ireland.
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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No Protestant Supremes
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By David Gibson, Politics Daily
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The nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court means that the nation's highest judicial body may for the first time have no officially Protestant members.
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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Missteps at Marquette
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By Chad Simpson, Metro Catholic
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Marquette University denies a lesbian a deanship, but still seems confused about the nature of a Catholic university.
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Monday, 10 May 2010 |
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Schonborn slams Sodano
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By Richard Owen, Telegraph
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The cardinal archbishop of Vienna delivers some tough talk about members of the Roman curia who, he says, blocked vigorous action against priest pedophiles.
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Monday, 10 May 2010 |
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Fatima still secret?
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By John Thavis, Catholic News Service
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As Benedict XVI heads for Portugal, speculation is still rife about the third secret of Fatima.
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Friday, 07 May 2010 |
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Catholic hospital sale
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By Lisa Wangsness, Boston Globe
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Six Catholic hospitals in the Boston area are being sold to a private equity firm. |
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Friday, 07 May 2010 |
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LA boat blessing somber
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By Allen G. Breed, AP
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The traditional blessing of fishing boats in Louisiana takes on a sad tone because of the Gulf oil spill. |
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 |
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RI bishop curbs hospitals
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By USA Today/AP
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The bishop of Providence lays down strict rules for hospitals in his state.
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 |
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U.S. Latinos meet with Vatican
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By Catholic News Agency
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The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders met with Vatican officials the past week to explain the American situation.
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 |
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Downsizing Ireland
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By Patsy McGarry, Irish Times
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The Irish Church has four archbishops and twenty-five bishops for a population about the size of Los Angeles, which makes do with one archbishop and six auxiliaries.
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 |
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Catholic Radio in DC
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By Julia Duin, Washington Times
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Two Texas entrepreneurs will open a Catholic radio station in Washington today.
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Tuesday, 04 May 2010 |
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Debating defrocking
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By Eric Gorski, AP/Oakland Tribune
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Laicizing priests is not always the punishment – or solution – many think it to be.
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Tuesday, 04 May 2010 |
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Christian preacher arrested in Britain
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By Heidi Blake, Telegraph
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A Christian street preacher was arrested and locked in a cell for telling a passer-by that homosexuality is a sin in the eyes of God. |
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Monday, 03 May 2010 |
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Reforming the Legionaries of Christ
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By Rachel Donadio, New York Times
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The pope has ordered an envoy to take over the order, a special commission to study the Legionaries’ constitutions, and a Vatican expert to investigate its lay arm, Regnum Christi. |
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Monday, 03 May 2010 |
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A new Mass
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By Victor Morton, Washington Times
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The Vatican has approved a new English translation of the Roman Missal.
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Friday, 30 April 2010 |
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Vive la France!
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By Katie King, AP
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The Church in France is using every means available – including new media – to attract vocations.
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Friday, 30 April 2010 |
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Left to die
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By Simon Caldwell, Telegraph
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Hard to describe this horrifying story of an aborted child who survived for a day. Be sure to read the article to the very end.
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 |
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The cross can stay
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By Gabriel Nelson, New York Times
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The Supreme Court sides with Veterans of Foreign Wars and rules that a religious memorial honoring WWI dead may remain on government-owned land in the Mojave National Preserve. |
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 |
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Skepticism invited
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By Stephen Kurczy, Christian Science Monitor
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“Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers” claim to have found the remains of Noah’s Ark. They’re 99.9 percent certain.
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 |
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The Church’s growth
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By Vatican Information Service
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In just a decade, the worldwide Catholic presence has increased by nearly twelve percent – not just in Africa and Asia but even in Europe.
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 |
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A Christian Democrat flop
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By Josh Ward, Spiegel Online
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Germany's Christian Democrats tried appointing a minister with "Turkish roots." It caused, uh, problems.
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
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British apology
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By Carrie Porter, ABC News
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The Foreign Office apologizes for a “clearly . . . foolish document” concerning the pope’s September's visit to Britain, and the Vatican says the matter is settled.
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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 |
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Intro to poverty
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By Susan Kinzie, Washington Post
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An elite Catholic school provides students with what is often their first introduction to poverty.
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Monday, 26 April 2010 |
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British humour
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By Ruth Gledhill and Kate Youde, Times
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The Foreign Office issues a paper about the upcoming papal visit. It was “flagged as unacceptable” right from the start, but the damage is done.
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Monday, 26 April 2010 |
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Good news?
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By Rasmussen Reports
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“Eighty-two percent . . . of Evangelical Christians say their religious faith is very important every day, a view shared by 65 percent of other Protestants . . . [and] 46 percent of Ca... |
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Friday, 23 April 2010 |
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Tennessee says no
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By Mark Edwards, VolunteerTV.com
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Legislators in the Volunteer State have voted to opt out of abortion mandates in the federal health care bill.
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Friday, 23 April 2010 |
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No litmus test?
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By Brian Montopoli, CBS News
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President Obama says abortion rights won’t figure in his choice of a Supreme Court nominee, then adds: “[W]omen should have the ability to make often very difficult decisions about their... |
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
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The pope’s promise
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By Elizabeth Provoledo, New York Times
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In his Wednesday audience, Benedict reemphasized the Church’s commitment to confronting sex-abuse allegations, prosecuting pedophile priests, and protecting Catholic youth.
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 |
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Cardinal disinvited
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By Chaz Muth, Catholic News Service
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A Cardinal thought to have mishandled a sex abuse case is disinvited from saying the first Traditional Latin Mass to be scheduled in decades at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washingto... |
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 |
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The Class of 2010
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By U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
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The results of a new survey of men ordained to the priesthood in the United States indicates they are experienced, well-educated, and older than you may have thought. |
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 |
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Cuban cardinal speaks out
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By Jeff Franks, Reuters/Washington Post
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In Cuba, the Church has become the voice of the oppressed while other critics of the government languish in jails. |
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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 |
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Global religious persecution
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By Doug Bandow, American Spectator
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A Pew foundation study looks at the troubled position of religious belief in most countries in the world.
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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 |
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Babe's school to close
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By Richard Sandomir, New York Times
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The former St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, now Cardinal Gibbons School, where Babe Ruth learned to play baseball, is being closed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore. |
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Monday, 19 April 2010 |
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A dramatic exception
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By CTV News
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The archbishop of Toronto praises the work of the vast majority of priests, acknowledges the Church's failures, and tries to put the abuse crisis in its proper perspective.
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Monday, 19 April 2010 |
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Pope weeps with victims
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By Fiona Winward, Guarian
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In Malta, Pope Benedict XVI is reduced to tears after child abuse meeting in Malta. |
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Friday, 16 April 2010 |
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Safe for now
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By Michael Foust, Baptist Press
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An initiative to repeal California’s Proposition 8, which defined marriage as between a man and a woman, has failed. But a new repeal effort aimed at 2012 has already begun. |
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Friday, 16 April 2010 |
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Virginia steps up
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By William C. Flook, Washington Examiner
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Gov. Bob McDonnell is hoping to end his state's funding of abortion. |
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 |
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Lech Kaczynski, R.I.P.
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By Telegraph
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The president of Poland, killed in Saturday’s catastrophic plane crash, was a former law professor at Warsaw's Academy of Catholic Theology.
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 |
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ND statement on life issues
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By Dennis Brown and Michael Garvey, Notre Dame News
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It’s been over a year since President Obama visited, but the University of Notre Dame has finally gotten around to making an institutional statement about life issues. |
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 |
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Causes of abuse
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today
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A rundown of several different approaches to explaining the abuse problem.
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 |
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How the Vatican handles accusations
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By Sandro Magister, Chiesa Express
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A look at the procedures that have been in place for years to handle accusations of various sorts against clergy.
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 |
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Help for the unborn
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By Natalie Jenkins, Beatrice Daily Sun
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Nebraska legislators fast-track a law that that will severely restrict late-term abortions. |
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 |
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Archbishop Gomez his own man
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By S. Gould, et al., Los Angeles Times
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As a bishop in Colorado and Texas, Jose Gomez did not hesitate to use his pulpit as a platform for both social justice and raw politics – causing, on occasion, considerable strife. |
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Monday, 12 April 2010 |
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Vatican's PR fiasco
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By Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post
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The lack of Vatican communications strategy on the abuse scandal baffles the pope's U.S. defenders.
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Monday, 12 April 2010 |
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Arrest the pope?
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By Telegraph
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Two militant British atheists and a British judge want an arrest warrant issued for Benedict XVI. |
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Friday, 09 April 2010 |
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Hiding the Shroud
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By Ann Wise, ABC News
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Adolf Hitler wanted to steal the Shroud of Turin, but it was hidden away by monks of the Abbey of Montevergine – right under the noses of the Nazis who came looking for it. |
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Friday, 09 April 2010 |
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Protest and imprisonment
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By Wang Zhicheng, AsiaNews
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In China, a Vatican-appointed bishop is placed under house arrest when he refuses to concelebrate Mass with a government-appointed bishop.
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 |
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2700 call German hotline
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By Juergen Baetz, AP/Washington Post
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Thousands report alleged abuse in Germany in the first three days of a hotline for reporting.
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 |
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Gomez to succeed LA's Mahony
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By Mitchell Landsberg and Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times
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Rome has chosen a sound and very competent bishop, Jose Gomez, to become the next archbishop of Los Angeles. |
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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 |
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Rabbi urges charity
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By Martin Barillas, Spero News
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An American rabbi claims that the pope and the Church are clearly under attack by sectors of the media and the legal community.
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Monday, 05 April 2010 |
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School converts
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By Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post
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In the District of Columbia Catholic schools, despite the scandals, there is a large crop of converts this year. |
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Monday, 05 April 2010 |
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German bishop attacked
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By Roger Boyes, Times
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Anger over abuse charges in Germany leads to an Easter attack on the Bishop of Muenster.
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Friday, 02 April 2010 |
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A man of principle
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By Soraya Roberts, New York Daily News
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An actor – as in Hollywood – who is Catholic gets fired for refusing to do inappropriate sex scenes. |
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Friday, 02 April 2010 |
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Easter in the Holy Land
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By Tom Perry, Reuters
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Troubles in the Middle East have reduced the numbers of regional visitors for Easter. |
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Thursday, 01 April 2010 |
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Italians defend pope
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By Frances D'Emilio. AP
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Amidst media confusion, at least the politicians in Italy are behind the pope. |
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Thursday, 01 April 2010 |
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Better than his word
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By MSNBC
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When he was poor, Albert Gubay vowed to God he’d give away half of any fortune he’d make. Now a billionaire, he’s fulfilling the promise – and then some. |
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Wednesday, 31 March 2010 |
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The Spring Holiday
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By Chris Williams, WQAD News
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Davenport, Iowa decides to observe Good Friday after all. |
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Wednesday, 31 March 2010 |
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Saving Catholic hospitals
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By Lisa Wangsness, Boston Globe
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Historically, they started with charitable donations, but Catholic hospitals are seeking creative ways to stay in business and stay Catholic. |
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 |
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Papal popularity down
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today
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A review of what recent revelations have meant for the pope's popularity in America, and a look at the fair and unfair commentary about him and the Church. |
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 |
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Going too far
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By Ding Cervantes, The Philippine STAR
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Philippine bishops urge penitents not to crucify themselves on Good Friday, especially for political reasons. |
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Monday, 29 March 2010 |
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Pope won't be intimidated
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By Reuters/New York Times
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Pope Benedict said on Palm Sunday that faith in God helps lead one “towards the courage of not allowing oneself to be intimidated by the petty gossip of dominant opinion.” |
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Monday, 29 March 2010 |
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One who didn't cave
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By John Kass, Chicago Tribune
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Illinois Congressman Dan Lipinski is an unrepentant pro-life Democrat. |
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Friday, 26 March 2010 |
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100,000,000
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By Juliane von Mittelstaedt, et al., ABC News International
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That’s how many Christians are facing threats and persecution around the globe. |
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Friday, 26 March 2010 |
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In loco parentis
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By Emily Friedman, ABC News
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Seattle school authorities secretly arrange an abortion for a 15-year-old student – and the law is on their side. |
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Thursday, 25 March 2010 |
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Supersized Last Supper
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
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Human beings eat better today than ever before, and the growth can be traced to paintings of the Last Supper. |
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Thursday, 25 March 2010 |
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Coming soon
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By ANSA.IT
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A Vatican-NASA project is underway to digitize the treasures of one of the world’s greatest libraries. |
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010 |
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Bishops: Remain Vigilant
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By Catholic News Agency
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Cardinal George expresses the bishops' continued concern over the lack of conscience protections in the healthcare law and the limited ability of the president's executive order to prevent f... |
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010 |
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Abuse numbers down
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By AFP
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A survey shows that abuse cases, most of which occurred decades ago, are down sharply in the United States, while they are just emerging into the light elsewhere.
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 |
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Stupak duped
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By Shannon Bream, FoxNews.com
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Both sides agree, the Executive Order means nothing when it comes to stopping federal payments for abortions. |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 |
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Whose saint?
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By Lorraine Mallinder, Canwest News Service, with files from Jorge Barrera
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Canada and America argue over who gets to claim Blessed Kateri Tekawitha if she's named a saint. |
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Monday, 22 March 2010 |
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Papal letter to Ireland
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By Pope Benedict XVI
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The text of Benedict XVI's letter to the Catholics of Ireland about the priesly abuse crisis. |
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Monday, 22 March 2010 |
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Done deal
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By BBC
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Healthcare reform passes in the House, largely on the President's promise that his executive order will prohibit abortion funding. We await the true outcome. |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
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Pro-life progress
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By Cheryl Wetzstein, Washington Times
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Georgia legislators consider a law that would make abortion illegal if chosen because of the race or the sex of the unborn child. |
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
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Holy war?
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By FOX News
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Bart Stupak on the liberal women religious who support Obamacare: “When I’m drafting right-to-life language, I don’t call up nuns.” |
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
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Disorderly orders
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By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
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Religious orders oppose our own bishops in the struggle over authentic health care that truly advances and protects human life.
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
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Nightmare scenario
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By Peter O'Neil, Europe Correspondent, Canwest News Service
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What might happen if the pedophilia crisis in Germany draws closer to Benedict XVI.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
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Legionaries on hold
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By Sandro Magister, Chiesa Express
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The Legionaries of Christ are waiting for a new leader to be named who will have to try to bring confidence back into the order. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
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But who’s counting?
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By Andy Barr, Politico
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Bart Stupak says the votes just aren't there to pass Obamacare in the House. |
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 |
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Catholic HC rift
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
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The split among abortion opponents widens as Catholic hospitals publicly support health care bill. |
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Monday, 15 March 2010 |
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Third world war
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By Philip Jenkins, American Conservative
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An analysis of the showdown between Christians and Muslims around the world. |
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Monday, 15 March 2010 |
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Vatican defends celibacy
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By Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune
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Rome denies the widespread charge that priestly celibacy played a role in the abuse crisis. |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Catholic iPhone apps
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By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service
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It was inevitable, but now that they're here it may not be so bad. |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Condoms in Rome schools
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By Alessandra Rizzo, AP
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The Vatican objects to the first move in an attempt to install condom machines in a Rome school. |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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Devil in the Vatican?
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By Richard Owen, Times
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The Vatican's own chief exorcist says yes. |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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Church singled out
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By Patsy McGarry, Irish Times
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Bishops in Ireland point out a much overlooked fact: that until recently, sexual abuse of children in all sectors of society was almost universally kept quiet. |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Faith-based council to turnover
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By Julia Duin, Washington Times
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The White House council President Obama wants to be the "moral center" of the nation will be welcoming in fresh members - and perhaps some more dynamic ideas. |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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DC gay marriage fight
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By Michael B. Farrell, The Christian Science Monitor
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Gay marriage has been imposed in Washington by the City Council, but the battle is far from over. |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Yes to life!
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By BBC
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Spaniards take to the streets to protest a new abortion law imposed by the nation's legislature. |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Does religion still matter on the Court?
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By Robert Barnes, Washington Post
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With six Catholics, two Jews, and a single Protestant, it's difficult to say what the religious makeup of the Supreme Court means - or meant. |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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A new Canadian saint
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By Graeme Hamilton, National Post
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Pope Benedict XVI announced that the Canadian man born Alfred Bessette but known as Brother Andre would be among six people canonized in a ceremony at the Vatican next Oct. 17.
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Church helps in Chile
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By CNN
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Some video of Church work among the victims of Chile's earthquake. |
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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Law of the land?
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By Mark Stricherz, Washington Times
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As homosexual couples apply for marriage licenses in the nation’s capital, opponents dig in for a long fight. |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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Not just abortion
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By Janet Adamy, Wall Street Journal
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Congressman Stupak, the pro-life leader among Democrats, finds multiple problems in the healthcare reform process. |
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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An African-American saint?
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By Catholic News Agency
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Chicago nominates an African-American for sainthood; he would also become the first native-born male to be canonized. |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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Catholic means Catholic
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today
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The pope and America’s bishops have recently taken various steps to make sure that it is crystal clear what “Catholic” means in practice. |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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Sacrament of Reconciliation
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By Brad Hamilton and Susannah Cahalan, New York Post
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Thanks to her parish priest, a woman finally confesses to falsely accusing an innocent man. |
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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A priest eyewitness in Chile
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By Fr. Dan Harding, Independent Catholic News
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Fr. Dan Harding describes his experiences in the aftermath of the massive earthquake in Chile. |
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
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Modern martyrs
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By Spiegel Online
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Christians continue to be murdered around the world, especially in Muslim countries. |
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
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DC Court allows gay marriage
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By Joseph Weber, Washington Times
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A count in the District of Columbia is allowing a move to allow gay marriage to go forward despite calls to put the controversial measure to a public referendum. |
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
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Regulation replaces virtue
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By Ruth Gledhill, Times
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England’s bishops plan on issuing a pre-election document that points out, among other things, the decline of the public practice of virtue and reliance on regulation instead.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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Ignoring the law
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By TMJ4, Milwaukee
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At a Planned Parenthood office, pro-life activist Lila Rose poses as a 14-year-old rape victim, but a clinic worker declines to call the cops. |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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God and depression
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By Jennifer Harper, Washington Times
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A new psychological survey suggests that believers in a loving God experience less stress and cope better with depression. |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
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Catholic hospitals: we won't kill you
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By Harris Meyer, MSNBC/Kaiser Health News
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The U.S. bishops have insisted that at Catholic hospitals food and water are not extraordinary means of treating patients near the end of life. |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
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Spain approves abortion
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By Ciaran Giles, AP/WWLP
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Despite massive public protests last year, the government of Spain's socialist prime minister pushes through expanded abortion access. |
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
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“Unacceptable”
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By Brian Montopoli, CBS News
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Democrat Bart Stupak says he can't support the latest Obama Administration healthcare proposal because it permits abortion coverage. |
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
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Trustworthy partners
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By Kristen Moulton, Salt Lake Tribune
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Francis Cardinal George speaks before 12,000 at Brigham Young University and emphasizes religious unity. |
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
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Altars in Afghanistan
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By Christopher Torchia, Washington Post
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Military chaplains manage to make do saying Sunday Mass in a difficult war zone. |
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
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Vatican seeks new LA archbishop
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By USA Today/AP
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Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles turns seventy-five on February 27, which will open up the process of selecting a new archbishop for one of America's largest dioceses. |
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Monday, 22 February 2010 |
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God’s doorman
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By Michel Viatteau, Telegraph/AFP
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Brother Andre, Montreal’s holy healer, is named a saint more than seven decades after his death. |
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Monday, 22 February 2010 |
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Bishops on infertility
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By Tim Townsend, Washington Post
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The Church teaches bascially what it always has taught about licit and illicit ways of dealing with infertility. |
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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Achieving growth
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By Kimberlee Hauss, NewsOK
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A new study shows that most American religious denominations are shrinking but that the Catholic Church, the nation’s largest, is growing. |
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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Encouraging growth
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By Janet I. Tu, Seattle Times
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All over the country, Catholics Come Home will be airing ads aimed at brining lapsed believers back to the Church. |
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Thursday, 18 February 2010 |
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Rewriting Camelot
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By Dave Itzkoff, New York Times
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Some folks are shocked to learn the History Channel plans a series about the Kennedys that isn’t hagiographic. |
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Thursday, 18 February 2010 |
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Archdiocese withdraws from fostercare
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By Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has ended its eighty-year-old foster-care program in the District rather than license same-sex couples. |
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 |
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Give up texting?
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By Nick Squires, Telegraph
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In Italy, the Church has suggested that people give up texting for Lent. |
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 |
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Leap of faith
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By Martin Rogers, Yahoo! Sports
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Kristin Holum, an Olympic speed skater from the U.S., found a bump on the smooth surface of her life: a call to the Franciscan sisterhood. |
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
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The miracle of forgiveness
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By Amy Sullivan, USA Today
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In Rwanda, mass murder has been a spur to, of all things, Christian forgiveness. |
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
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Vatican posts documents
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By Jerusalem Post
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The Vatican will be putting thousands of documents online that clarify Pius XII's actions during World War II. |
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Monday, 15 February 2010 |
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Renewing Catholic schools
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By Margery Eagan, Boston Herald
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A blend of old and new reinvigorates some Catholic schools in Masschusetts. |
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Monday, 15 February 2010 |
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No Irish resignations - yet
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By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press/Guardian
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Ireland's bishops will meet one at a time with Benedict XVI, but no resignations are in sight for the moment. |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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To save a church
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By Rick Hampson, USA Today
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All you need to do is to move it 900 miles to the South. |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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The Catholic millenials
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By Nancy Frazier O'Brien, Catholic News Service
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A Knights of Columbus survey spotlights the strong and weak spots in the upcoming Catholic generation. |
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
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Is Vodoo the answer?
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By Brian MacQuarrie, Boston Globe
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“Haiti calls on voodoo priests to help battered nation heal.” |
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
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Church rebuilding in Haiti
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By Michel Martin, NPR
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Father Andrew Small and Orlando Archbishop Thomas Wenski discuss efforts to rebuild the Church in Haiti and how the Church's infrastructure helps the Haitian people. |
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 |
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Canadian bishops speak out
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By Charles Lewis, National Post
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Two Canadian bishops make strong public statements against pleas by Canada's Liberal Party to include abortion access in global efforts to improve women's and infants' health. |
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 |
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Vatican intrigues
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By Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune
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A recent statement from the Vatican reveals complex attempts by various shadowy figures in the Italian government and the Holy See to manipulate both secular and Catholic news sources. |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
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Mass graves disorient Haitians
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today
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In a culture where proper burial rites and a marked grave connect the liming with the dead, Haiti's mass graves are a spiritual as well as a humanitarian problem. |
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 |
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Pope raps pedophilia
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By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press/Chicago Tribune
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Speaking to the Pontifical Council on the Family in Rome, Benedict XVI deplores the wave of child sex abuse by priests and others. |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
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St. Vincent's on life-support
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By Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times
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NYC's famed St. Vincent's Hospital is approaching bankruptcy, partly because of its mission to serve the poor. |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
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Faith Bowl
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By Jay Lindsay, Associated Press/USA Today
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“These guys are not theologians. . . .They're in the struggle. They're doing the best they can, and they're good examples of guys that have made it in one world and still are serious about tryin... |
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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More U.K. reaction to pope
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By USA Today/Associated Press
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Benedict XVI defended the rights of the Church in an address to U.K. bishops; the usual suspects are not happy. |
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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Oldest Christian monastery restored
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By National Public Radio/Associated Press
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In Egypt, restoration of the world's oldest Christian monastery has taken place in a show of peaceful co-existence between Mulsims and Christians. |
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 |
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Vermont diocese to sell HQ
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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The Burlington Diocese is selling its chancery to help pay settlements to victims of priestly sexual abuse. |
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 |
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Change you can believe in?
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By Denise Lavoie, Boston Globe
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Is this a preview of Obamacare? A federal tax court rules for the plaintiff in a “gender-identity disorder” case. |
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
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UK protests for pope?
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By Telegraph
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Gay groups, victims of clerical abuse, feminists, family planning organizations, and pro-abortion groups are planning a "protest campaign" for the pope's visit to England. |
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
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Abstinence ed - works!
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By Rob Stein, Washington Post
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A new study contradicts an old progressive assertion: abstinence-only programs, it seems, work as well as anything else in reducing teen sex and pregnancies. |
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Ensuring moral truth
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By Ruth Gledhill, Times
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The Holy Father sets the stage—with some controversy—for his trip to Great Britain later this year. |
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Paradigm shift
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By Investor’s Business Daily
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After much ballyhoo in 2004 over Proposition 71, California’s “boom” in embryonic stem cell research has gone bust, and emphasis will now be on adult stem cells. |
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Monday, 01 February 2010 |
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We are not amused
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By Damian Thompson, Telegraph
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The Queen of England is concerned about the pope’s outreach to Anglicans. |
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Monday, 01 February 2010 |
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Diversity gone mad
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By Erik Holmes, Air Force Times
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Look, up in the sky! Are those . . . people flying on brooms? Yes, it’s an Air Force maneuver. |
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
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Gays to serve
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By Eli Wakes, The Washington Times
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The Pentagon is moving ahead with plans to seek a repeal of the law that prohibits gays from serving openly in the U.S. military.
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
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Ugly
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By Andy Hutchins, Sporting News
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The vitriol aimed at a pro-life Super Bowl ad hits a jaw-dropping low thanks to Joy Behar of “The View.” |
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 |
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“Unheard of brutality”
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By Radio Free Europe
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Pope Benedict XVI joins millions in remembering the Shoah on the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Allied liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. |
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 |
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Laws against human nature
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By CathNews Asia
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Vietnam’s Cardinal Man says the root of conflict between the communist government and the Church is the former’s confiscation of property, which runs counter to tradition. |
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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JPII's quick pardon
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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A new book indicates that, among other signs of his sanctity, John Paul II, immediately forgave Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who shot him in Saint Peter's Square. |
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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Violence has won
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By J.B. An Dang, Asia News
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In Vietnam, the Communist government "persuades and educates" people, and violently removes crosses they have set up. |
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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Aversion to Christians?
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By Boston Globe/Associated Press
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Benedict XVI speaks frankly about the anti-Christian animus in the world. |
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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More abuse fallout
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By Stephen Collins, Irish Times
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In Ireland, three quarters of citizens believe the Church has not handled the abuse scandal well, and a majority want the Church to give up its hold over primary schools. |
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Monday, 25 January 2010 |
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Pope to priests: Blog!
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By Telegraph
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Benedict XVI encourages Catholic clergy to employ new media to preach the Gospel. |
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Monday, 25 January 2010 |
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Map of faith
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By Edward Rothstein, New York Times
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A new exhibit at the Library of Congress displays Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci's gifts of faith and reason. |
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Friday, 22 January 2010 |
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Trouble at home
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By Telegraph
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Sen. McCain's wife takes a position on same-sex marriage that is starkly opposed to her husband’s. |
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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Only in California
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By Maura Collins, Los Angeles Times
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Proponents of gay marriage in California are tyring to blame the Catholic Church (and Mormons) for violence against homosexuals. |
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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Muslim-Christian violence
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By Ahmed Saka
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In Nigeria, the burning of a Catholic Church leads to dozens of deaths. |
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 |
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Super Sunday
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By David Goetzl, Media Daily News
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A 30-second pro-life ad featuring Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mother Pam will run during the Super Bowl on February 7. |
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 |
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Handicapping the consistory
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By Julia Duin, Washington Times
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New cardinals will be chosen soon, but the 120-man limit makes it hard to know who will be given a galero. |
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 |
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The ultimate in ecumenism
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By USA Today/Associated Press
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Benedict XVI makes it clear that his outreach to Anglicans aims at the endpoint of ecumenism: reunification. |
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 |
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Light in the darkness
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By Catherine Bremer, Reuters
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Many Catholics in Haiti have lost everything . . . except their faith. |
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
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Pope visits Rome synagogue
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By Asia News
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In an emotionally charged atmosphere of brotherhood, Benedict XVI met with the Jewish community of Rome. |
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
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Death in the cathedral
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By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
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The collapse of Notre Dame Cathedral in Port-au-Prince struck at the heart of a religiously fervent people. |
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Friday, 15 January 2010 |
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Protecting dissent
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By Jess Bravin, Wall Street Journal
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The Supreme Court decides a San Francisco trial must not be televised, because of threats against opponents of same-sex marriage. |
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Friday, 15 January 2010 |
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Believe?
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By Scott Bowles, USA Today
|
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In the “Book of Eli” – and other films – Hollywood gets religion . . . or something like it. |
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Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
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Endangered species
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By Wall Street Journal
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Benedict XVI says same-sex marriage, a form of “self-centered materialism,” is a threat to creation. |
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Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
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Abortion matters - in MA race!
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By Matt Viser, Wall Street Journal
|
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As the race for the "Kennedy seat" in the Senate tightens, abortion and related issues have taken on renewed importance even in deep-blue Massachusetts. |
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 |
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Death of a heroine
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By Glenys Roberts, Daily Mail
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|
Miep Gies, a Catholic woman who helped hide Anne Frank during World War II, dies at age 100.
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 |
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Hip to be square
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By Nick Squires, Christian Science Monitor
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Or is it square to be hip? L’Osservatore Romano rededicates itself to cultural relevance. |
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 |
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Outlawing Catholicism in Britain
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By Patrick Hennessy, Telegraph
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A proposed Parliamentary Equality Bill could make the Church’s all-male priesthood illegal. |
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 |
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The pope's three levers
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By Sandro Magister, Chiesa
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Benedict XVI addresses the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See and offers three tools to lift up the world. |
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Monday, 11 January 2010 |
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Pro-aborts worry
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|
By Peter Slevin, Washington Post
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|
Abortion proponents feel challenged despite large Democrat majorities in the House and Senate, and control of the White House. |
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Monday, 11 January 2010 |
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Look out Dan Brown!
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By FOX News/Sunday Times
|
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Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot John Paul II, looks to make a bundle on a book. |
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Friday, 08 January 2010 |
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Stupak defiant
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|
By Jodi Kantor, New York Times
|
|
Bart Stupak, proponent of the pro-life amendent in the House healthcare bill, tells the NYT a few home truths. |
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Friday, 08 January 2010 |
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Fox invited to the henhouse
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By Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Notorious former Archbishop of Milwaukee Rembert G. Weakland is invited to return to the cathedral he disgraced, and is cast in bronze to boot. |
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 |
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New papal security
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By New York Times/AP
|
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Like other modern popes, Benedict XVI has decided to remain close to the people despite the Christmas eve mishap, but security has been beefed up. |
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 |
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The Magi as models
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By Asia News
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Pope Benedict points to the Magi as rational men of science who were also open to faith. |
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 |
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History in the making
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|
By Robert Mickens and Elena Curti, The Tablet
|
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A look at the many things Benedict XI will be doing this year, including the beatification of Cardinal Newman during his brief trip to Britain. |
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 |
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Crumbling churches in Europe
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By John Tagliabue, New York Times
|
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Catholics in France and elsewhere find that the money’s not there to maintain older houses of worship. |
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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 |
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Brit to Tiger: Try Jesus
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|
By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today
|
|
Journalist Brit Hume breaks with public etiquette and advises Tiger Woods that the way for true forgiveness and redemption is Christianity. |
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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 |
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China squeezes Catholics
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By Christopher Bodeen, Chicago Tribune
|
|
Chinese authorities try to keep quiet the death of one underground bishop and continue to detain or harrass others. |
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Monday, 04 January 2010 |
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Pope's secretary visits attacker
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By New York Times/Associated Press
|
|
Benedict XVI sent his personal secretary to a psychiatric ward n Rome to show his concern for the woman who attacked him on Christmas. |
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Monday, 04 January 2010 |
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The Gregorian solution
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|
By Charles Forelle, Wall Street Journal
|
|
Pope Gregory XIII made a big improvement over the calendar of Julius Caesar, but anomalies remain. |
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Friday, 01 January 2010 |
|
Being Christian
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|
By Nick Pisa, Daily Mail
|
|
The pope forgives the woman who attacked him on Christmas Eve. |
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Friday, 01 January 2010 |
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Allah = God?
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|
By James Hookway, Wall Street Journal
|
|
The Catholic Church in Malaya wins a court case allowing it to use one word for the other. Good idea? |
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
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No room for Jesus
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|
By Sandro Magister, Chiesa Express
|
|
In Holland, churches have been turned into gyms, bars, restaurants, even mosques. |
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
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Risks of papal travel
|
|
By Belfast Telegraph
|
|
New evidence of threats against John Paul II during his 1979 trip to the Republic of Ireland. |
|
Wednesday, 30 December 2009 |
|
Proof of a Catholic Shakespeare?
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|
By Richard Owen, London Times
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Three mysterious signatures on pages of parchment bound in leather and kept under lock and key may prove the theory that William Shakespeare was a secret Catholic who spent his “lost years&rdquo... |
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Wednesday, 30 December 2009 |
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Viva la vida!
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By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times
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Mexico’s Supreme Court OK’d abortion; the people are nixing it. |
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 |
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Remembering Matteo Ricci
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By Zhen Yuan, Asia News
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Bishops is China recommend imitating the great Italian missionary, Matteo Ricci, as we approach the 400th anniversary of his death. |
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 |
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Israel hosts Christians
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By Greer Fay Cashman, Jerusalem Post
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The president of Israel hosts Catholic and Orthodox leaders for Christmas. |
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Monday, 28 December 2009 |
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Limiting religion
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By Julia Duin, Washington Times
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A look at the limits placed on believers and religious groups around the globe. |
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Monday, 28 December 2009 |
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Pope visits soup kitchen
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By Alessandro Rizzo, AP
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Benedict XVI kept up a normal round of activities Sunday after being attacked at Christmas Mass in St. Peter's. |
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Friday, 25 December 2009 |
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St. Francis and the Creche
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By Chiesa Express
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Benedict XVI comments on the genius of St. Francis of Assisi in enriching the celebration of Christmas. |
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Friday, 25 December 2009 |
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Who has been naughty or nice?
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By Valerie Richardson, Washington Post
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One Christian group has rated retailers on their friendliness towards Christmas. |
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 |
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White House pressures Stupak
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By Pete Winn, Conservative News Service
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The architect of the pro-life language in the House healthcare reform bill says he is being not so gently pressed by the White House to shut up. |
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 |
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Bombs target Iraqi Christians
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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A series of pre-Christmas attacks strike at Iraq's already beleaguered Christian population. |
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 |
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Bishops' letter on Healthcare
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By USCCB
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The latest message to the Senate from the American hierarchy on healthcare reform. |
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 |
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NY atheists sue Church
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By Aaron Short, New York Post
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A group of unbelievers in the Empire State has filed a suit to strip the Church of its tax-exempt status for supporting politicians who defend Catholic positions. |
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 |
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Outback saint
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By Lauren Zwaans, AdelaideNow
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Australia gets it's first native-born saint: Mary MacKillop. |
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 |
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Jesus-era house discovered
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By Administrator
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Archeologists discover a home dating back to the time of Christ in Nazareth, just in time for Christmas. |
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Monday, 21 December 2009 |
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An Adoration rediscovered
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By Eugene Scheel, Washington Post
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James P. Lucier, a dogged amateur investigator, discovers a lost della Robbia of the Madonna and Child. |
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Monday, 21 December 2009 |
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Saints JPII and Pius XII?
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By Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune
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Benedict takes the first steps towards canonizing two of his predecessors. |
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Friday, 18 December 2009 |
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The Vatican’s crèche
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By Rome Reports
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Looking forward to the Christmas Eve unveiling of the Vatican’s Nativity scene. |
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Friday, 18 December 2009 |
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Irish bishop resigns
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By Wall Street Journal/Associated Press
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Bishop Donal Murray of Limerick resigns in the midst of the abuse scandal in Ireland. |
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 |
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Anti-anti-abortion, Chicago style
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By Noreen Ahmed-Ullah, Chicago Breaking News Center
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A pro-life demonstrator gets a message from an off-duty Chicago policeman. |
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 |
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Christian liberty
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By UPI
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The Supreme Court will decide whether Christians may actually belong to Christian organizations that only accept Christian members. |
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 |
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The Holy Places
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By Jerusalem Post
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Israel and the Vatican are near an agreement about control of key sites associated with the life of Christ. |
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 |
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The evidence for God
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By Sandro Magister, Chiesa News
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A high-level event in Rome goes over the reasons to believe in the Almighty. |
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 |
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Father Christmas
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By Telegraph
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St. Nicholas was born in Turkey and was thought to be buried in Italy . . . or maybe Germany, but now scholars say Ireland. It’s complicated. |
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 |
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Irish martyr in Kenya
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By Ciaran Byrne, Barry Duggan and Mike Pflanz, Independent
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Amidst the stories about priestly abuse in Ireland, an account of an Irish priest's heroic life and death in Kenya. |
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Monday, 14 December 2009 |
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Catholic senators vote pro-abortion
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By Catholic News Agency
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Fifteen senators who claim to be Catholics voted not to amend the healthcare bill to protect the unborn. |
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Monday, 14 December 2009 |
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Pope deplores Irish abuse
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By Telegraph
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After visits to Rome by members of the Irish hiearchy, Benedict XVI announces that he will be writing a letter about the recent report on abuse. |
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
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Saint Fulton Sheen?
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By Paul Vitello, New York Times
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Wednesday’s memorial Mass at New York's St. Patrick’s Cathedral may be the true beginning of a campaign to canonize the great preacher. |
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
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New Chinese persecution
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By Christopher Bodeen, Chicago Tribune
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Fast-growing Protestant and Catholic churches in China are drawing the attention of the Communist government and new forms of repression. |
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 |
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He's fine
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By Vancouver Sun/ Agence France-Presse
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Because the time of the Vatican ’s Christmas Eve Mass has moved to 10PM, false rumors about the Holy Father’s health have circulated. |
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 |
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Healthcare options
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By Wall Street Journal
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Will the “public-option” be out but abortion be in the Senate’s version of reform? |
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 |
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Pope to preach at Westminster Hall
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By Telegraph
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Pope Benedict XVI will preach in Westminster Hall, where Catholic martyrs including Sir Thomas More were condemned to die, when he visits England. |
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 |
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News hardens hearts
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By Frances D'Emilio, Chicago Tribune
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At a celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Benedict XVI laments the way that news of bad behavior hardens our hearts. |
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Tuesday, 08 December 2009 |
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More on the healthcare debate
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By Erica Werner, Houston Chronicle/AP
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The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body considers a pro-life amendment. |
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Monday, 07 December 2009 |
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Deeper into the muck
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By Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Former Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland routinely shredded copies of weekly reports about sexual abuse by priests. |
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Monday, 07 December 2009 |
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Russia comes to Rome
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By Daniela Petroff, AP
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Pope Benedict and President Medvedev upgrade representation: Russia will open an embassy in Rome; the Vatican will reciprocate in Moscow. |
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Friday, 04 December 2009 |
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Abortion by another name
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By Jared A, Favole, Wall Street Journal
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The National Institutes of Health has approved 13 human embryonic stem-cell lines for use in federally funded research. |
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Friday, 04 December 2009 |
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See you in court
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By Rachel Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle
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The City by the Bay attempts to pay its debts by taxing the Church. |
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Thursday, 03 December 2009 |
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It ain't inevitable
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By Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times
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N. Y. State's legislature rejects gay marriage by a wide margin. |
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Thursday, 03 December 2009 |
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Elitist Fiat
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By Tim Craig, Washington Post
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The District of Columbia’s City Council has imposed same-sex marriage on the nation’s capital. |
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Wednesday, 02 December 2009 |
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Transcendentalism at Brown
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By Ray Henry, AP
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Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) refuses comment on Bishop Tobin’s criticism and evokes the “spark of divinity” in all of us. |
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Wednesday, 02 December 2009 |
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Church Battles AIDS in India
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By Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News
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On World AIDS Day, we learn that 80 percent of the centers treating AIDS patients in India are Catholic institutions. |
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 |
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The real battle begins
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By Naftali Bendavid, Wall Street Journal
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Health-care debate begins in the Senate with abortion as a key issue. |
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 |
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Swiss voters ban minarets
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By Nick Cumming-Bruce and Steven Erlanger, New York Times
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The vote “reflects fears among the population of Islamic fundamentalist tendencies.” |
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Monday, 30 November 2009 |
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Irish bishops' statement
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By Eanna O Caolli, Irish Times
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At Masses across the country, senior clergy speak out about the contents of the Murphy Report. |
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Monday, 30 November 2009 |
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Go ahead and say it!
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By Rasmussen Reports
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Most Americans want to be greeted with “Merry Christmas” not “Happy Holidays.” |
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Friday, 27 November 2009 |
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Concealed abuse?
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By Wall Street Journal/Associated Press
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A new report seems to show that Ireland's bishops kept abuse hidden to protect the Church's reputation. |
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Friday, 27 November 2009 |
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Nuns feel downturn
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By Courtland Milloy, Washington Post
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An order of African-American nuns especially hard hit by the recession. |
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 |
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Gay movement stalls
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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In New York and New Jersey, the move to legalize same-sex "marriage" is not progressing as planned. |
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 |
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117 Vietnamese martyrs celebrated
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By J.B. Vu, Asia News
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Catholics in Vietnam remember their martyrs while Communist persecution of the Church continues. |
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 |
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C of E threats
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By Damian Thompson, Telegraph
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An Anglican vicar in England is threatened with reprisals if his congregation goes over to Rome. |
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009 |
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The Chicago way
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By Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune
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Battles continue over where charitable giving to the Church is actually being spent. |
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Monday, 23 November 2009 |
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Religious civil disobedience
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By Julia Duin, The Washington Times
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Leaders of various religious groups have warned that they will commit civil disobedience if current legislation on issues like abortion and gay marriage interfere with the rights of conscience.
... |
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Monday, 23 November 2009 |
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Tobin on Kennedy
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By BostonChannel.com
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The Bishop of Providence clarifies his communications with Rhode Island's Congressman Kennedy. |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
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A real nail-biter
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By Riazat Butt and John Hooper, Guardian
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The Archishop of Canterbury struggles to grasp the issues dividing Anglicans and Catholics. |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
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A Vatican gem
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By Nicole Winfield, AAP
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At the Vatican, the oldest reliquiary purpoting to hold a fragment of Christ's Cross gets a freshening up. |
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
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The new Mass
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By U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Approved at their recent meeting, here are some comparisons between the old Missal and the one due next year. |
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
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Bishops discuss Catholic colleges
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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On Wednesday, the U.S. bishops meeting in Baltimore went into an executive session to discuss their oversight of the nation's Catholic colleges and universities. |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
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Love and life
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By USCCB
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The full text of the document on marriage in the divine plan passed by the U.S. bishops yesterday. |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
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Vote on gay marriage banned
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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A District of Columbia “ethics” board won't allow voters to weigh in on “gay marriage.”
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
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Taking Christ out of Christmas
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By Roger Boyes, Times
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A new exhibition in Germany shows how the Nazis tried to expunge Jesus from their wintertime Julfest. |
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
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“Leaven” in debate
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By Julia Duin, Washington Times
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Chicago’s Cardinal George insists Catholic opinion in public affairs is essential. |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
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Obama test in China
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By Administrator
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Persecuted Chinese Christians say Obama's visit is a test of his commitment to religious freedom, but they are pessimistic based on his previous lack of action. |
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
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Orthodox seeking unity
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By Julia Duin, Washington Times
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Benedict XVI has reached out to Moscow, but the Orthodox in the United States are still reaching out to one another. |
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Friday, 13 November 2009 |
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This too shall pass
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By BBC
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Now there’s a holy-water dispenser that isn’t communal, but how will we feel about it after the H1N1 crisis passes? |
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Friday, 13 November 2009 |
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A victory for free speech
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By Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow
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A former Planned Parenthood clinic director is freed from the constraints her former employer sought to impose on her. |
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Thursday, 12 November 2009 |
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Bishops move votes
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By Administrator
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In case you were wondering, the Catholic bishops made a difference on abortion coverage in the healthcare bill. |
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Thursday, 12 November 2009 |
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New papal music album
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By Nick Squires, Chritian Science Monitor
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Can Pope Benedict XVI sing? |
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
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Fatherly advice
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By Richard C. Dujardin, Providence Journal
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Bishop Thomas Tobin takes Rep. Patrick Kennedy to the woodshed. |
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
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Islam can't justify killing
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By Jon Ward, Washington Times
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Barack Obama tells 15,000 mourners at Fort Hood that no religious faith may justify the murderous attack by a Muslim U.S. Army officer on fellow soldiers last week, the president's first acknowle... |
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
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Abortion still a healthcare issue
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By New York Times/AP
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The Senate's abortion opponents seek tough restrictions in the healthcare overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Obama's signature issue by year's end. |
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
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The Church and healthcare reform
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By James D. Conley, S.T.L., Denver Post
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Some are saying H.R. 3962 was passed in a deal between America’s Catholic hierarchy and liberal Democrats, but Bishop Conley disagrees. |
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Monday, 09 November 2009 |
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Healthcare without abortion funding?
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By Nicole Gaouette and James Rowley, Bloomberg
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The House bill contains pro-life language, but it may not survive in the Senate. |
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Monday, 09 November 2009 |
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A priest at Ft. Hood
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By John M. Guilfoil, Boston Globe
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Giving last rites to those murdered in last week’s Texas massacre. |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
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Blair on board
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By Nick Pisa, Daily Mail
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The Holy Father invites the former British P.M. and other leaders to Rome to discuss the erosion of Christian values in politics. |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 |
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Internet truth - and charity
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By Cindy Wooden, CNS
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The Pontifical Council for Social Communications, the Vatican's office of media studies, speaks out on the growing incivility by Catholics on the Internet. |
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 |
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It’s unanimous
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By Daniel Crary and Glenn Adams, Washington Times
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Every time and everywhere gay marriage is voted upon, it loses. |
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 |
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Parental notification allowed
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By New York Times/AP
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Illinois is finally able to enforce a parental notification law - after a decade of legal challenges. |
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 |
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Democrats split on abortion
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By Perry Beacon Jr., Washington Post
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Concerns of some pro-life Democrats may derail the healthcare bills. |
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 |
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Challenging the EU crucifix ban
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By Richard Owen, Times
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Italy says it will challenge a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights banning the display of a Catholic crucifix at a state school. |
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
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JPII to be beatified
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By Nick Squires, Telegraph
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Sources in Rome say JPII will be beatified soon, in 2010 at the latetst. |
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
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ME gay vote
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By Karl Vick, Washington Post
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Mainers go to the polls today to confirm or repeal a law allowing gay marriage. |
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Monday, 02 November 2009 |
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Bailing out Catholic Detroit
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By Amy Sullivan, Time
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The University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy is the last Catholic college-prep school left in the city. |
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Monday, 02 November 2009 |
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A papal olive branch
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By Richard Owen, London Times
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Pope Benedict XVI will be meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury
later this month. |
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Friday, 30 October 2009 |
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Human rights - or rights commissions?
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By Nicola Berkovic, The Australian
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Religious leaders in Australia, looking at the experience of other nations, oppose a charter of rights. |
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Friday, 30 October 2009 |
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On not tolerating intolerance
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By Ed West, The Catholic Herald
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An Egyptian convert warns the West not to abandon its Judeo-Christian heritage. |
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 |
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A Jesuit Mandarin
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By AsiaNews
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An exhibit commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of pathbeaking Jesuit missionary to China Matteo Ricci has just opened in the Vatican. |
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 |
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Suicide tourism
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By New York Times/AP
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People are traveling to Switzerland to kill themselves, causing the Swiss government to review its laws on assisted suicide. |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
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Talks with traditionalists
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By Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune/AP
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The Vatican says the talks with the Traditionalists begun Monday have been cordial and will continue in the coming months. |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
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Battle brewing
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By Abby Goodnough, New York Times
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Maine will vote next week on repeal of the legislature’s fiat on same-sex marriage, and a close result is predicted. |
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Tuesday, 27 October 2009 |
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Survey says . . .
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By BBC
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Half of those asked in ten countries believe Creation should be taught along with Darwin. |
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Tuesday, 27 October 2009 |
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Anti-anti-defamation
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By New York Times/AP
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The U.S. government defends free speech against Islamic efforts to implement "anti-defamation" policies at the U. N. Human Rights Council. |
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Monday, 26 October 2009 |
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Out of Africa
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By Nicole Winfield, AP
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The continent’s Catholic bishops conclude their synod with a call for corrupt political leaders to “repent or quit.” |
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
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Camelot cancelled
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By Nicholas Ballasy, CNS
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Ted Kennedy’s son attacks the Church’s position on abortion for endangering the “biggest social justice issue of our time”: Obamacare? |
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
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A sensible limit on free speech
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By Chris Grygiel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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The Supreme Court has blocked the release of the names of those who donated money to defeat gay marriage in Washington and who feared becoming targets for reprisal. |
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 |
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Too many Catholics?
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By Associated Press
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wonders why so many objections are raised about Catholics on the Court. |
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 |
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Anglican avalanche?
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By Ruth Gledhill, Times
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Thousand of Anglican clergy in England may now turn to Rome. |
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 |
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Abortion rate falls
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By Miranda Hitti, Medscape
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That’s the good news. The bad news is: pregnancies are also down. |
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 |
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Easing Anglican conversions
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By New York Times/AP
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The Vatican announces some new procedures making it easier for Anglicans to come into full communion with Rome. |
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 |
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Diocese in Chapter 11
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By Maureen Wilford, News Journal
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Abuse payouts have brought the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware near bankruptcy. |
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 |
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More talks with SSPX
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By Reuters
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Vatican representatives will meet next week with Catholic traditionalists in an attempt to finally normalize their relations with Rome. |
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Monday, 19 October 2009 |
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Spanish protest
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By Daniel Woods, Associated Press
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Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest changes in the law, which make abortions easier to obtain. |
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Monday, 19 October 2009 |
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The bishops balk
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By Kevin Eckstrom, USA Today/RNS
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The U.S. Catholic bishops may oppose the healthcare bill over abortion and coverage of immigrants. |
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
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Obama Celebrates Diwali
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By Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News
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Ignored by the American press; a sensation in India. |
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
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Priest a hostage
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By New York Times/AP
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Philippine authorities are seeking to rescue an Irish Columban missionary being held hostage by militant Muslims. |
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Friday, 16 October 2009 |
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Don’t hold your breath
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By Richard Owen, Times
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The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown would like to meet the pope. |
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 |
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Medal of Honor priest
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By USA Today/AP
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An Army chaplain in an old heroic mold may soon receive a Medal of Honor. |
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 |
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Peter the Venerable
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By AsiaNews
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Benedict XVI recalls the medieval head of the Benedictine monastery at Cluny, “a sublime example of the sensitivity that guides Christian life.”
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 |
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As Maine goes . . .
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By David Crary, Keene Sentinel
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Voters in the Pine Tree State will soon either endorse or repeal the legislature’s approval of same-sex marriage. |
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 |
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Therese at Westminster
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By Elizabeth Grice, Telegraph
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The relics of the saint from Lisieux make a final stop in Britain. |
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 |
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Global Islam
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By Eric Gorski, AP
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A new study shows that about one in every four people on the planet is an adherent to Islam. |
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 |
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The biggest devil
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By Nirmala Carvalho, Asia News
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Euthanasia is defeated in a city of love. |
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Monday, 12 October 2009 |
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Five new saints
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By Asia News
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A group who bucked cultural trends to follow God's word. |
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Monday, 12 October 2009 |
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Obama and the gay agenda
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By Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times
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POTUS expresses his “unwavering “ commitment to the equivalence of homosexual and heterosexual “rights.” |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
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Islamic explosion
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By BBC
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A new report puts the worldwide Muslim population at more than a billion-and-a-half. |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 |
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Not if but when
|
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By Associated Press
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President Obama will lift the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy with regard to homosexuals. |
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Thursday, 08 October 2009 |
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Fate of a cross
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By Robert Barnes , Washington Post
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The Supreme Court is to decide what will happen to a desert memorial for WWI vets. |
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Thursday, 08 October 2009 |
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Worldwide trend
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By Anjum Herald Gill, Washington Times
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Violence against Christians is spiking, especially in Pakistan. |
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Wednesday, 07 October 2009 |
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The future of Europe?
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By Associated Press
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The pope was a hit in the Czech Republic, but a poll shows that only twenty-four percent there actually believe in God. (In the U.S. it’s eighty-eight percent.) |
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 |
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Iraqi Christians
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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Another body of an Iraqi Christian has turned up in Kirkuk, underscoring continued anti-Christian violence there. |
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 |
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Support for abortion declining
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By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe
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The election of the pro-choice Barack Obama may be the reason why. |
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Monday, 05 October 2009 |
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Six justices at Mass
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By Washington Times
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Five of the Catholic justices of the Supreme Court attend the annual Red Mass in Washington, and one who is Jewish. |
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Monday, 05 October 2009 |
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The Virgin of Suyapa
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By Nicholas Casey, Wall Street Journal
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As Hondurans search for a solution to the nation’s political crisis, many are turning to a tiny statue of Mary for aid. |
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Friday, 02 October 2009 |
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Abortion is in
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By John McCormack, Weekly Standard
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Although the President promised abortions would not be covered under the ever-changing healthcare reform bill, they will. |
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Friday, 02 October 2009 |
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Pro-life rising
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By Julia Duin, Washington Times
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Despite our charismatic pro-abortion president, the number of pro-lifers is rising. |
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 |
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Twitter away your faith
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By AsiaNews.it
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That’s the message of the pope to his priests: use all the new media to proclaim the Gospel. |
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 |
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Restricting restrictions
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By Jennifer Haberkorn, Washington Times
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A Senate panel votes—twice—not to put serious safeguards in healthcare legislation against the use of tax monies for abortion. |
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
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Henry VIII, call your office
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By Francis Elliott and Ruth Gledhill, Times
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Pope Benedict XVI is to visit Britain next year in the first ever official visit by a pontiff. |
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 |
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The Catholic Gingrich
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By Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News and World Report
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Some news about Newt Gingrich's very quiet conversion to Catholicism. |
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
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The Glad Scientist
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By Dan Falk, The Walrus
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A Vatican astronomer explains why science and religion are a match made in heaven. |
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
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A Papal interview
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By Sandro Magister, Chiesa
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Benedict XVI spoke of the importance of "creative minorities" on the plane to the Czech Republic. |
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 |
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Life's complicated
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By David Fitzpatrick, New York Times
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To no one's surprise, life issues have refused to go away in the healthcare debate and have "complicated" negotiations. |
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Monday, 28 September 2009 |
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Papal hope
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By Asia News
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Benedict XVI celebrates a Mass of hope at the start of his visit to the Czech Republic. |
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Monday, 28 September 2009 |
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A Kennedy speaks
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By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal
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Before a crowd of seventy-five, a gesticulating Patrick Kennedy (“the last member of his storied family to hold federal office”) warns of the imminent danger posed by pro-life opponents of... |
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Friday, 25 September 2009 |
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Lutheran reforms
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By Julia Duin, Washington Times
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Lutherans seeking to split with their denomination over homosexual clergy are meeting - in a Catholic church. |
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Friday, 25 September 2009 |
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Uniate/Orthodox Negotiations
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By Interfax
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The current thaw between Rome and Moscow has raised old questions about treatment of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. |
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Thursday, 24 September 2009 |
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Media spreads confusion
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By Catholic News Agency
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Vatican officials deny stories currently being circulated that Benedict XVI knew about the views of Holocaust denier and SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson before lifting sanctions against SSPX. |
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Thursday, 24 September 2009 |
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Free speech in Poland
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By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press
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A woman seeks to change the nation’s abortion laws; a Polish magazine compares her to Josef Mengele; a court orders the magazine to apologize and pay a fine. |
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009 |
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Immortality soon
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By Amy Willis, Telegraph
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Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as twenty years through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works. |
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009 |
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Nones rising
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today
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People with 'no religion' gaining on major denominations. |
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009 |
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Pilgrimage
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By Ann Herold, Los Angeles Times
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Discovering the Catholic heritage of France. |
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009 |
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Who, what, when
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By Damian Thompson, Telegraph
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Questions are raised about what and who told the Vatican about SSPX anti-Semitism and when the Holy Father was told. |
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Monday, 21 September 2009 |
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The Vietnamese Benedictines of Texas
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By Steve Thompson, Dallas Morning News
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Some neighbors may think Thien Tam (Heavenly Heart) is Buddhist, but it’s a Catholic monastery built on a former ostrich farm. |
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Monday, 21 September 2009 |
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Mideast Synod
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By Asia News
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Pope Benedict XVI calls for a special synod in 2010 to deal with the specific problems of the Middle East. |
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Friday, 18 September 2009 |
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Kindness Campaign Collapses
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By Alison Healy, Irish Times
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A campaign to encourage people to commit conscious acts of kindness for neighbors and strangers has been a disappointing flop for its organizers. |
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Friday, 18 September 2009 |
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A death in Lahore
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By Waqar Gillani and Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times
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A Christian man is murdered in a Pakistani prison, apparently for being Christian. |
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 |
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Cuba libre
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By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press
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Prisoners in Havana may now attend Mass. |
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 |
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Saving St. James
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By Michael O’Malley, Plain Dealer
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Clevelanders fight the Church to preserve a church. |
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 |
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Paying for vocations
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By Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune
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Alicia Torres must raise $94,000 in order to take a vow of poverty.
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 |
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Middle East hemorraghes Christians
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By Fady Noun, Asia News
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The Patriarch of Jerusalem says there's plenty of blame to go around for the loss of Palestine's historic Christian community. |
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
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"Loved the controversy"
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By Mary M. Chapman New York Times
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On the day he died, James Pouillon did what he did just about every day - pro-life demonstrating. |
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
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Personhood USA
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By Kristen Wyatt, Denver Post
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A new group believes in the direct approach to defending life. |
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Monday, 14 September 2009 |
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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By Tom Heneghan, Reuters
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The Vatican lets SSPX know that contempt for Jews will not be tolerated. |
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Monday, 14 September 2009 |
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Seven bells for Carbon City
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By Texarkana Gazette/AP
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A Roman Catholic deacon and vintner decides to build a chapel . . . Wait a minute! They make wine in Arkansas? |
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Friday, 11 September 2009 |
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Light in the midst of darkness
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By Damian Thompson, Telegraph
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Lord Conrad Black, an erstwhile master of the universe, finds faith anew in prison. |
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Friday, 11 September 2009 |
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The Masons' turn
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By Religion News Service
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Novelist Dan Brown is at it again, but this time it's the Masons who will get the scrutiny. |
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 |
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Ex-Priest Disputes Charges
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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Paul Shanley, a former Boston priest convicted of sexual abuse, has claimed that the repressed memories of an accuser are false. |
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 |
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Left to die
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By Vanessa Allen and Andrew Levy, London Mail
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A twenty-two week old baby in England is left to die because of national health service rules. |
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Wednesday, 09 September 2009 |
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Priests as targets
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By Emilio Godoy, IPS
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Since 1993, three Mexican religious, eleven priests, and a cardinal have been assassinated by drug thugs. |
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Wednesday, 09 September 2009 |
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Bishops debate healthcare
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By USA Today/Associated Press
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At least a half-dozen bishops have begun using hard-hitting terms such as "socialization" and "monopolization" to launch a broader critique of big government in healthcare. |
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Tuesday, 08 September 2009 |
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Missio ad gentes
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By Asia News
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Benedict XVI affirms that all Catholics have a duty to help the mission ad gentes, even in persecution. |
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Tuesday, 08 September 2009 |
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Baby burst?
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By Christian Science Monitor
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Is the West's baby bust being busted? |
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Monday, 07 September 2009 |
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The Exodus
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By Mary Gail Hare and Matthew Hay Brown, Baltimore Sun
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As their former church loses its majesty, Episcopal nuns come home to Rome. |
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Monday, 07 September 2009 |
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Second-to-last pope?
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By Kenneth Haynes, ABC News/Irish Central
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Benedict XVI Is the Second-to-Last Pope, says Irish prophet Malachy. |
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Friday, 04 September 2009 |
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Catholic editor quits
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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The Editor of Avvenire, the daily newspaper of the Italian Bishops' Conference, is forced to quit after a story on the Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi. |
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Friday, 04 September 2009 |
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March of the living
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By E.B. Solomont, Jersusalem Post
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For the first time, Christians march in a commemoration of Poland's Nazi death camps. |
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Thursday, 03 September 2009 |
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Sodom and Winooski
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By Guardian
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Vermont becomes the fourth state to allow same-sex marriage. |
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Thursday, 03 September 2009 |
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Decoding the past
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By Ari Rabinovitch, Reuters
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A new computer program can decipher previously unreadable ancient texts.
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 |
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Morality play
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By Bruce Bower, Science News
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Universal concerns, not cultural values, may shape kids' developing notions of right and wrong. |
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 |
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God, not Hollywood
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By Bess Twiston Davies, London Times
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Why Eduardo Verasteugi sacrificed a glittering Hollywood career for the peace he found in God. |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 |
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Bishop Martino Retires
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By New York Times/AP
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Scranton's courageous bishop resigns because of physical ailments. |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 |
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Visit the sick
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By Liz Kowalczyk, Boston Globe
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More patients are seeking greater spiritual guidance from hospital chaplains. |
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Monday, 31 August 2009 |
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Soul-Searching on Facebook
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By William Wan, The Washington Post
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Social network site's religion question sparks revealing look at faith as it migrates online. |
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Monday, 31 August 2009 |
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Kennedy letter to the pope
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By CNN
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Excerpts from Senator Kennedy’s letter to Pope Benedict and the pope’s response.
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Friday, 28 August 2009 |
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Preparing for battle
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By Jeff Diamant, Star-Ledger
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In New Jersey , Catholic bishops begin a campaign to defeat a same-sex marriage bill expected to come up in the legislature after elections in November.
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Friday, 28 August 2009 |
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Too religious for her own good
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By Alliance Defense Fund
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A New Hampshire court orders a homeschooled 10-year-old into public education, because she “reflect[s] her mother’s rigidity on questions of faith.”
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 |
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A phoenix in Ireland
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By Allison Bray, Independent
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Despite so many challenges to Irish Catholicism, seminary enrollment is on the rise.
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 |
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Faith and Reason
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By Jean Cowden Moore, Ventura County Star
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A secular newspaper describes how Thomas Aquinas college has succeeded in becoming a first-rate liberal arts institution while remaining fully Catholic.
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009 |
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Simple truth
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By FactCheck.org
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The independent research group’s conclusion: “Despite what Obama said, the House bill would allow abortions to be covered by a federal plan and by federally subsidized private plans." |
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009 |
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The people have spoken
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By New York Times/Associated Press
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Wisconsin’s attorney general refuses to defend the legislature’s override of the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. |
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009 |
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Non sola scriptura
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By Patrick Condon, The Washington Post
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Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have voted to lift a ban that prohibited sexually active gays and lesbians from serving as ministers. |
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009 |
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Jews protest bishops' document
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By Associated Press/USA Today
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Major Jewish groups and rabbis from the three largest branches of American Judaism said Thursday in New York City that their relationship with Roman Catholic leaders is at risk because ... |
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Monday, 24 August 2009 |
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Fetal feelings
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By Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times
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Research continues to reveal a wide range of fetal emotions in the womb.
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Monday, 24 August 2009 |
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Film on saint
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By Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times
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A new film is in the works about the life of Opus Dei founder Saint Jose Maria Escriva.
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Friday, 21 August 2009 |
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Secular "funerals"
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today
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More and more Americans, including Catholics, seem to be opting for a burial without benefit of clergy.
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Friday, 21 August 2009 |
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A better God?
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By Julia Duin, The Washington Times
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Young people in America seem to be seeking a different and better God than the one they think is in the Bible.
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