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Where is Québec Going? On Faith and Secularism Chiesa 10/9/2008, by Marc Cardinal Ouellet "A people whose identity was substantially shaped over centuries by the Catholic faith cannot from one day to the next purge itself of its essence, without grave repercussions on all levels." ROMA (Chiesa) - Marc Cardinal Ouellet of Quebec described and analyzed the secularization of Québec in an ... While Rome Talks, Québec Has Already Been LostChiesa 10/9/2008, by Sandro Magister Quebec was once the most Catholic region of North America, but today it is the most secularized. ROMA (Chiesa) - In his homily at the opening Mass for the synod of bishops dedicated to the Sacred Scriptures, Benedict XVI recalled that from the first proclamation of the Gospel, "Christian ... Move toward Abortion-on-Demand in All of MexicoLifeSiteNews 10/7/2008, by Matthew Cullinan HoffmanThe Social Democratic Party is pushing the legalization of abortion, the National Action Party is seeking to guarantee the right to life. MEXICO CITY (LifeSiteNews) - In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling affirming the constitutionality of Mexico City's abortion law, which allows a woman to kill ...
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Pope: I Pray Every Day for the Christians in Iraq and IndiaAsia News 10/12/2008Benedict XVI called the faithful to prayer and demanded that the perpetrators of violence in India renounce "these acts" and work together to build the civilization of love. Vatican City (AsiaNews) - At the end of the canonization Mass for four new saints, including the first Indian woman saint, ... Cardinal Newman Exhumation Fails to Produce BodyThe Catholic Herald (UK) 10/10/2008, by Simon CaldwellWhen undertakers opened his grave they found there was nothing in it. LONDON (The Catholic Herald) - Plans to rebury Cardinal John Henry Newman have been thrown into disarray after it was discovered that his body has disintegrated in its grave. Undertakers attempted to exhume the body of the ... Preparing Priests for ‘White Martyrdom’The Catholic Herald (UK) 10/10/2008, by Msgr. Mark O'Toole "There is a kind of "white martyrdom" in contemporary European society. So often the Church is pushed to the margins." LONDON, UK (The Catholic Herald) - Vivamus in spe ("We live in hope"): I have been here at Allen Hall seminary in London for a few weeks as the new Rector and each day I have ...
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Islamic Radicals: 'Expel Christians from Mosul'Catholic Online 10/10/2008Men are driving around the city shouting slogans against the Christians, threatening more slaughter and violence. MOSUL (AsiaNews) - Jalal Moussa, 38, is the latest victim in the campaign of hatred launched by Islamic fundamentalists against Christians in Mosul, the theater of an "endless ... Iraq: Archbishop of Kirkuk Urges Christians to StayAsia News 10/9/2008"We issue an appeal to all honest men of good will, that they reject these attacks and preserve the Christian presence in this historical city." MOSUL (AsiaNews) - More Christian blood in Mosul. On October 7, a father and son were killed in the neighborhood of Sukkar while they were working. Amjad ...
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India: Massacre of Christians Planned?Asia News 10/11/2008, by Nirmala CarvalhoDo Hindu radicals have a program for expunging Christians from the region and reconverting tribals and pariahs to Hinduism? BHUBANESHWAR, India (AsiaNews) - The campaign of attacks against Christians in Orissa was planned for months. This is the claim of Lenin Raghuvanshi, director of the People's ... Sr. Alfonsa, Indian Saint of Christian charityAsia News 10/11/2008, by Nirmala CarvalhoPope Benedict XVI will raise to the honors of the altar the Indian religious, who dedicated her life to the poor and the underprivileged, despite her sickness and physical suffering. NEW DELHI (AsiaNews) - "I always remember her smiling face, all of us students knew that she was suffering from ...
AFRICA »
Catholic Relief Services to Help 300,000 East Africans Catholic Relief Services 10/7/2008The project will help form more than 14,000 savings and lending groups comprised of almost 300,000 members and help the poor improve their quality of life. NAIROBI, Kenya (CRS) - An $8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is enabling Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and local ... Serving Through Satellite RadioCatholic Online 9/17/2008, by Randy SlyGoing where no ministry has gone before, Faith Satellite Radio is taking the gospel to the ends of the earth by first taking it into space. WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – Imagine being a part of a small Catholic parish in central Africa where normal means of communication is not available. After ...
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