Month: July 2010
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Rapid Catholic Decline in Spain
The proportion of Spaniards who say they are Roman Catholic has fallen to 73 percent from around 80 percent just eight years ago.
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Papal Mass in England
Today’s Tablet reports on the Mass for the beatification of Cardinal Newman to be celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI.
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What a publisher says about the timeline
Pray Tell asked Jerry Galipeau for a publisher’s perspective on the timeline of the new English missal.
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Kremlin approves new Russian religious holiday
Russia marked its adoption of Christianity in 988 on Wednesday with a new public holiday, the latest show of Kremlin support for the Russian Orthodox Church that has grown increasingly powerful since the fall of Communism.
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Roman Churches
Villanova University in Pennsylvania has taken some really beautiful photos of St. Peter’s Basilica and other majors churches in Rome.
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Ireland: Association of Catholic Priests
Aims of the association include “Liturgical celebrations that use rituals and language that are easily understood, inclusive and accessible to all.”
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Bishop of Osnabruck on Women in the Catholic Church
The Catholic bishop of Osnabruck, Germany, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, thinks that more power for women might possibly have prevented some of the abuse in the Catholic Church.
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Camino to Compostela
La Cigüeña de la Torre reports that 2,200 young people from Madrid have set out by foot on the pilgrimage path to the shrine of St. James in Compostela.