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Italian journalist publishes book of Vatican leaks

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:39
Rome, Italy, May 18, 2012 / 10:39 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi reveals private Vatican correspondence in a new book containing a collection of letters titled, "Sua Santita (His Holiness)."
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Special bell, stone serve as Eucharistic Congress symbols

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 03:06
Dublin, Ireland, May 17, 2012 / 03:06 am (EWTN News).- Preparations for the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin include separate tours for a bell that will call pilgrims together and a stone with an engraved prayer for abuse victims.
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FOCUS considers expanding mission to Europe

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 05:02
Rome, Italy, May 16, 2012 / 05:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- FOCUS campus ministry is considering taking their successful brand of youth apostolate to Europe in order to meet the challenge of evangelizing formerly Christian societies.
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Young activists swell the ranks of Canada's 15th March for Life

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 12:03
Ottawa, Canada, May 15, 2012 / 12:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Canada's 15th annual National March for Life has broken attendance records by a dramatic margin, due in part to rising youth participation in the country's pro-life movement.
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New bishop appointed to lead troubled Toowoomba diocese

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:21
Vatican City, May 14, 2012 / 12:21 pm (EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor Robert McGuckin to lead the Diocese of Toowoomba, Australia – one year after the previous bishop was removed for dissenting from Catholic teaching and practice.
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Cardinal says Europe's identity comes from Christianity

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 01:03
Rome, Italy, May 14, 2012 / 01:03 pm (EWTN News).- The president of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences, Cardinal Peter Erdo, said the rich cultural identity of Europe is rooted in Christianity.
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Young, 'universal' turnout for Rome's first-ever March for Life

Sun, 05/13/2012 - 07:19
Rome, Italy, May 13, 2012 / 07:19 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Nearly 7,000 pro-life advocates marched from Rome's Colosseum to St. Peter's Square  on Sunday for the city's inaugural March for Life.
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Pope meets United States' newest and tallest bishop

Sun, 05/13/2012 - 05:04
Rome, Italy, May 13, 2012 / 05:04 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Benedict recently welcomed Bishop-designate Gregory L. Parkes of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida – the newest and the tallest member of the U.S. episcopate.  
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Dublin archbishop: Eucharistic Congress a time for renewal

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 05:01
Vatican City, May 11, 2012 / 05:01 am (EWTN News).- Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin hopes that the upcoming International Eucharistic Congress will be a time of "renewal and reconciliation" that will help heal the Irish Catholic Church's "unhealthy divisions" through the power of the Eucharist.
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Pope's appeal even 'more pressing' after deadly Syrian blast

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 01:59
Damascus, Syria, May 11, 2012 / 01:59 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Syrian rebels and officials were urged to heed Pope Benedict XVI's call for peace and dialogue, after two suicide bombings killed 55 people in Damascus on May 10.
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Pope troubled over Mexican drug trafficking violence

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 01:08
Rome, Italy, May 11, 2012 / 01:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The former head of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, said Pope Benedict is very concerned about the violence in Mexico caused by the drug trade.
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MLK should inspire response to 'gay marriage,' Miami archbishop says

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 06:05
Rome, Italy, May 10, 2012 / 06:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The legacy of Martin Luther King and the American civil rights movement of the 1960s should inspire Catholics in their response to President Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage, says Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami.
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Spain's Catholics lament Church property tax ruling

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 01:04
Madrid, Spain, May 10, 2012 / 01:04 pm (EWTN News).- A renowned priest in Spain spoke for local Catholics in criticizing the mayor of Zamora for her recent decision to force the Church to pay property taxes.
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Spanish bishop says dogs get more charity than the unborn

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 05:04
Madrid, Spain, May 9, 2012 / 05:04 pm (EWTN News).- Bishop Xavier Novell of Solsona, Spain said that locals pay rapt attention to mistreatment of animals yet remain silent before the massive number of abortions that take place in the country.
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Catholic Middle East expert believes Arab Spring is 'no more'

Tue, 05/08/2012 - 06:33
Rome, Italy, May 8, 2012 / 06:33 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- One of the Catholic Church's leading experts on the Middle East says the Arab Spring is "no more."
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Swiss Guard seeking new recruits on Facebook

Tue, 05/08/2012 - 01:03
Rome, Italy, May 8, 2012 / 01:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Swiss Guard, a group of soldiers founded in the 14th century and charged with protecting the Pope, has opened an account on Facebook to seek out new recruits.
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Bishop encourages Catholics to learn about St. John of Avila

Mon, 05/07/2012 - 05:06
Madrid, Spain, May 7, 2012 / 05:06 pm (EWTN News).- Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Cordoba, Spain invited Catholics to learn about the life of St. John of Avila – soon to be proclaimed doctor of the Church – as a way to renew zeal for evangelism.
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Westminster Cathedral to host religious freedom rally

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 05:04
London, England, May 5, 2012 / 05:04 pm (EWTN News).- At an upcoming "Night of Witness" event at Westminster Cathedral, leading Catholic bishops will call for action to protect religious freedom in countries where persecution threatens the survival of Christianity.
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Ukrainian archbishop sees need to build up Church

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 02:01
Lviv, Ukraine, May 5, 2012 / 02:01 pm (EWTN News).- The Catholic Church in Ukraine must focus on proclaiming the Gospels and building the Church, the head of Ukraine's second-largest Greek Catholic eparchy has said.
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iPhone app to help Eucharistic Congress pilgrims

Fri, 05/04/2012 - 12:55
Dublin, Ireland, May 4, 2012 / 12:55 am (EWTN News).- A new iPhone and iPad app for the upcoming International Eucharistic Congress 2012 means that pilgrims in Dublin will have the latest news and information during the devotional event.
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