2012-12-16T16:36:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 16, 2012 at 4:36 pm   By

Vatican City, Dec 16, 2012 / 09:36 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope expressed sorrow over the Sandy Hook school shooting that massacred 20 children and offered prayers for the victims' families. “I was deeply saddened by Friday's senseless... Read more

2012-12-16T13:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 16, 2012 at 1:03 pm   By

Denver, Colo., Dec 16, 2012 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An important figure in the Catholic counter-reformation that responded to the 16th century spread of Protestantism, the priest and Doctor of the Church Saint Peter Canisius is remembered liturgic... Read more

2012-12-15T23:06:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 15, 2012 at 11:06 pm   By

Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2012 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has become the first federal appellate court to hear arguments surrounding the federal contraception mandate, as two religious colleges argue that their religi... Read more

2012-12-15T20:02:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 15, 2012 at 8:02 pm   By

Milwaukee, Wis., Dec 15, 2012 / 01:02 pm (CNA).- An elderly couple walks into Kip’s Inn and hands bar owner Kim Engebregtsen a plastic bag with a Barbie doll in it. “Oh, thank you!” Engebregtsen said. “I needed this. This was ... Read more

2012-12-15T17:45:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 15, 2012 at 5:45 pm   By

Denver, Colo., Dec 15, 2012 / 10:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Members of the Catholic hierarchy have expressed grief and sorrow over the Dec. 14 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. while offering prayers for victims and their families.  A te... Read more

2012-12-15T13:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 15, 2012 at 1:04 pm   By

Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2012 / 06:04 am (CNA).- A new book recounting the true story of one woman's faith voyage encourages women to turn to the saints as they strive to embrace their dignity amid the struggles of the modern world. “The s... Read more

2012-12-15T00:05:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 15, 2012 at 12:05 am   By

Vatican City, Dec 14, 2012 / 05:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- More than anything else, the path to peace involves “respect for human life in all its many aspects,” Pope Benedict XVI said in his message for the annual World Day of Peace. “... Read more

2012-12-14T23:20:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 14, 2012 at 11:20 pm   By

Vatican City, Dec 14, 2012 / 04:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A young boy named Mario had the honor of lighting a majestic Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square on the evening of Dec. 14. At 5:00 p.m., the lights of the 70-foot silver fir donated by the... Read more

2012-12-14T23:06:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 14, 2012 at 11:06 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Dec 14, 2012 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A pro-life group in Italy is calling on government officials in the region of Tuscany to implement a fiscal policy that allows Italians to verify that their taxes are not being used to finance abor... Read more

2012-12-14T19:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 14, 2012 at 7:04 pm   By

Bridgeport, Conn., Dec 14, 2012 / 12:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Several priests of the Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport responded quickly to the mass murder of adults and schoolchildren at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school, rushing to the scene to comfort ... Read more

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