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Holy See Presses for 2-State Solution in Mideast

November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Urges Israelis and Palestinians to Commit to Peace
The Holy See is convinced that a two-state solution is the best way to solve the crisis between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, affirmed this today when he addressed the 62nd session of the [...]

Nov

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Uruguayan Bishops Bracing for Abortion Fight

November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The bishops of Uruguay are making plans for how they will confront the Senate’s decision Tuesday in favor of legislation that would decriminalize abortion. According to the ANSA news agency, the prelates began a meeting Wednesday to consider legal actions that could stop an eventual application of the measure, should the House of Deputies also [...]

Nov

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Pontiff Extols Thought Of John Chrysostom

November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Letter Marks 1,600th Anniversary of Saint’s Birth
Benedict XVI says he hopes modern theologians will pay more attention to the teachings of the Fathers of the Church.
The Pope affirmed this in a letter written for the 16th centenary of the death of St. John Chrysostom (347-407) and made public today.
The letter was read this morning at [...]

Nov

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“Catholic” Actress to Star in Anti-Catholic Fantasy Trilogy

November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has told a US magazine her Catholic faith affected her consideration of the script for another project, The Golden Compass. Kidman said some of the religious elements were removed from the movie script. “It has been watered down a little,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “I was raised Catholic, the Catholic Church [...]

Nov

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Pontifical Academies: a Culture Worthy of Human Life

November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

  This morning, the pontifical academies held their twelfth public session under the presidency of Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of their coordinating council. During the meeting, the academies’ annual prize was bestowed upon Antongiulio Granelli, author of a thesis on: “The Cemetery of Panfilo on the via Salaria vetus in Rome.”
  For the occasion Benedict [...]

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