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Colombian guerrillas free 5 foreign tourists and 2 Columbians

Dec 22, 2003

Five foreign tourists and two Colombians were released on Monday after being held since last September 12 by the National... Read more

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Priest says ELN should release hostages before Christmas

Dec 18, 2003

A humanitarian commission, which is headed up by a Catholic priest and is negotiating the release of a group of... Read more

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Church in Mexico says law on homosexual unions is “aberration”

Dec 18, 2003

The Catholic Church in Mexico called a proposed bill to legalize homosexual unions in the capital an “aberration” and called... Read more

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First statue in Brazil of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is blessed

Dec 17, 2003

Cardinal Eusebio Sheid, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, blessed this Wednesday in the Church of the Resurrection in Copacabana the... Read more

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Venezuelan parish attacked for second time

Dec 17, 2003

According to law enforcement officials, the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Los Teques, Venezuela, was attacked again... Read more

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Bishop decries senselessness of children dying of hunger in Argentina

Dec 16, 2003

Auxiliary Bishop José Antonio Gentico of Buenos Aires says “it is absurd that in a country like Argentina where bread... Read more

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University students in Chile take part in Christmas outreach to the poor

Dec 15, 2003

The campus ministry office of the Archdiocese of Santiago launched a Christmas campaign this week in order to encourage young... Read more

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Cardinal Rivera blesses first stone for new shrine dedicated to St. Juan Diego

Dec 14, 2003

In a Mass celebrating the feast of St. Juan Diego, the Archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, blessed the first... Read more

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Church working with Colombian government to re-launch efforts to free hostages

Dec 11, 2003

The Catholic Church and the Columbian government have reached an agreement that will strengthen the negotiating committee, which is seeking... Read more

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Brazilian bishops say students need education and not condoms to fight AIDS

Dec 10, 2003

The Bishops Conference of Brazil has published a clear statement asking the country’s Ministers of Health and of Education to... Read more

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Judge orders image of the Virgin removed from Argentinean Supreme Court building

Dec 10, 2003

A judge in Argentina has ordered the removal of an image of Our Lady of St. Nicholas from the country’s... Read more

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Prayer and fasting for freedom in Cuba

Dec 10, 2003

In order to mark the International Day of Human Rights, political prisoners and their family members held a day of... Read more

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Decorate hearts more than homes this Christmas, Mexican Bishop says

Dec 8, 2003

Marking the second week of Advent, Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristóbal de las Casas in Mexico said that... Read more

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Pro-life medical students in Cuba send message of support to imprisoned pro-life doctor

Dec 8, 2003

Five medical students from the Institute of Medical Sciences in Havana are marking the Day of Medicine by sending a... Read more

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Optimism and hope growing in Columbia, Bishop says

Dec 7, 2003

During his visit to the organization Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Luis Romero Franco of Facatitiva, Columbia, praised... Read more

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Utah polygamist pleas case based on sodomy ruling

Dec 2, 2003

The Supreme Court decision decriminalizing sodomy led a Utah man with five wives to argue in court Dec. 1 that... Read more

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Vatican proposes “holistic” approach to fight AIDS, not limited to condoms

Nov 30, 2003

On the occasion of World AIDS Day, celebrated worldwide on December 1st, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical... Read more

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CAM 2 Congress closes with joyous festivities

Nov 30, 2003

Amidst joyous festivities in the presence of the pilgrim images of Christ of Esquipulas y Our Lady of Guadalupe, the... Read more

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Cardinal Sepe tells CAM2 the Church must be missionary

Nov 27, 2003

Before more than 3,000 people gathered together for the II American Missionary Congress, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, prefect of the Congregation... Read more

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Secularization is greater challenge for Central America than Fundamentalists, says Cardinal Quezada

Nov 27, 2003

During a press conference at the II American Missionary Conference (CAM2), being held in Guatemala, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada, Archbishop of... Read more