CNA: “JPII beatification process nearly complete, reveals personal secretary”
24 February 2010
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Loading ...La Paz, Bolivia, Feb 23, 2010 / 12:53 pm (CNA).- Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who was John Paul II’s personal secretary for 40 years, told participants at a Colombian conference that the late-Pope’s beatification process “is practically finished.”
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VIS: “Statistics for the Catholic Church in Malta”
VATICAN CITY, 23 FEB 2010 (VIS) – For the occasion of Benedict XVI’s apostolic trip to Malta, due to take place on 17 and 18 April to commemorate the 1950th anniversary of St. Paul’s shipwreck on the island, statistics have been published concerning the Catholic Church in that country. The information, updated to 31 December 2008, comes from the Central Statistical Office of the Church.
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VIS: “Benedict XVI Supports Brazil’s Annual Fraternity Campaign”
VATICAN CITY, 23 FEB 2010 (VIS) – Before beginning his annual Lenten spiritual exercises on Sunday evening, the Holy Father sent a Message to Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha of Mariana, president of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, for the Fraternity Campaign traditionally promoted by the Brazilian Church during Lent.
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VIS: “Papal Telegram for Victims of Flooding in Funchal”
VATICAN CITY, 23 FEB 2010 (VIS) – Benedict XVI has sent a telegram, through Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., to Bishop Antonio Jose Cavaco Carrilho of Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, for the storms and flooding that affected the island on Saturday,
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CNA: “Proposed textbook’s treatment of Roe v. Wade changed after Catholic opposition”
Charlotte, N.C., Feb 23, 2010 / 06:18 am (CNA).- A proposed North Carolina school textbook that described Roe v. Wade as a ruling against government oppression of rights has been altered following opposition from Catholics and other pro-life advocates.
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VIS: “Presentation of Pontifical Yearbook 2010″
VATICAN CITY, 20 FEB 2010 (VIS) – This morning, Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. and Archbishop Fernando Filoni, substitute for General Affairs, presented the Holy Father with the 2010 edition of the “Annuario Pontificio” or pontifical yearbook. Also present were the officials responsible for compiling and printing the volume.
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CNA: “U.S. team beats Brazil in first match of priest/seminarian soccer tournament”
Vatican City, Feb 21, 2010 / 12:59 am (CNA).- Saturday morning on the artificial turf of the Knights of Columbus soccer field at the Pontifical Oratory of St. Peter, the Pontifical North American College of Rome’s soccer team emerged victorious as they played against the formidable Brazilian College. This was the first game of many to be played as part of the 2010 Clericus Cup, a joint Church and Center for Italian Sport-sponsored tournament between 16 teams representing seminaries from all over the world.
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CNA: “Catholic Church shows ‘robust’ growth in U.S. membership, new report says”
Washington D.C., Feb 21, 2010 / 07:47 am (CNA).- The Catholic Church’s membership in the United States grew at the “robust” rate of about 1.5 percent in 2008, according to National Council of Churches’ (NCC) new 2010 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches.
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CNA: “European court no longer able to rule on crucifixes in Italy”
Strasbourg, France, Feb 22, 2010 / 12:20 pm (CNA).- During meetings last week in Switzerland, 47 countries represented in the Council of Europe adopted a declaration regarding the scope of jurisdiction of the European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg, France. The new policy limits the court’s decisions concerning traditions and national culture in member countries, which extends to the prohibition of crucifixes in Italian public institutions.
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CNA: “Lent provides time to renew fight against temptation, teaches Benedict XVI”
Vatican City, Feb 21, 2010 / 10:03 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the significance of Lent in his words before the Angelus on Sunday at the Vatican. Today’s Gospel, he said, illustrates how Lent provides time for “a long retreat” in which we can rebuild in order to face the temptations of the devil.
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