2013-07-19T06:08:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 19, 2013 at 6:08 am   By

Memphis, Tenn., Jul 19, 2013 / 12:08 am (CNA).- Reacting to the protests and scattered violence in response to the verdict in the Florida trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, a group of black Christian ministers ... Read more

2013-07-18T23:10:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 11:10 pm   By

Vatican City, Jul 18, 2013 / 05:10 pm (CNA).- The priest appointed last month as an interim prelate of the so-called Vatican Bank is associated with the “gay lobby” at the Holy See, according to an article by analyst Sandro Magister release... Read more

2013-07-18T22:39:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 10:39 pm   By

Lincoln, Neb., Jul 18, 2013 / 04:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In contrast with media reports of “time off of purgatory” for Pope Francis' Twitter followers, a canon lawyer says indulgences are a way that the Church encourages Christians to p... Read more

2013-07-18T22:37:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 10:37 pm   By

Miami, Fla., Jul 18, 2013 / 04:37 pm (CNA).- Preparing for its fourth event in recent years, a Florida-based international film festival named for Pope John Paul II is looking for submissions that witness to society through compelling beauty and inspir... Read more

2013-07-18T19:55:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 7:55 pm   By

Vatican City, Jul 18, 2013 / 01:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- During next week's World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis will be staying in a modest residency, visiting a slum and traveling without his popemobile. “It was thought that th... Read more

2013-07-18T17:14:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 5:14 pm   By

Vatican City, Jul 18, 2013 / 11:14 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis shared his condolences after hearing of a deadly traffic accident in French Guiana involving a bus that was taking young people to World Youth Day. “His Holiness Pope Francis... Read more

2013-07-18T16:40:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 4:40 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 18, 2013 / 10:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The United States has stopped funding AIDS relief programs in South Africa organized by the Catholic Church, handing the money instead over to the country's government. “We have a prob... Read more

2013-07-18T11:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 11:09 am   By

Vatican City, Jul 18, 2013 / 05:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Vatican spokesman said the change of Popes which occurred from the announcement of World Youth Day to its fruition has caused some adaptations to the event for the new Roman Pontiff. “T... Read more

2013-07-18T10:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 10:03 am   By

Ann Arbor, Mich., Jul 18, 2013 / 04:03 am (CNA).- Radio host Al Kresta’s new book is meant to help Catholics respond to the arguments of their opponents, stressing the need to love one’s enemies so as to transform a culture hostile to Jesus... Read more

2013-07-18T08:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 18, 2013 at 8:09 am   By

Washington D.C., Jul 18, 2013 / 02:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In spite of international attention on North Korea’s restrictive political regime, a top member of the Congressional human rights commission critiqued the Obama administration, saying it ... Read more

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