2012-10-13T14:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 13, 2012 at 2:09 pm   By

Belfast, UK, Oct 13, 2012 / 08:09 am (CNA).- A new abortion clinic in Belfast, Northern Ireland scheduled to open Oct. 18 has dismayed Bishop Noel Treanor of the Diocese of Down and Connor. “The opening of this facility further undermines the ... Read more

2012-10-12T20:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 12, 2012 at 8:07 pm   By

Washington D.C., Oct 12, 2012 / 02:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s profession that he is personally opposed to abortion while supporting its legalization fails to acknowledge the life-taking reality of abortion, said criti... Read more

2012-10-12T19:38:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 12, 2012 at 7:38 pm   By

Vatican City, Oct 12, 2012 / 01:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict believes that the Catholic Church of 2012 possesses “a more sober and humble joy” compared to the optimism that marked the Second Vatican Council’s opening 50 years... Read more

2012-10-12T18:02:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 12, 2012 at 6:02 pm   By

Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 12, 2012 / 12:02 pm (CNA).- Although Venezuala's Catholic bishops congratulated the country for holding peaceful elections Oct. 7, they said the results show two starkly competing views on how to build Venezuelan society. ... Read more

2012-10-12T16:57:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 12, 2012 at 4:57 pm   By

Washington D.C., Oct 12, 2012 / 10:57 am (CNA).- The U.S. bishops criticized Vice President Joe Biden for an “inaccurate statement of fact” about the HHS mandate’s impact on religious institutions during last night’s vice presid... Read more

2012-10-12T16:37:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 12, 2012 at 4:37 pm   By

Vatican City, Oct 12, 2012 / 10:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI says there is no contradiction between a desire to uphold the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church and continuously working to update how those beliefs are understood and... Read more

2012-10-12T10:00:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 12, 2012 at 10:00 am   By

Vatican City, Oct 12, 2012 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York addressed the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization at the Vatican on Oct. 11, speaking about how positive and negative aspects of life in the U.S. affect the prospec... Read more

2012-10-12T08:16:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 12, 2012 at 8:16 am   By

Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 12, 2012 / 02:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles has written his first pastoral letter to his archdiocese, invoking the Catholic history of California and calling on Catholics to witness to the “... Read more

2012-10-12T06:11:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 12, 2012 at 6:11 am   By

Front Royal, Va., Oct 12, 2012 / 12:11 am (CNA).- After years of working as a pro-life news reporter, a Catholic journalist discovered that she had a vocation to be a contemplative nun and that God had been using her work to prepare her to answer the c... Read more

2012-10-11T22:40:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 11, 2012 at 10:40 pm   By

Vatican City, Oct 11, 2012 / 04:40 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Orthodox Christianity’s most significant bishop told Pope Benedict XVI that the Year of Faith should spur greater prayer, hope and effort towards the unity of their two Churches. “We... Read more

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