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Canadian Bishops: a Person Is More Than a Sexual Orientation (Church World)

OTTAWA, Canada, JULY 6, 2011.- A human person is much more than a sexual orientation or an identification with the homosexual or heterosexual lifestyle, say the bishops of Canada.

The Commission for Doctrine of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) stated this in a pastoral letter released June 27 on the issue of ministering to "adolescents and young adults who question their sexual identity or experience feelings of same sex attraction."

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Pope Challenges Youth to Fight Hedonism (Church World)

VATICAN CITY, JUNE 22, 2011.- Calling on the example of a saint renowned for his chastity, Benedict XVI today invited young people to esteem evangelical purity.

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Pilgrim Sites strategic for New Evangelization, says Church Official (Church World)

ROME, JUNE 6, 2011 - Among the tools to make the new evangelization a reality, shrines and pilgrimage sites can have a key role, says one Vatican official.

Archbishop Antonio Vegliò, president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, offered this proposal Friday in an address on “The Role of Sanctuaries in the New Evangelization in Europe.” The archbishop was on a six-day tour of Hungary, at the invitation of Bishop János Székely, a Hungarian episcopal conference official for ministry to migrants and travelers.

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World Youth Day to Boost Moral Reforms, says Spanish Cardinal (Church World)

MADRID, Spain, JUNE 3, 2011.- The World Youth Day set this August in Madrid will be the beginning of a deep "moral renewal of society," suggests the archbishop of the host city, Cardinal Antonio Rouco.

The cardinal told to PALABRA magazine in an interview published this week that organizers expect "between half a million and a million" to participate in the Aug. 16-21 youth day, although "in the central events ... that number will be considerably surpassed."

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Pontiff: Proclaiming the Gospel a Priority for Bishops (Church World)

VATICAN CITY, MAY 30, 2011.- Benedict XVI underlined the importance of proclaiming the Gospel in an address to a group of bishops from India at the conclusion of their five-yearly "ad limina" visit.

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Sexual Abuse Crisis Not Over, Says Italian Cardinal (Church World)

ROME, MAY 25, 2011- The sexual abuse of minors by clergymen is "a wicked emergency not yet overcome," according to the Italian Episcopal Conference president.

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Study: No Single Cause of Clergy Abuse in US (Church World)

WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 18, 2011 (Zenit.org).- A study on sexual abuse by clergy in the United States concludes that neither celibacy nor homosexuality can be pinpointed as the cause for the crisis, and that the problem is largely a historical one.

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Father Ford, Paul VI and Birth Control (Church World)

Germain Grisez Offers New Light on the Papal Commission

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Vatican Pledges Penal Measures Against Canadian Bishop (Church World)

In 2009, Bishop Raymond Lahey was found in possession of 588 images of child pornography images and some 60 videos at the Ottawa airport. He resigned as bishop of the Antigonish Diocese in Nova Scotia the next day.

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1M Pilgrims Make for Most Crowded Beatification Ever (Church World)

VATICAN CITY, MAY 1, 2011 (Zenit.org).- More than 1 million pilgrims participated in the most crowded beatification in history today in Rome.

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