2012-12-19T11:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 11:07 am   By

Dublin, Ireland, Dec 19, 2012 / 04:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pro-life leaders in Ireland have warned that the Fine Gael-run government’s introduction of legislation to legalize abortion will have consequences for the party at the next election. R... Read more

2012-12-19T09:23:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 9:23 am   By

Washington D.C., Dec 19, 2012 / 02:23 am (CNA).- More than 80 percent of people around the world – about 5.8 billion individuals – identify with a religious group, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. “Christians nu... Read more

2012-12-19T07:29:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 7:29 am   By

Denver, Colo., Dec 19, 2012 / 12:29 am (CNA).- As the nation mourns the loss of life in the Newtown, Conn. shooting, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver is saying that goodness and respect for human dignity are the best responses to evil. “W... Read more

2012-12-19T01:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 1:04 am   By

Dublin, Ireland, Dec 18, 2012 / 06:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The archbishops of Ireland say the government's consideration of legalizing abortion would harm the country's world-renowned health care practices for mothers. “If what is bein... Read more

2012-12-18T23:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 11:04 pm   By

Bogotá, Colombia, Dec 18, 2012 / 04:04 pm (CNA).- A Colombian archbishop offered his solidarity and condolences to the families and friends of the 27 victims who died in a bus accident nine days before Christmas. Noting the “tremendously trag... Read more

2012-12-18T22:19:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 10:19 pm   By

Dublin, Ireland, Dec 18, 2012 / 03:19 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Irish government has announced that it will introduce legislation on abortion that will legalize the procedure in cases where the mother’s life is at risk, drawing criticism pro-life ... Read more

2012-12-18T19:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 7:04 pm   By

Newtown, Conn., Dec 18, 2012 / 12:04 pm (CNA).- Consecrated women from a religious community in Connecticut are offering prayers, counseling and support to high school students following a mass shooting in their town. “Only God can give them t... Read more

2012-12-18T18:28:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 6:28 pm   By

Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 18, 2012 / 11:28 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The message of Advent is applicable in today’s world, especially in light of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia said in his Dec. 17 colu... Read more

2012-12-18T11:01:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 11:01 am   By

Warren, Mich., Dec 18, 2012 / 04:01 am (CNA).- A 67-year-old tradition of placing a nativity scene on a public median in Warren, Mich. has been re-established after a four-year legal battle involving the Freedom From Religion Foundation. “... Read more

2012-12-18T09:12:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 9:12 am   By

Lake Charles, La., Dec 18, 2012 / 02:12 am (CNA).- A vandal with a sledgehammer who attacked statues at two parishes in Sulphur, La. was discovered in the adoration chapel at one of the churches. Sulphur police chief Lewis Coats said the suspect told... Read more

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