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• February 08, 2010 Recognize weakness, rely on God, defend life: Pope's Angelus message

  During his Angelus audience on Sunday, February 7, Pope Benedict XVI said that sinful man must "recognize his own poverty and inadequacy, his own limits and sin," in order to open himself up to "the

• February 08, 2010 Dublin's Archbishop Martin rejects complaints about his stand on abuse

  Dublin's Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has indicated that he will not be deterred by critics-- including many within the Irish clergy-- who have complained about his willingness to criticize colleagues

• February 08, 2010 Guatemala's spiritual strengths should counter social ills, Pope tells envoy

  Meeting on February 6 with a new ambassador from Guatemala to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the country's "abundant spiritual heritage," and particularly the Marian devotion that has

• February 08, 2010 Protecting marriage is protecting children, Pope tells Pontifical Council

  Pope Benedict XVI met on February 8 with members of the Pontifical Council for the Family, who have gathered for their plenary meeting under the direction of the council's president' Cardinal Ennio

• February 08, 2010 Pope applauds Italian firm's environmental focus

  Pope Benedict XVI met on February 6 with representatives of Rome's power company, ACEA, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The Pontiff praised the firms for its "commitment to protecting

• February 08, 2010 Pope's words spark debate in England

  Looking forward to Pope Benedict's September trip to Great Britain, Time magazine notes that the Holy Father's toughly worded statement against provisions of the "Equality Law" will ensure a lively

• February 08, 2010 Marian scholar raises new questions on Medjugorje phenomena

  A noted German Marian theologian has raised new questions about the authenticity of the reported apparitions at Medjugorje. In an interview with the German newspaper Die Tagespost (translated into

• February 08, 2010 Saudi police use 'unlimited powers' against religious freedom, jailed Christian reports

  A Christian man who spent 7 months in a Saudi prison after being found guilty of "proselytizing" reports that religious freedom is unknown in the country. Brian Savio O'Connor said that the Saudi

• February 08, 2010 Justice still lacking in Orissa, Catholic prelate reports

  Reconciliation cannot come to India's troubled Orissa state unless the Christian minority receives justice after a series of violent attacks, said the region's leading Catholic prelate. Archbishop

• February 08, 2010 Over 20,000 attend Chinese bishop's funeral

  A massive congregation estimated at over 20,000 people gathered for the funeral of Bishop Raymond Wang Chnglin of Zhaoxian on February 8. The bishop, who died at the age of 88, had spent 21 years in

• February 08, 2010 Cardinal Pell bars dissident group from parish property

  Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, has ordered a parish priest not to allow a dissident group, Australian Reforming Catholics, to hold its annual meeting in a church hall. The meeting was to

• February 08, 2010 Pakistan: lawyers intimidate witnesses, observers at trial of Christian girl's accused killer

  The accused murderer of a 12-year-old Christian girl may escape punishment, because lawyers are being threatened with death if they aid the prosecution, according to the Center for Legal Aid

• February 08, 2010 Abortion debate could enliven meeting of Pontifical Academy for Life

  This week's meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life could produce fireworks, according to veteran Vatican-watcher Sandro Magister, because some members of the Academy have lost confidence in

• February 08, 2010 US bishops leader warns: gay-friendly group not in line with Church teaching

  The president of the US bishops' conference has issued a reminder that New Ways Ministry, a Maryland-based group that works with homosexuals and lesbians, "has no approval or recognition from the