2012-08-16T10:08:00+00:00

Last updated on: August 16, 2012 at 10:08 am   By

Washington D.C., Aug 16, 2012 / 04:08 am (CNA).- A new organization is encouraging Christians to use their “demographic size and collective buying power” to influence the movies, music and television produced by the entertainment industry. ... Read more

2012-08-16T08:06:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Aug 16, 2012 / 02:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Democratic committee has rejected efforts to broaden the party's platform in order to acknowledge and welcome “differing positions” on the issue of abortion. Kristen Day, e... Read more

2012-08-15T23:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: August 15, 2012 at 11:04 pm   By

New York City, N.Y., Aug 15, 2012 / 05:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York defended his decision to invite President Barack Obama to a traditional fundraising dinner as being an effort to engage, not endorse, the president. ... Read more

2012-08-15T22:09:00+00:00

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Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug 15, 2012 / 04:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina said devotion to the Virgin Mary has solid biblical and ecclesial roots that culminate in an encounter with Christ.... Read more

2012-08-15T19:02:00+00:00

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Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug 15, 2012 / 01:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Having been taken into heaven both spiritually and bodily, the Virgin Mary helps believers to grow in “Christian hope” during their earthly lives, Pope Benedict XVI taught on... Read more

2012-08-15T18:04:00+00:00

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La Paz, Bolivia, Aug 15, 2012 / 12:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Francisco Tito Yupanqui, a 16th century Indian from the Aymara Tribe famous for sculpting the statue of Our Lady of Copacabana, is one step closer to becoming the first Bolivian saint. Bisho... Read more

2012-08-15T11:18:00+00:00

Last updated on: August 15, 2012 at 11:18 am   By

Denver, Colo., Aug 15, 2012 / 05:18 am (CNA).- A spokesman for a Catholic family-owned business in Colorado is asking President Obama to respect his family’s faith after the president reaffirmed his support for the controversial contraception man... Read more

2012-08-15T07:57:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Aug 15, 2012 / 01:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Catholic social justice lobby that describes itself as “a progressive voice within the Catholic community” is asking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to spend a day w... Read more

2012-08-15T06:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: August 15, 2012 at 6:03 am   By

Washington D.C., Aug 15, 2012 / 12:03 am (CNA).- The U.S. bishops' point man on domestic justice issues has called for an economic renewal that places “working people and their families at the center of economic life.” “Everyon... Read more

2012-08-14T22:40:00+00:00

Last updated on: August 14, 2012 at 10:40 pm   By

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 14, 2012 / 04:40 pm (CNA).- The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has begun talks with the archbishop tasked with its reform, but says it will not make fundamental changes to its expression of consecrated religious life. Du... Read more

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