Militarization Concerns Venezuela Bishops

Roman Catholic leaders Wednesday criticized what they called the militarization of Venezuelan society and the persecution of government opponents.

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U.S. Bishops Approve New Mass Translation

The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have approved a new English translation for Mass that would change key prayers spoken for decades by millions of American parishioners.

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Catholic Bishops to Consider Mass Changes

Prayers ingrained in the memories of millions of U.S. Roman Catholics would change under a proposal American bishops were considering to tweak the Mass so that it adheres more closely to the Latin version.

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Bishops Urge Congress on Immigration

Representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged Congress on Wednesday to create a far-reaching program to give the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. a path to citizenship.

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Sirius to Launch Catholic Radio Channel

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said Wednesday it would create a new channel of Catholic-themed programming with the Archdiocese of New York.

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Immigration Reform Splits Catholics, GOP

The national immigration debate is muddying Republican relations with Roman Catholics — coveted swing voters who comprise about one-quarter of the electorate.

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Detroit Archdiocese to Reduce Parishes

The Archdiocese of Detroit announced plans Wednesday to close or merge 16 parishes, most of them in or near the city, under a five-year reorganization plan.

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Pizza Magnate Modifies Plans for Fla. Town

Domino's Pizza founder Thomas S. Monaghan, who is helping to bankroll the birth of a Florida town and university, backtracked Friday from comments that he'd like the community to be governed by strict Roman Catholic principles.

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Pizza Magnate Seeks Catholic-Governed Town

If Domino's Pizza founder Thomas S. Monaghan has his way, a new town being built in Florida will be governed according to strict Roman Catholic principles, with no place to get an abortion, pornography or birth control.

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At Catholic Colleges, 'Vagina' Dialogues

Kerry Walsh knew there'd be talk when a group of students proposed putting on "The Vagina Monologues" at the University of Notre Dame.

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Religious Groups Get Chunk of AIDS Money

New groups are springing up to win a piece of President Bush's $15 billion AIDS program, with traditional players and religious groups joining forces to improve their chances in a competition that already has targeted nearly a quarter of its grants for faith-based organizations.

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Pope Urges World to Unite Against Poverty

Pope Benedict XVI called on world leaders to unite in the fight against poverty Sunday and sent two doves flying into St. Peter's Square in a symbol of peace, continuing a tradition begun by his predecessor, John Paul II.

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German state overturns ban on Islamic headscarves

From the page: -- A German state's ban on women teachers wearing Islamic headscarves was ruled void by a court Friday. --

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Catholic agency says more must be done to fight AIDS

"In a week that marks the 25th anniversary of the first documented Aids cases, we still need to do a lot more."

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Report on drug revives discussion of care for ‘vegetative state’ patients

An interesting article for those who seek the truth.

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Sri Lankan Navy Shells Packed Church

PESALI, June 23 (UPI) — Sri Lankan navy personnel fired on a Roman Catholic church packed with frightened Tamils, killing six and injuring dozens, church leaders say.

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Blasphemy Laws Invoked to Kill Pakistan Catholics

LAHORE, June 21 (UPI) — Roman Catholic leaders in Pakistan expressed profound concerns about Christians being killed for allegedly breaking blasphemy laws.

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Making swords into ploughshares

I met Ciaron O'Reilly six years ago, at a demonstration outside the World Economic Forum in Melbourne. He struck me as committed, sensible, passionate.

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Girls mess everything up

In the ongoing dialogue between the Anglicans and Roman Catholics, a Vatican cardinal ha told the Church of England they better not consecrate women as bishops

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Aid agency seeks East Timor death toll inquiry

Catholic Church agency Caritas wants an international investigation to determine how many people have died in East Timor since the first riots in April, and who is to blame. There are fears many more people have died in the recent violence than official accounts show.

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When faithful flee

In Europe, anger and disenchantment lead many Catholics to seek spirituality on their own terms. Here and across the country, many who leave do not join other churches.

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Sectarianism Is Problem for Religious Right Political Partnerships

Members of groups that comprise the “religious right” exhibit negative attitudes toward other religious groups on the right, making the building of political coalitions more difficult.

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Beautiful Song from Casting Crowns

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Like all things on earth, the The Da Vinci Code yeilds some good

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Humor from Catholic at Work and mycatholicblog

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Pope Visits Auschwitz-Birkenau

Pope Benedict XVI has made an emotional visit to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, meeting former inmates and reciting a prayer of reconciliation in his native German tongue on the last day of his trip to Poland.

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Catholic High school teacher claims he has constitutional right to sleep with 16 year old student

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American theocracy: Is God ambidextrous?

The religious left is more energised than it has been for years. The number of new-wave “values voters”—who loathe, rather than love, the values embraced by George Bush—is growing rapidly.

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Rhythm Method Kills The Unborn

A British study, published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, indicates that the "rhythm method" of Birth Control may be responsible for the death of two to three embryos (due to reduced viability) for each successful pregnancy - outpacing the abortiion rate for every other method …

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Priest ran abuse rituals that included murders

A shocking story. But most amazingly, the Catholic Church has accepted the victim's story.

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Protestors Boycott 'The Da Vinci Code' Opening in Memphis

A local movie-goer, Mai' Ling, when questioned by MemphisRap.com about the protestors and the movie, says "There's going to always be movies people don't like but it's freedom of speech, it's the American way.

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Religion, Rome and The Reich: The Vatican's other dirty secret

Forget 'The Da Vinci Code', 'God's HQ on earth' has a real ghost in the cupboard - collusion with the Nazis. No wonder then, says Peter Stanford, that the church is hiding papers on the dealings of 'Hitler's Pope', Pius XII

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The Word on 'The Da Vinci Code'

The book and film have met resistance among some local theologians, but others welcome the opportunity to open discussion on the life of Christ.

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The Da Vinci Code Controversy

The Da Vinci Code Movie, which should be in theatres soon, has sparked a lot of controversy.

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meaning of life

Couple of weeks back, the readings in the church scared me slightly. It started about fornication (no that’s not it!) and ended something like: "Your body is not yours. You have been bought and paid for. Therefore you should..." – Saint Paul

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Christian Foes of 'Da Vinci Code' Debate How to Fight It

Many Christian leaders across the country are girding themselves for battle with "The Da Vinci Code," the movie based on the blockbuster novel by Dan Brown that opens on May 19.

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Contra-Contraception - New York Times

Times article about the shifts in politics regarding contraception, particularly in the Religious Right.

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