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Madrid, Spain, Jul 22, 2011 ( CNA ).- In August Pope Benedict XVI will visit a Spain that faces aggressive secularism and controversies concerning abortion, sexual ethics and marriage. But World Youth Day organizers hope the event can trigger a revival...
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Det är inte bara folket som sekulariseras i Sverige, utan också Svenska kyrkan. Det är ett mer akut problem, anser biskop emeritus i Visby, Biörn Fjärstedt. - För att behålla så många medlemmar som möjligt, av omsorg om deras väl men också...
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Rome, Italy, Nov 5, 2010 / ( CNA/EWTN News ).- When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Spain this weekend he will find a society facing an economic crisis and the social implications of growing secularization and indifference to religion. The Pope’s Nov...
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Sep 16, 2010 / 07:42 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Benedict XVI has called the United Kingdom to draw from its "Christian foundation" as it addresses the challenges of the modern day. He expressed hope that society would...
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In a strongly worded talk to Portuguese bishops, Pope Benedict XVI denounced what he called a "silence of the faith" in the face of widespread attacks on religious values. Particularly in politics and in the mass media, some Christians have quietly consented as new barriers to the faith are...
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Geneva, Switzerland, Mar 24, 2010 ( CNA ).- The leader of the Holy See's delegation to the United Nations in Geneva has advocated a form of religious freedom that does not require "complete secularization" but sees religion as a "bridge"...
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Strasbourg, Mar 2, 2010 ( CNA/EWTN News ).- On March 2, the European Court accepted an appeal from the Italian government which will allow crucifixes to remain in classrooms throughout the country. Läs mera...
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Addresses Full House at Catholic University of America: Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, archbishop of Vienna, addressed an auditorium over-flowing with students, faculty, clergy and lay faithful at the Catholic University of America (CUA). The lecture, a joint venture of CUA's School of Theology...
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Austrian Catholics left the Church in record numbers in 2009, Deutsche Press agency reports. The dissident group We Are Church claims that the exodus was motivated by "self-defense," and ...
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A survey for the French daily La Croix has found a stunning secularizing trend in France in the past generation. The number of French respondents identifying themselves as Catholic dropped ...
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In a message to Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, president of Italian Episcopal Conference, Pope Benedict has encouraged the Italian hierarchy to confront "the great questions of the modern age": ...
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Cautions Against Worship Lacking Heart