2013-07-14T23:26:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 14, 2013 at 11:26 pm   By

Washington D.C., Jul 14, 2013 / 05:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The progress of pro-life legislation at the state level this year has made the 2013 the second-best year on record for the number of abortion-regulating laws that have passed by mid-year. Sta... Read more

2013-07-14T15:55:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 14, 2013 at 3:55 pm   By

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Jul 14, 2013 / 09:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his first Angelus message from Castel Gandolfo, Pope Francis said God desires “good and generous” hearts full of mercy for those in need. In the parable of the Good Sam... Read more

2013-07-13T22:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 13, 2013 at 10:04 pm   By

Washington D.C., Jul 13, 2013 / 04:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious leaders have praised senators who introduced a bill this week which would ensure that houses of worship are not discriminated against when federal funds are distributed for disaster r... Read more

2013-07-13T14:10:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 13, 2013 at 2:10 pm   By

Philadelphia, Pa., Jul 13, 2013 / 08:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The attorney general of Pennsylvania has said she will not defend a state law defining marriage as a union of a man and a woman in court because she does not agree with it. Thomas Peters, a... Read more

2013-07-12T23:28:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 12, 2013 at 11:28 pm   By

Washington D.C., Jul 12, 2013 / 05:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A State department official has testified before Congress explaining that China, Russia and Uzbekistan have not made adequate progress in addressing human trafficking in recent years. &ldquo... Read more

2013-07-12T22:55:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 12, 2013 at 10:55 pm   By

Austin, Texas, Jul 12, 2013 / 04:55 pm (CNA).- Pro-life group Heroic Media is disappointed after several national newspapers refused to run, and labeled “too controversial,” an ad featuring a model of a 20-week old fetus held in a hand. ... Read more

2013-07-12T21:01:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 12, 2013 at 9:01 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 12, 2013 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- The Italian daily Il Cittadino has unearthed the story of Father Enrico Pozzoli, a Salesian missionary from the province of Lodi who baptized young Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who is today Pope Francis. The new... Read more

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

Last updated on: July 12, 2013 at 7:07 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 12, 2013 / 01:07 pm (CNA).- The director of L’Osservatore Romano, Giovanni Maria Vian, said Pope Francis’ encyclical “Lumen Fidei” could be considered a “bridge” between two successors of St. Peter. ... Read more

2013-07-12T15:52:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 12, 2013 at 3:52 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 12, 2013 / 09:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A scientist from the Pontifical Academy for Life says Ireland’s new abortion law will result in an increased number of children being aborted, especially because it does not involve enough do... Read more

2013-07-12T12:40:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 12, 2013 at 12:40 pm   By

Vatican City, Jul 12, 2013 / 06:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican announced it has frozen the funds of a senior accountant who is accused of laundering money through the so-called Vatican bank. “By court order on the 9th of July, the Vatican... Read more

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