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15 NOV.. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX LITURGICAL

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From: angelfire.com

15 NOV.. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX LITURGICAL CHURCHES IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST African Black Saints, Black Catholics, Coptic, and Orthodox Christians in Africa, the Caribbean, Oceania, South Pacific Rim, Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Palau, Tuvulu, Nauru, Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand and Islands of the Solomons, Marianas, Society, Marshall, and the New Hebrides... Read Full Story

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Vatican opens door to Anglicans

From: afp.com

The Vatican eased the way Monday for Anglicans unhappy with the Church of England's ordination of female and homosexual clergy to convert to Catholicism. The Roman Catholic Church unveiled a new juridical framework for the conversions in response to "repeated and insistent" petitions from Anglicans to join the Church, the Vatican said in a statement. The move could attract thousands of Anglicans from around the world, including the United States, Australia and Africa. Announcing the planned... Read Full Story

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Anglican plan won't alter celibacy for most priests

From: reuters.com

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said Monday its plan to allow married Anglican priests to convert to Catholicism does not signal any change to its age-old rule of celibacy for the overwhelming majority of Catholic priests. The Vatican stressed its position in a preface to Pope Benedict's Apostolic Constitution "Anglicanorum Coetibus" (Groups of Anglicans) regulating the admission of Anglican converts to Catholicism, including married priests and bishops. "The possibility envisioned by... Read Full Story

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Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows

From: ap.org

Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional. Mexico's Roman Catholic clergy, increasingly caught in the middle of the nation's drug war, are meeting this week to draft a strategy for coping with the violence, aided by advice from colleagues who faced similar threats in Colombia and Italy. "We have become hostages in these... Read Full Story

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Listecki Named Milwaukee’s New Archbishop

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From: topstoriesmilwaukee.com

MILWAUKEE – After nearly a nine-month wait, Pope Benedict XVI has made his decision on the head of the Catholic Church in Milwaukee. La Crosse Bishop Jerome Listecki will serve the Archdiocese of Milwaukee as its new Archbishop. According to the Archdiocesan web site , Bishop Listecki, 60, will take over the role in early January. Bishop Listecki has overseen La Crosse’s diocesan operations since March of 2005. Catholic... Read Full Story

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Vatican on Anglicans: celibacy rule unchanged

From: ap.org

The Vatican has confirmed that opening its door to married Anglican priests doesn't mean the Roman Catholic church's requirement for celibacy for clergy is changing. The Holy See's press office issued a set of rules Monday as part of its initiative to make it easier for disillusioned conservative Anglicans to become Catholics. It said last month married Anglican priests will join the church on a case-by-case basis, the approach used for years for would-be converts. The Vatican's decision to... Read Full Story

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Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media

From: ap.org

A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors. Currently, there are no Catholic radio stations or television stations in Cuba, a communist country in which the government controls all forms of communication. "Our wish is for the Cuban church to have a more normal access to mass communication media," Archbishop Claudio... Read Full Story

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Clash of the Titan’s – Planned Parenthood versus the Catholic Church – The Senate Bill – Will Reid Cave to Progressive Pressure?

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From: degreesofmoderation.blogspot.com

Catholic Bishops image christianandamerica.com The House, overseen by Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, narrowly passed a version of a Health Care Reform Act, last Saturday night – what saved Speaker Pelosi – exclusion of federal funding for abortion. The Catholic Church played a pivotal role in the inclusion of the The Stupak amendment which was the only way to get those pro-life Democrats on board for passage of the bill. Naral Support of Politicians - image life news Now, that the Bill has moved to... Read Full Story

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Vatican condemns Hallowe'en as anti-Christian

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The Vatican has condemned Hallowe'en as anti-Christian, saying it is based on a sinister and dangerous "undercurrent of occultism". By Nick Squires in Rome Telegraph- Children knock on the front door of a house dress in Hallowe'en costume: Vatican condemns Hallowe'en as anti-Christian The Roman Catholic Church has become alarmed in recent years by the spread of Hallowe'en traditions from the US to other countries around the world Photo: PA The Holy See has warned that parents should not allow... Read Full Story

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Anglican leader to meet pope on November 21: Vatican

From: afp.com

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans, will meet Pope Benedict XVI on November 21, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi confirmed Friday. Lombardi told AFP that Rowan's visit to the Vatican was "already planned" before the Vatican's October 20 announcement of a structure for welcoming Anglican converts into the Roman Catholic Church. Williams will be on hand for celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Johannes Willebrands, a... Read Full Story

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