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IN THE NEWS
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A disturbing report from a newspaper in the Holy Land. |
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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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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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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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Spaniards take to the streets to protest a new abortion law imposed by the nation's legislature. |
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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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Some video of Church work among the victims of Chile's earthquake. |
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Catholic weddings and school days are starting to return to normal in Haiti. |
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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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Christians continue to be murdered around the world, especially in Muslim countries. |
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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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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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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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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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Despite massive public protests last year, the government of Spain's socialist prime minister pushes through expanded abortion access. |
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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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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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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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In Rwanda, mass murder has been a spur to, of all things, Christian forgiveness. |
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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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A blend of old and new reinvigorates some Catholic schools in Masschusetts. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Is this a preview of Obamacare? A federal tax court rules for the plaintiff in a “gender-identity disorder” case. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Benedict XVI encourages Catholic clergy to employ new media to preach the Gospel. |
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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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An arms company agrees to cease the practice of putting Bible citations on its rifle sights. |
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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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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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Benedict XVI makes it clear that his outreach to Anglicans aims at the endpoint of ecumenism: reunification. |
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Many Catholics in Haiti have lost everything . . . except their faith. |
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In an emotionally charged atmosphere of brotherhood, Benedict XVI met with the Jewish community of Rome. |
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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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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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A proposed Parliamentary Equality Bill could make the Church’s all-male priesthood illegal. |
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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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Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot John Paul II, looks to make a bundle on a book. |
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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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Pope Benedict points to the Magi as rational men of science who were also open to faith. |
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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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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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New evidence of threats against John Paul II during his 1979 trip to the Republic of Ireland. |
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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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Bishops is China recommend imitating the great Italian missionary, Matteo Ricci, as we approach the 400th anniversary of his death. |
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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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Benedict XVI comments on the genius of St. Francis of Assisi in enriching the celebration of Christmas. |
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A series of pre-Christmas attacks strike at Iraq's already beleaguered Christian population. |
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The latest message to the Senate from the American hierarchy on healthcare reform. |
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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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Looking forward to the Christmas Eve unveiling of the Vatican’s Nativity scene. |
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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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Israel and the Vatican are near an agreement about control of key sites associated with the life of Christ. |
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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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Fifteen senators who claim to be Catholics voted not to amend the healthcare bill to protect the unborn. |
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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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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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Will the “public-option” be out but abortion be in the Senate’s version of reform? |
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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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The latest effort by the bishops to protect life in the healthcare reform bill. |
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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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