Rome, Italy, Oct 8, 2012 / 12:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As Catholics around the world celebrated the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct.4, the oldest Capuchin friar in Italy said his life as a follower of the 13th century saint “has been a bless... Read more
Vatican City, Oct 8, 2012 / 10:42 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The 2012 Synod of Bishops on evangelization began its second day with a call for the Catholic Church to roll back the “tsunami of secularism” that has swept over modern society in recen... Read more
Washington D.C., Oct 7, 2012 / 06:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Witnesses at an Oct. 4 Helsinki Commission briefing called for increased pressure on the Dutch government to look into numerous sexual abuse accusations against a high ranking government officia... Read more
Oakland, Calif., Oct 7, 2012 / 04:13 pm (CNA).- About 800 people — a congregation reminiscent of Christmas and Easter — filled St. Monica Church in Moraga to celebrate the official opening of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, a new foun... Read more
Vatican City, Oct 7, 2012 / 12:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has formally opened the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization with a “universal call to holiness” aimed at all Christians worldwide. “Holy men and women b... Read more
Vatican City, Oct 7, 2012 / 12:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has formally opened the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization with a “universal call to holiness” aimed at all Christians worldwide. “Holy men and women b... Read more
Vatican City, Oct 7, 2012 / 10:31 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI has named two new Doctors of the Church: the 16th century Spanish priest St. John of Avila and the 12th century German nun St. Hildegard of Bingen. St. John of Avila was “... Read more
Denver, Colo., Oct 7, 2012 / 07:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Oct. 9, the Catholic Church honors the memory of Saint John Leonardi, who studied to become a pharmacist but eventually chose the life of the priesthood. He founded a religious order, and helpe... Read more
New Haven, Conn., Oct 6, 2012 / 05:37 pm (CNA).- Carl Anderson, head of the Knights of Columbus, will release an e-book of his three recent major speeches on responsibility in the voting booth, asserting that Catholics can transform politics by withhol... Read more
Anchorage, Alaska, Oct 6, 2012 / 02:46 pm (CNA).- As if being a homeschooling mother of five kids under the age of eight isn’t enough, Megan Walsted has taken on the task of leading 40 Days for Life, the annual prayer vigil to end abortion which ... Read more
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