2012-09-19T22:15:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 19, 2012 at 10:15 pm   By

Philadelphia, Pa., Sep 19, 2012 / 04:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has sold at auction a South Jersey shore vacation villa for elderly priests at a price of $4.5 million, continuing its efforts to meet a major budget shortfall... Read more

2012-09-19T18:05:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 19, 2012 at 6:05 pm   By

Havana, Cuba, Sep 19, 2012 / 12:05 pm (CNA).- Thirty Cuban opposition leaders suspended their hunger campaign after the government gave in to their demands that it release dissident Jorge Vazquez Chaviano from prison. The measures taken by 67-year-o... Read more

2012-09-19T17:49:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Sep 19, 2012 / 11:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In keeping with tradition, Pope Benedict XVI spent today’s general audience reflecting on his recent apostolic trip to Lebanon, calling it an opportunity for dialogue and an opportunity for ... Read more

2012-09-19T09:59:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 19, 2012 at 9:59 am   By

Washington D.C., Sep 19, 2012 / 03:59 am (CNA).- A new nationwide initiative is asking young American voters to remember the importance of life when they cast their ballots this November. “We wanted to find a way to engage young pro-lifers in t... Read more

2012-09-19T08:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 19, 2012 at 8:09 am   By

Chicago, Ill., Sep 19, 2012 / 02:09 am (CNA).- A Massachusetts-based Catholic lay group, Voice of the Faithful, is making efforts to sway the selection of Chicago's new archbishop by getting feedback from local church-goers. Colleen Dolan, direc... Read more

2012-09-19T06:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 19, 2012 at 6:09 am   By

Washington D.C., Sep 19, 2012 / 12:09 am (CNA).- A bill to encourage freedom and respect for human rights, including religious liberty, in communist-run Vietnam was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 11. "It is imperative tha... Read more

2012-09-18T22:55:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 18, 2012 at 10:55 pm   By

Washington D.C., Sep 18, 2012 / 04:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Surveys indicate that the Catholic vote is “too close to call,” a Catholic research center at Georgetown University says. “The vote of Catholics remains quite evenly split: ... Read more

2012-09-18T22:06:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 18, 2012 at 10:06 pm   By

Lyon, France, Sep 18, 2012 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon said government approval of gay “marriage” in France could pave the way for the legalization of incest and polygamy. The cardinal made his stateme... Read more

2012-09-18T20:50:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 18, 2012 at 8:50 pm   By

Los Angeles, Calif., Sep 18, 2012 / 02:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput told the Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast Sept. 18 that Catholics must take responsibility for the evangelization of the country, and pursue this goal thro... Read more

2012-09-18T19:51:00+00:00

Last updated on: September 18, 2012 at 7:51 pm   By

Vatican City, Sep 18, 2012 / 01:51 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles and 34 other clergymen were announced Sept. 18 by the Vatican as synod fathers for the upcoming assembly of bishops on the New Evangelization. The synod... Read more

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