2012-12-21T00:53:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 21, 2012 at 12:53 am   By

Washington D.C., Dec 20, 2012 / 05:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Arts and crafts giant Hobby Lobby will appeal to the nation’s highest court after an appeals court ruled the federal contraception mandate does not impose a “substantial burden&rdqu... Read more

2012-12-20T17:30:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 20, 2012 at 5:30 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Dec 20, 2012 / 10:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Dec. 20 edition of the Financial Times featured a rare article by Pope Benedict XVI in which he advises Christians to use Christmas as a time to “reassess priorities” and reflect on... Read more

2012-12-20T17:29:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 20, 2012 at 5:29 pm   By

Vatican City, Dec 20, 2012 / 10:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI authorized an investigation on Dec. 20 which could result in proclaiming the late pontiff, Paul VI, a saint. The Pope formally allowed the move as the Congregation for the Cau... Read more

2012-12-20T11:01:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 20, 2012 at 11:01 am   By

Arlington, Va., Dec 20, 2012 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Judge Robert H. Bork, a Catholic convert whose defeated Supreme Court nomination helped ensure the continued dominance of legal abortion in the U.S., died Wednesday morning at the age of 85. &... Read more

2012-12-20T09:20:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 20, 2012 at 9:20 am   By

Washington D.C., Dec 20, 2012 / 02:20 am (CNA).- The U.S. bishops’ leader on international peace issues said that dialogue is the path to a peaceful resolution of nuclear concerns between the United States and Iran. “Bold steps must be co... Read more

2012-12-20T07:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 20, 2012 at 7:03 am   By

Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 20, 2012 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia has held up the 16th century's Saint Thomas More as a model of courage for bishops in the face of the federal contraception mandate. &ldquo... Read more

2012-12-19T23:30:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 11:30 pm   By

Washington D.C., Dec 19, 2012 / 04:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious freedom advocates applauded a federal appeals court’s decision to hold the government accountable for revising its controversial contraception mandate. Kyle Duncan, general co... Read more

2012-12-19T22:51:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 10:51 pm   By

Vatican City, Dec 19, 2012 / 03:51 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI on Dec. 19 accepted the resignation of Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, and called the Chaldean bishops to Rome for a synod to elect his success... Read more

2012-12-19T19:40:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 7:40 pm   By

Washington D.C., Dec 19, 2012 / 12:40 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic leaders in the Philippines vowed to continue fighting for life, marriage and family as a controversial “reproductive health” bill passed both houses of Congress in the coun... Read more

2012-12-19T17:12:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 5:12 pm   By

Vatican City, Dec 19, 2012 / 10:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of reflections on faith this Wednesday, saying that at times it includes an element of darkness. "We encounter moments where God seems absent, his sil... Read more

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