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Look beyond conventional secularism, Pope urges in World Youth Day message
In his message of World Youth Day 2011, Pope Benedict XVI tells young people that their ultimate happiness will depend not on their career prospects but on their relationships with Jesus ...
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Pakistan: 4 more Christian villages deliberately flooded
Four Christian and Hindu villages in the southeastern Pakistani province of Sindh have been deliberately flooded, leaving over 2,800 families homeless.
"The waters came as a result of ...
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English archbishop unshaken by criticism in advance of papal visit
England's leading Catholic prelate expects heavy criticism of the Church in advance of the visit by Pope Benedict XVI, but believes that the Pope's presence will produce a more positive ...
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Irish bishop defends late priest linked to terrorist bombing
A retired bishop has come to the defense of the late Father James Chesney, who was linked in a recent report to a 1972 terrorist bombing in Northern Ireland.
"Everyone takes the same ...
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Coptic patriarch: Desire to divorce leads Catholics to convert to Islam
Patriarch Antonius Naguib, the head of the Coptic Catholic Church, has provided a fascinating glimpse into the life of Christians in Egypt in an interview with Aid to the Church in Need. ...
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Boston archdiocese says newly purchased hospital would abide by Catholic policies
Contradicting earlier public statements, the Archdiocese of Boston has announced that a Rhode Island hospital will be required to abide by Catholic moral teachings if it is purchased by ...
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Wisconsin diocese investigates alleged Marian apparition
In 1859, Adele Brise, a 28-year-old Belgian immigrant in Wisconsin, reported that the Blessed Virgin had appeared to her and asked her to catechize children. In 1861, a chapel was built on ...
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Tourist traffic damaging Sistine Chapel, director reports
The 4.5 million people who visit the Sistine Chapel every year are gradually causing damage to Michelangelo's works, the director of the Vatican Museums has warned.
"Humans breathe and ...
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Hackers steal $600,000 from diocese's bank account
Hackers, likely from overseas, have stolen over $600,000 from an Iowa diocese and transferred the funds to other accounts.
"While the Diocese of Des Moines is protected by insurance ...
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Detroit archbishop to bless memorial to aborted children
Archbishop Allen Vigneron will preside at a ceremony on September 4 to bless a memorial to the unborn children whose bodies were discovered in a dumpster outside an abortion clinic in ...
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Archbishop begs for calm as rioting ebbs in Mozambique
The capital city of Mozambique is "slowly returning to calm" after riots that left 7 people dead and nearly 300 injured, the Fides news service reports. Archbishop Francisco Chimoio of ...
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Melkites bridge East and West, Vatican cardinal says
The Melkite Catholic Church should act as a bridge between Eastern and Western Christianity, the prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches said.
Speaking during the Divine ...
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Missouri diocese to drop CCHD funding for community organizers
The Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri, has announced plans to stop providing funding for community-organizing groups through the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). Noting that ...
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Profile of Vatican official who resigned amid criticisms
Vatican-watcher John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter offers a sympathetic profile of Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, the outspoken Vatican official who resigned this week from his ...
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Notre Dame fires administrator who opposed honor for Obama
Citing "restructuring," the University of Notre Dame has fired Bill Kirk from his position as associate vice president for residence life. David Solomon, a university philosophy professor ...
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