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How Donald Tusk came to dominate Polish politics...politicians who had to be exposed and destroyed. The party also had a close alliance with the most extreme elements of the Catholic Church and a strong suspicion of both Germany and Russia. That toxic brew quickly became too much for many... In this article: Donald Tusk, Poland, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Catholic Church, Civic Platform, Law and Justice, European Union, Grzegorz Schetyna, and Lech Kaczynski |
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | October 29, 2009
'Miracle' as communion wafer becomes heart tissue
...heart tissue The Catholic Church in Poland is investigating claims of a miracle after a piece of communion wafer was reported to have been transformed into human heart tissue after falling into water during a mass. Published: 3:14PM...
In this article: The Catholic Church, Poland, and Sokolka
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Reason Magazine - Topics > Communism | October 30, 2009
After the Fall
...to convert to nonsocialist ways of thinking, with still a long way to go. Neither has the Catholic Church traditionally been an enthusiastic supporter of capitalism. Miroslaw Dzielski, the late president of the Krakow Industrial Society, a...
In this article: Capitalism, Ideology, Leszek Kolakowski, Communism, Exploitation, Central Europe, Poland, and Democracy
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washingtonpost.com | November 02, 2009
Outlook: How the Berlin Wall came down
...related to the one that I just answered about Solidarity. The Catholic Church in Poland was one of the few institutions behind the Warsaw Bloc's border that enjoyed some independence. The fact that the Pope was Polish was of enormous...
In this article: Mikhail Gorbachev, Solidarity, Pope, Berlin, Poland, American Academy in Berlin, and University of Southern California
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Kansas City Star | September 23, 2009
Polish magazine fined over anti-abortion piece
...piece WARSAW, Poland A Polish court on Wednesday ordered a Roman Catholic magazine to pay a fine and apologize to a woman for likening her to a killer for wanting an abortion and equating the practice with Nazi crimes. </p><p>Judge...
In this article: Roman Catholic, Poland, Democracy, Communism, Josef Mengele, and European Court of Human Rights
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Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media
...nations of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe. </p><p>Relations between the Catholic Church and the Cuban government have improved considerably since Pope John Paul II toured the island in 1998. </p><p>Although John Paul's influence was...
In this article: Claudio Maria Celli, Vatican, Cuba, Catholicism, Communism, Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Pope John Paul II, Havana, and Sao Tome and Principe
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The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world's population. The Catholic Church is a communion of the Western Rite (Latin Rite) and 22 autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches (called particular churches), comprising 2,795 dioceses in 2008.
The Church's highest earthly authority in matters of faith, morality and governance is the Pope, currently Pope Benedict XVI, who holds supreme authority in concert with the College of Bishops, of which he is the head. The Catholic community is made up of an ordained ministry and the laity; members of either group may belong to organized religious communities.
The Church defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity. It operates social programs and institutions throughout the world, including schools, universities, hospitals, missions and shelters, as well as organizations such as Catholic Relief Services, Caritas Internationalis and Catholic Charities that help the poor, families, the elderly and the sick.
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