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Bishop: Pelosi “Created Confusion” on Abortion

August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has “created confusion” with regard to the Church’s stance against abortion, says the bishop of Fargo.
Bishop Samuel Aquila said this in a the latest in a series of episcopal statements that have responded to comments made by Pelosi during an interview Sunday on NBC-TV’s “Meet the Press.”
Pelosi, when asked [...]

Aug

28

Construction on Vatican’s Solar Panels to Begin

August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Paul VI Hall will soon run on solar energy, as the panels to be installed on its roof are set to go up over the next two months.
Mauro Villarini, an engineer who works for Vatican State’s technical services, spoke to L’Osservatore Romano about the progress of the project, which aims to make the Vatican into [...]

Aug

28

Milan Cardinal to Visit Alexy II

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80 Italian Priests Set Off on Russian Pilgrimage
By Inmaculada Álvarez
The archbishop and auxiliary bishops of Milan, as well as 80 of their priests, have set off for Russia to visit Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II.
Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi and Auxiliary Bishops Carlo Redaelli and Giulio Brambilla left for Russia today for a pilgrimage that will last through [...]

Aug

28

John Paul I’s Election Remembered

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Cardinal Angelo Scola, patriarch of Venice, celebrated a Mass on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the election of “the smiling Pope,” John Paul I.
The celebration took place at the Church of Canale d’Agordo, in the Venuto region of Italy, where Albino Luciani was born in 1912.
He was the eldest of four siblings. His [...]

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Holy See Decries Anti-Christian Violence in India

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The Vatican is speaking out against a wave of anti-Christian violence in eastern India, which has already caused perhaps as many as eight deaths.
In a communiqué today, the Holy See formally appealed for an end to the violence against Christian communities in India, which intensified over the weekend after a Hindu political leader was killed. [...]

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