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Two Priests Slain in Historic Peru Monastery

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

(Getty Images) LIMA, Peru (AP) — Police in Peru say two Roman Catholic priests have been stabbed to death inside a historic monastery two blocks from the capital's main square.The victims are iden…


Bishops Planning “Green” Pilgrimage [2010-08-27]

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Zenit.org ).- Representatives of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences are aiming to present the Church's outlook on the gifts of creation by way of a "green" pilgrimage. The Sept. 1…


Denver Prelate Warns of “Systematic Discrimination” [2010-08-27]

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Zenit.org ).- Archbishop Charles Chaput says events suggest the West is moving toward a systematic discrimination of the Church that "now seems inevitable," and he called Catholics respond w…




Lawsuit Alleges Priest Impregnated Pennsylvania Teenager

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press Writer ALLENTOWN, PA (AP) – A Pennsylvania couple secretly videotaped a Roman Catholic priest having sex with their 18-year-old daughter in the basement of their…


British Catholic Adoption Agency Closes

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

The British Charitiy Commission ruled that Catholic Care can no longer limit adoption to heterosexual couples. Since they refuse to allow gay or lesbian couples to adopt, their doors will close.


Salesian Groups in Pakistan Respond to Floods [2010-08-27]

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Zenit.org ).- Salesians are distributing food and supplies to thousands of families that have sought safety from the massive floods ravaging Pakistan. Last week, a Vienna-based Salesian non-government…


Love One Another, Especially the Needy [2010-08-27]

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI is underlining the need to love one another, especially the neediest persons, as God loves us. The Pope affirmed this in a message sent through his secretary of state, Cardi…


Let’s Fight Violence Together [2010-08-27]

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Zenit.org ).- The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sent a message to Muslims, underlining the need for a joint effort against violence. The message, published today by the Vatican, was s…


Vatican Message to Muslims for Ramadan [2010-08-27]

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Zenit.org ).- Here is a text published today by the Vatican of a message sent to Muslims by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. The message was sent on the occasion of the end of Ramad…


Russian Catholics for Mother Teresa

Posted Friday, August 27, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Mass in the cathedral, a statue dedicated to the Blessed in Kaluga. Mother Teresa was the first in the former USSR to rush to help earthquake victims in Armenia and to help the people of Chernobyl, re…