Baltimore, Md., Feb 14, 2013 / 05:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Speaking at a legislative hearing in Maryland, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore supported efforts to end the death penalty in the state, calling for punishments that respect human life. ... Read more
Managua, Nicaragua, Feb 14, 2013 / 04:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The bishops of Nicaragua are inviting Catholics in the country and around the world to join together in 40 hours of prayer for Pope Benedict XVI as he retires from the papacy. The prayer ... Read more
Vatican City, Feb 14, 2013 / 12:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI said that many of the misinterpretations of the Second Vatican Council were caused by the media promoting its own version. “The world interpreted the council through the eyes... Read more
Madrid, Spain, Feb 14, 2013 / 12:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The secretary general of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference defended Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign and said that the Holy Spirit will choose a new shepherd to govern God’s... Read more
Vatican City, Feb 14, 2013 / 08:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Georg Ganswein will move with Pope Benedict XVI when he retires on Feb. 28, but he also intends to retain his role as head of the Papal Household. “The Pope will be accompanied... Read more
Madrid, Spain, Feb 14, 2013 / 07:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- One of the nuns that lived in the monastery where the Pope will retire says his choice shows his “great simplicity” because it “is not a work of art or comparable with other Vat... Read more
Denver, Colo., Feb 14, 2013 / 04:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Catholic author believes that the “surprisingly positive” reception of her book on the sexual revolution shows an encouraging openness to reconsider cultural assumptions about artif... Read more
Marquette, Mich., Feb 14, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA).- Sacred music is “integral” to the Catholic Church's liturgy, Bishop Alexander K. Sample said in a Feb. 13 pastoral letter to the people of the Diocese of Marquette. “In any disc... Read more
Denver, Colo., Feb 14, 2013 / 12:03 am (CNA).- Best friends Jennifer Risper and Christina Wirth have given up professional basketball to become Catholic missionaries with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students' outreach to student athletes.... Read more
Washington D.C., Feb 13, 2013 / 05:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Department of Defense has drawn criticism over new policies providing same-sex partners some of the benefits normally reserved to military spouses. The new policies make “a mockery ... Read more
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