2013-07-16T18:30:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 16, 2013 at 6:30 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 16, 2013 / 12:30 pm (CNA).- A friend of Blessed Chiara Badano, a patroness of World Youth Day 2013 who united her suffering from cancer to Christ's passion, called her an excellent model for young people to follow. “I thin... Read more

2013-07-16T16:13:00+00:00

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Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jul 16, 2013 / 10:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Guillermo Leaden, who resides in Buenos Aires and will turn 100 on July 20, reflected on the election of Pope Francis by saying, “Bergoglio is a holy man.” Bishop ... Read more

2013-07-16T10:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 16, 2013 at 10:04 am   By

Washington D.C., Jul 16, 2013 / 04:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- With media outlets taking notice of the unexpected success of the Pope's tweets in Latin, a scholar conversant in the language finds it remarkable that so many are interacting in the &ldquo... Read more

2013-07-16T08:09:00+00:00

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San Francisco, Calif., Jul 16, 2013 / 02:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Proposition 8 backers have filed a legal brief saying that the ballot measure defining marriage as a union of a man and a woman still has legal force in California, alleging that state of... Read more

2013-07-16T06:04:00+00:00

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Philadelphia, Pa., Jul 16, 2013 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Monday signed an agreement transferring ownership of 14 former parish elementary schools to an independent non-profit school network that will operate them ... Read more

2013-07-15T23:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 15, 2013 at 11:07 pm   By

Homs, Syria, Jul 15, 2013 / 05:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Syrian woman who works in a center for children opened during the country's civil war said that the smile of just one of these children is enough to keep motivating her and her colleagues. ... Read more

2013-07-15T19:12:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 15, 2013 at 7:12 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 15, 2013 / 01:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has posted a series of photos of the room where Pope Francis will stay during his visit to Brazil for World Youth Day, which will take pl... Read more

2013-07-15T18:39:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 15, 2013 at 6:39 pm   By

Lampedusa, Jul 15, 2013 / 12:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After the unexpected July 8 visit from Pope Francis, the little Italian island of Lampedusa received “an electric shock,” because he shed light on “the problem of immigration and th... Read more

2013-07-15T17:59:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 15, 2013 at 5:59 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 15, 2013 / 11:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The organizers of the World Youth Day to be held next week in Brazil have sent a report on the massive economic benefit Pope Francis’ visit will have on the area, estimating some 2... Read more

2013-07-15T11:20:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 15, 2013 at 11:20 am   By

Vatican City, Jul 15, 2013 / 05:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Although the Vatican froze funds belonging to Monsignor Nunzio Scarano after the Italian police arrested him, the hold on his account at the Vatican’s Institute for Religious Works and his s... Read more

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