The Vatican called Irans president’s recent remarks about Israel at a U.N. conference on racism as extremist and unacceptable
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The Benedictine priest Stanley L. Jaki (left), a Hungarian-born author, physicist, philosopher and theologian, died on April 7 in Madrid.
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Amazing Grace Thanks to Frank Moan, S.J., for his reflections on prayer (“Finally, God’s Voice,” 2/9). It takes courage to punch through the veneers of doctrine and dogma and arrive at a place and time that is infused with God. Moan speaks to the sterility of words that can so easi
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Broken Down
Airing Tuesday night on PBS: The Released, the grim story of life after prison in Ohio.
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Vatican Dismisses Report that it Rejected Ambassador Picks
A Vatican spokesman dismissed reports that the Holy See has rejected several candidates because of their support for legal abortion.
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Sri Lankan Refugees in Need of Aid
An estimated 150,000 ethnic Tamils are still trapped in a small patch of Tamil-controlled area in the northeast of the island country.
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Bishop Asks Forgiveness from Those Harmed by Church
“There will be nothing expected of you but your presence and your willingness to pray with me,” said Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik.
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Iowa Bishops Decry Gay Marriage
It implements a novel understanding of marriage, which will grievously harm families and children, the bishops said.
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Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Birmingham, England (left), as archbishop of Westminster.
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Activists Assess New Cuba Policy
“This is a step in the right direction,” said Father Jose Espino, a priest of the Miami Archdiocese and a Cuban native.