CNA journalist in Peru loses battle with illness

December 4, 2012 By

Lima, Peru, Dec 4, 2012 / 04:04 pm (CNA).- Catholic journalist Maria del Rosario Loyola Hilario, one of the most beloved members of CNA's sister news agency ACI-Prensa in Lima, died on Dec. 1 from complications after surgery.

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Evangelization, societal challenges will be focus of Americas summit

December 4, 2012 By

Vatican City, Dec 4, 2012 / 01:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Church leaders from North, Central and South America are meeting in Rome to discuss the New Evangelization across the region and discover how the Church can respond to shared societal problems.

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After decades-long ban, Christmas holds new meaning for Cuba

December 4, 2012 By

Havana, Cuba, Dec 4, 2012 / 12:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Local Catholics say that the reinstatement of Christmas as a national holiday in 1997 after decades of being outlawed has brought enormous good “to the life of the nation,” but that its…

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