2012-08-17T17:24:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Aug 17, 2012 / 11:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics for Obama has launched its 2012 initiative with a focus on economic issues, in an apparent shift from its 2008 presentation of the presidential candidate as “pro-life.” ... Read more

2012-08-17T10:03:00+00:00

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Denver, Colo., Aug 17, 2012 / 04:03 am (CNA).- Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver blessed and inaugurated the new Denver headquarters for Christ in the City, a missionary organization for college-aged young people who serve the poor and homeless. ... Read more

2012-08-17T08:19:00+00:00

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Portland, Ore., Aug 17, 2012 / 02:19 am (CNA).- A priest in the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., has been arrested and is facing accusations of sexually abusing a young boy, stunning the local community. “This is a very tragic and sad situation f... Read more

2012-08-17T06:16:00+00:00

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Atlanta, Ga., Aug 17, 2012 / 12:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The estate of a nephew of Margaret Mitchell has donated half of the trademark and literary rights to her famous Civil War novel “Gone with the Wind” to the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Jo... Read more

2012-08-16T22:59:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Aug 16, 2012 / 04:59 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Family Research Council president Tony Perkins called for an end to the “reckless rhetoric” that may have motivated a gunman to open fire on a security guard at the organization&rsq... Read more

2012-08-16T22:22:00+00:00

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Czestochowa, Poland, Aug 16, 2012 / 04:22 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Participants in a decades-old pro life initiative and a centuries-old pilgrimage in Poland received affirmation from Pope Benedict on the feast of the Mary's Assumption into heaven. I... Read more

2012-08-16T22:02:00+00:00

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Panama City, Panama, Aug 16, 2012 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- President Ricardo Martinelli of Panama said that a new statue of Santa Maria la Antigua will be the largest one ever made of the country's patroness. In a public ceremony on Aug. 14,... Read more

2012-08-16T18:20:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Aug 16, 2012 / 12:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A man suspected of shooting a security guard at the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington, D.C. is expected to have his first court appearance on the afternoon of Aug.16. Tony Pe... Read more

2012-08-16T18:05:00+00:00

Last updated on: August 16, 2012 at 6:05 pm   By

Madrid, Spain, Aug 16, 2012 / 12:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Various Spanish political leaders looked to the Virgin Mary on the Feast of the Assumption Aug. 15 to ask for help in bringing the country out of its worsening economic crisis. Madrid’s ... Read more

2012-08-16T17:33:00+00:00

Last updated on: August 16, 2012 at 5:33 pm   By

Madison, Wis., Aug 16, 2012 / 11:33 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Earlier this year, when Georgetown University announced that Rep. Paul Ryan, (R-Wis.), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, would defend his budget in a public address, almost 90 faculty m... Read more

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