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The Enemies of Life in Ecuador Messed with the Wrong Bishops

August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Commentary by Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
When Ecuador’s socialists decided to pull a fast one and inject pro-abortion, anti-family language into their new constitutional project earlier this year, they probably felt rather self-assured.  After all, their young president, Rafael Correa, is enormously popular in Ecuador, and his Alianza PAIS party won a clear majority in elections for [...]

Aug

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Envoy Named for Centenary of Lithuania Apparitions

August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Benedict XVI named the archbishop of Cologne, Germany, to be his special envoy at the 400th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Lithuania.
The Holy See announced Thursday the appointment of Cardinal Joachim Meisner for the Sept. 13-14 event in Siluva.
Mary appeared in Siluva in 1608 to non-Catholics. Little shepherds saw what they [...]

Aug

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US Bishops: Doctors Have Right to Say No to Abortion

August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A U.S. bishops’ aide welcomed a draft of federal regulations aimed to beef up existing legislation protecting health care providers’ right to conscientiously object to participating in abortions.
Secretary Michael Leavitt of the Department of Health and Human Services released the regulations Thursday for a 30-day public comment period.
Deirdre McQuade, a spokeswoman for the bishops on [...]

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Pray for Ecuador

August 22, 2008 | 1 Comment

Dear Friends:
Happy Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary! Today, we, Catholics who are fighting to keep the Faith recall this Feast Day as a realization of the words of Our Lady of Fatima when she told Sr. Lucia that Our Lord wished to have established in the world devotion to her Most Immaculate Heart*(see [...]

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What’s Come of the Pope’s Letter to China?

August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Two high-ranking theologians said Benedict XVI’s letter to Chinese Catholics, more than a year after its release, has outlined key points for reconciliation in China.
With the world’s focus on Beijing for the Olympic games, L’Osservatore Romano talked about the May 27, 2007, papal letter with Dominican Father Wojciech Giertych, Pontifical Household theologian, and Salesian Father [...]

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