2012-09-27T18:05:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 27, 2012 at 6:05 pm   By

Vatican City, Sep 27, 2012 / 12:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At the end of his general audience on Sept. 26, Pope Benedict called on Catholic politicians to work for the common good in accordance with Church teaching. During his remarks to attendees in S... Read more

2012-09-27T16:50:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 27, 2012 at 4:50 pm   By

Cebu, Philippines, Sep 27, 2012 / 10:50 am (CNA).- A National Geographic story on ivory smuggling has renewed focus on a prominent Philippines priest accused of sexual abuse in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Monsignor Cristobal Garcia, an ivory collector,... Read more

2012-09-27T10:23:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 27, 2012 at 10:23 am   By

Denver, Colo., Sep 27, 2012 / 04:23 am (CNA).- Dr. Christopher Kaczor's new book addresses some of the most widely-held myths about the Catholic Church and its teachings, tackling sensitive topics like homosexuality and the abuse scandal. “... Read more

2012-09-27T08:11:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 27, 2012 at 8:11 am   By

Springfield, Ill., Sep 27, 2012 / 02:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Drawing particular attention to the Democratic Party platform’s support for “intrinsic evils” like abortion and “same-sex marriage,” Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of... Read more

2012-09-27T06:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 27, 2012 at 6:04 am   By

Washington D.C., Sep 27, 2012 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. bishops' chairman on pro-life issues invited Catholics to commemorate the forty-first annual Respect Life Month through prayer, education and advocacy. Respect Life Month, along... Read more

2012-09-26T23:05:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 26, 2012 at 11:05 pm   By

Washington D.C., Sep 26, 2012 / 05:05 pm (CNA).- A major OB/GYN group's promotion of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and hormonal implants in teenage girls has drawn criticism over the risks posed to patients' health and well-being. Dr. Bill Tof... Read more

2012-09-26T22:06:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 26, 2012 at 10:06 pm   By

Montevideo, Uruguay, Sep 26, 2012 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- By a vote of 50-49, the Uruguayan congress passed a law during a late-night session on Sept. 25 legalizing abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy.   The legislation now goes to t... Read more

2012-09-26T18:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 26, 2012 at 6:07 pm   By

Caracas, Venezuela, Sep 26, 2012 / 12:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At the conclusion of a nationwide meeting for families in Venezuela, the country's bishops said that the relationship between mothers, fathers and children should mirror the love between... Read more

2012-09-26T16:42:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 26, 2012 at 4:42 pm   By

Vatican City, Sep 26, 2012 / 10:42 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict says that the public prayer of the Church, known as the liturgy, is a wonderful school of prayer which raises the human heart to God like no other form of worship.  “It ... Read more

2012-09-26T10:14:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 26, 2012 at 10:14 am   By

Denver, Colo., Sep 26, 2012 / 04:14 am (CNA).- U.S. appointees to the upcoming bishops’ synod on the New Evangelization say the event will help advance evangelization in the world despite contemporary challenges. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los... Read more

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