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1:30 pm CST January 20, 2006
Priest Must Prove In Court Jesus Christ Did Exist
ROME -- Lawyers for a small-town parish priest have been ordered to appear in court next week after the Roman Catholic cleric was accused of unlawfully asserting what many people take for granted: that Jesus Christ existed.
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Oct 20, 2003
Cardinals Suit Up in Red for Big Day
Red hat, red cassock, red socks. When Pope John Paul II installs 30 cardinals on Tuesday, they must be decked out from head to toe in the
crimson color that symbolizes their pledge to defend the church.
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Oct 8, 2003
How a new Pope is decided
What will be the procedure for selecting the next pope, the 264th successor to St. Peter?
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Oct 8, 2003
Rigali Installed As Philly Archbishop
Justin Francis Rigali - a close friend of Pope John Paul II - was installed as Archbishop
of Philadelphia, succeeding Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, who was spiritual leader of the area's 1.5 million
Roman Catholics for 15 years.
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Sep 30, 2003
Pope's Health 'In a Bad Way'
Ailing Pope John Paul II is "in a bad way," one of his closest advisers said in an interview published Tuesday, calling on the faithful to pray for him.
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Sep 29, 2003
Vietnam Does Not Recognize New Cardinal
Vietnam on Monday refused to recognize Pope John Paul II's appointment of a new cardinal for Ho Chi Minh City, renewing tension between the Vatican and the communist country, which tightly controls religion.
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Sep 28, 2003
Ailing Pope Appoints 31 New Cardinals
Amid concerns about his frail health, Pope John Paul II appointed 31 cardinals Sunday, acting months earlier than expected and strengthening his influence on the group that will chose his successor.
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13 May 2002
Pope Gives Internet His Blessing
Pope John Paul is putting his faith in the Internet. In his weekly address at St. Peter's Square Sunday, the 81-year-old Pontiff said: "I've decided, therefore, to propose a big new theme for this year: 'The Internet -- a new forum for proclaiming the Gospel."'
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26 April 2001
Pope's Syria Trip Stirs Passions
Pope John Paul II's visit to Syria next week will be a balancing act in the war of symbols and rhetoric that shadows the other Mideast conflict of hurled stones and bullets.
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21 Feb 2001
Pope installs new Cardinals
In a sunlit ceremony of ancient ritual in St. Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II on Wednesday installed a record number of cardinals - 44 new princes of the Roman Catholic Church. With some cardinals popping on sunglasses against the glare, John Paul, in a sometimes slurred voice, read out loud the names of men from 27 countries and five continents - a diversity that reflects the church's geographic shift. More
12 Feb 2001
Pope Speaks on Marriage
On Feb. 1, the Holy Father received the prelate auditors, officials and advocates of the Tribunal of the Roman
Rota for the opening of the new judicial year. Here is a translation of his address, which was given in Italian. More
30 Jan 2001
30 U.S. Catholic Leaders to Meet With Bush
President George W. Bush
will meet Wednesday with a group of 30
Catholic leaders at the White House to discuss the importance of
faith-based social services in his legislative agenda. More
24 Jan 2001
Vatican Paper Applauds Bush´s Pro-Life Measures, Death Penalty Remains Unsettled
U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to block the public funding
of U.S. abortion programs abroad caught the
attention of L'Osservatore Romano today.
The semiofficial Vatican newspaper's Italian edition said that the
measure is "a clear censure of the eight-year democratic
administration led by Bill Clinton." More
21 Jan 2001
Pope Names 37 New Cardinals
Pope John Paul II on Sunday named 37 cardinals, an unusually
high number, putting a heavy stamp on the body that will elect his successor. With the new nominations, the 80-year-old pontiff has personally appointed all but 10 of the cardinals eligible to vote in a secret conclave to choose a pope. More
5 Jan 2001
Holy Doors set to Close
Tens of thousands of faithful waited for hours Friday in St. Peter's Square for their last chance for another 25 years to pass through the basilica's Holy Door.
Pope John Paul II will close the door ceremonially Saturday to mark the close of the Vatican's Jubilee Year celebration of Christianity's third millennium. More
15 Dec 2000
MESSAGE FOR 34TH WORLD DAY OF PEACE
"Dialogue between Cultures for a Civilization of Love and Peace" is the title of Pope John Paul II's Message for the 34th World Day of Peace which will be celebrated on January 1, 2001. The Message, dated December 8 and made public today, is written in Italian, Spanish, French, English, Polish and Portuguese. More
27 Nov 2000
Catholic Diocese Recruits on Web (Source: Excite News)
Tapping the new generation raised on the
Internet, the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines has unveiled a Web
site aimed at helping it recruit men for the priesthood. More
25 Nov 2000
38th World Day of Prayer
Made public this morning was Pope John Paul's Letter for the 38th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will take place on May 6, 2001, the fourth Sunday of Easter, on the theme "Life as Vocation." More
21 Nov 2000
New Archbishop for Washington DC
Pope John Paul II appointed a new archbishop for Washington, DC, on Tuesday
as he accepted the resignation of Cardinal James Hickey who turned 80 last month.More
New Archbishop's Top Priorities
The newly appointed archbishop of Washington, DC, said this week that
his top priority in his new position will be recruiting young men for the priesthood.More
19 Nov 2000
POLICE AND MILITARY ARE SENTRIES OF
PEACE, JOHN PAUL II SAYS
John Paul II, addressing police and military personnel gathered for their special Jubilee, urged them to
"be men and women of peace." More
27 Oct 2000
Pope Blesses Pizza Makers (Source: Excite News)
While perhaps not quite manna from heaven, some would at least claim it as a divine creation. Pope John Paul, leader of the world's one billion Roman Catholics, isn't letting on how close it is to Godliness, but he still thinks pizza's pretty good. More
11 Oct 2000
Catholics Denied Mass in Army Chapel (Source: Early Bird News)
The U.S. Army in Europe will not allow traditional Catholics to use a base chapel, although the military has opened similar facilities around the world for witchcraft and pagan rituals. The officer seeking to use the chapel blames the denial on a ``politically correct Army.'' More
Former Military Archbishop dies (Source: Military Archdiocese)
Archbishop Joseph T. Ryan, retired Archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, died on October 9, 2000 in Albany, New York. He was 86. Archbishop Ryan served as the first Archbishop for the Archdiocese for the Military Services. More
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