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Chinese Official Reproaches Prelate

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Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, bishop of Hong Kong, took part in a July 1 pro-democracy demonstration marking the 10th anniversary of the city’s return to China. Cardinal Zen defended democracy at the event’s prayer vigil, Asia News reported. The cardinal spoke of those who say that democracy provides for a less comfortable lifestyle: “That is [...]

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Bishops: Amnesty International Losing Identity

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Urge Restoring Neutral Position on Abortion
The U.S. bishops are urging Amnesty International to restore its neutral position on abortion.
Bishop William Skylstad, the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, issued a statement Monday in response to the Amnesty International executive council decision to take a pro-abortion stand.
Bishop Skylstad urged Amnesty International to reverse their “deeply disappointing [...]

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Holy See Urges Globalized Rights

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Urges U.N. Council to Remedy Deficiencies
The globalization of the economy and communication should be matched by the globalization of human rights, says the Holy See.
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi made this comment in a recent address to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.
“Like a young tree planted on the ground, the Human Rights Council has been [...]

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Prefect Lights a Lamp for Eastern Churches

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The recently appointed prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches lit a lamp in St. Peter’s Basilica to symbolize the Church’s concern for Christians in the East. Archbishop Leonardo Sandri lit the flame in front of an icon of the Mother of God. Archbishop Sandri said the flame is “a sign of our full attention [...]

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Pontifical Acts July 2, 2007

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The Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Angel San Casimiro Fernandez O.A.R. of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica, as bishop of Alajuela (area 2,381, population 662,520, Catholics 551,100, priests 101, permanent deacons 1, religious 83), Costa Rica. He succeeds Bishop Jose Rafael Barquero Arce, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, [...]

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