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Pope urges closer cooperation between Eastern and Latin rites VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope
Salette religious
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soon, sources say. Sources quoted an
underground priest China
northern
in
Nov. 4 that public security officials had asked Bishop Jia's relatives to send him winter clothes and a quilt, implying that the bishop may be detained for some time. The priest, who was ordained by Bishop Jia, said the request had been made a few days earlier, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. as saying
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which is east of the destroyed building and escaped the blaze. Vatican official decries neglect
of penance before
(CNS)
Fewer Catholics worldwide CNS
photo from Reuters
Rising waters in Venice A man canoes in high water across St. Mark's Square in Venice Nov. 7. Heavy rains hit Italy that weekend causing flooding in northern Italy.
Zhengding Diocese
is in Hebei provnorthern China. Bishop Jia will probably not be released soon, because the government does not want him to preside at a planned late-
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in
duty had it not put forward the range of opinion and thinking that exists on this topic," the bishops said. Israel to open emergency exit in
liturgy celebrating the beginning of the new millennium, the
UCA
News. Bishops call South African euthanasia report 'comprehensive' CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) The southern African bishops called a government report on euthanasia a "comprehensive and measured attempt to address matters of great emotion and controversy." While some of the commission's recommendations "offend Catholic teaching and a Christian or religious unsources told
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derstanding of
human
South Africa is a pluralistic society "and organs of state such as the law commission are not there to uphold a given religion's
life,"
teachings," said the Cape liaison office for the
Town-based
Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference. In a briefing paper, the
commission "would have
failed in its
Jerusalem church
JERUSALEM
December
raeli
government
(CNS)
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ministerial
An
Is-
commit-
tee will oversee the
opening of an emergency exit in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher, since churches that share the shrine have not implemented their agreement on the new door. The
government announced the appointment of the committee Oct. 31 and named as its head Internal Security Minister Shlomo Ben Ami. He told the Ha'aretz newspaper that Israel bore the responsibility for the well-being of worshipers at the church and that in the face of the continuous refusal of the church leaders to open an emergency exit,
the
government was
left
with no
choice but to intervene.
Fire
ravages La Salette
provincial house, killing priest ATTLEBORO, Mass. (CNS) A three-alarm fire ripped through the provincial headquarters of the La
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are going
to confession, leading to "distressing
and worrying" abuses
in the reception of the Eucharist, the Vatican's top of-
for church
law
Church "who have violated any of God's commandments in a grave manner must purify themficial
norms require
Episcopal. calendar
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except
Communion
VATICAN CITY
said.
that those
selves of the sin through the sacra-
ment of penance before approaching Communion," said Arch-
eucharistic
bishop Julian Herranz, president of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts. Britain won't repeal law forbidding Catholic monarch LONDON (CNS) The British government has refused to change a law that forbids an English monarch to marry a Catholic or become a
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Catholic. In response to calls
from poliPrime Minister Tony Blair announced he has no plans to repeal the 1700 Act of Settlement as part of reticians,
forms of the British Constitution. The process has so far seen some political authority transferred to Scotland and Wales and the voting rights stripped from hereditary peers in the House of Lords. Blair's comments came in a late-
October letter to Lord James DouglasHamilton, a member of the Scottish Parliament who believes the provision against Catholics is a "harsh and intolerant 18th-century anachronism."
The
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Staff Writer:
The La
Salette,
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Editor:
at 4:22
Salette community's complex includes the famous Shrine at La
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(CNS) Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding is under arrest and not likely to be released
"The
as
was reported
fire
and priests in the La Salette Shrine's sabbatical program. The priest, whose name was not released by fire officials, was described as in his 40s and was a member of Formation Consultation
to Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Eastern Churches. The cardinal was in Boston for a Nov. 7-12 meeting with about 100 bishops and priests from the Armenian, Chaldean, Maronite, Melkite, Ruthenian, Syrian and Ukrainian Catholic Churches.
HONG KONG
known by many
The
third floor
enrich the Latin-rite churches, he said. pope's remarks came in a message
Arrested Chinese bishop not expected to be released soon
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and began on the left side of the which was occupied by nuns
a.m.
The
to continue and to include new students while a lower federal court hears a lawsuit aimed at stopping the program. In a Nov. 5 order, the high court agreed with an appeal from Ohio's Attorney General Betty Montgomery that the program be allowed to continue while a U.S. District Court hears a lawsuit filed by civil liberties and taxpayers groups. The suit says the pilot program in Cleveland is unconstitutional because it allows students to use state-funded vouchers to attend religious schools.
community Nov.
Attleboro, killing a visiting priest and destroying the nearly 100-year-old
John Paul II urged closer cooperation and exchange between Eastern- and Latin-rite Catholics in North and South America and Australia. A better relationship would further the search for unity with Orthodox churches and
Court allows Cleveland voucher program to add new students WASHINGTON (CNS) The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing Cleveland's school voucher program
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November 25 9 am Thanksgiving Day Mass St.
Patrick Cathedral
with
— For information
ups and downs, Sacred Heart Church, 128 North Fulton St., is hosting "Get Real," a parish renewal with Dominican Father Hugh Burns starting tonight at 7 p.m. and continuing through Nov. 17. There will be 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. sessions from Nov. 15-17 with life's
babysitting provided in Helfrich Hall during the evening programs. Call the church office at (704) 633-0591 for
more information.
BELMONT
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825-6787.
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16 CHARLOTTE The St. Gabriel Church Christian Mothers' Group and the Health Ministry are sponsoring "De-Stressing the Holidays" in Room A of the Ministry Center, 3016 Providence Rd., tonight at 7:30 p.m. Leslie Mason, a licensed therapist and counselor, tails,
is
the facilitator.
For de-
contact Lisa Foster at (704)
542-4558.
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WINSTON-SALEM Family Planning
class
is
Natural
taking place
St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave., from 7-8:30
tonight at
Thomas and Mary Beth Young at (336) 922-0479. 17 GREENSBORO The Ancient
p.m. Contact
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Order of Hibernians
Players/ Belmont Community Theatre presents "Little Shop of Horrors," a musi-
p.m. in
by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, continues tonight through Nov. 20 at Belmont Abbey College, 1 Abbey Place. For time, reservation and ticket information, call (704)
tablishment of dues and the discussion of information about National Charter Status is on tonight's agenda.
cal
is
meeting
Our Lady's Cottage
at 8
Our Lady of Grace Church, 2205 West Market St. The election of officers, es-
Call
Ed Kilmartin
at (336)
at
288-9031