By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Contrary to what the secular media has been trumpeting all weekend, a Vatican spokesman has clarified that statements made by the Pope in an upcoming book about the use of condoms to avoid transmission of AIDS does not contradict Church teaching, but rather affirms it.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI made an urgent appeal yesterday to the leaders of Pakistan to spare the life of a Christian mother of five who has been sentenced to death for blasphemy on a trumped up charge of insulting Mohammed.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During his trip to Spain this weekend, Pope Benedict XVI warned about an aggressive anti-clericalism that is once again overtaking Europe and urged the faithful to open itself to God once again.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
During his general audience today, the Pope asked the faithful to accompany his trip to Spain this weekend with their prayers.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
While addressing the bishops of Brazil this week, Pope Benedict XVI sent a clear message to all bishops that they must guide their faithful to use their vote to oppose the culture of death.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Speaking just days before today's feast of the Most Holy Rosary, Pope Benedict XVI advised the faithful to pray the rosary daily and use it to meditate on the mysteries of Christ "in union with Mary, the Virgin at prayer" which "strengthens us all in faith, hope and charity."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Just days after the conclusion of Pope Benedict's trip to the UK, a new Christian advocacy group has formed to launch a campaign defending the right of Christians to express their faith and beliefs in the public square.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pope Benedict XVI's historic trip to England was more successful than anyone hoped, with most of the once-hostile British media gushing over with praise for the pontiff and the people in this secular nation admitting that the man left them "spellbound."
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A suspected plot to assassinate the pope during his visit to the UK last week has been deemed "not credible" by London's Scotland Yard.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
One of the Pope's last official acts during his state visit to England last week was to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman.
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