2012-07-31T22:05:00+00:00

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Bern, Switzerland, Jul 31, 2012 / 04:05 pm (CNA).- The government of Switzerland has sparked controversy by legalizing a new prenatal test that detects the presence of Down’s Syndrome – a move that could lead to an increase of abortions in ... Read more

2012-07-31T21:15:00+00:00

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Los Angeles, Calif., Jul 31, 2012 / 03:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Over 100,000 Catholics will gather at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 5 to celebrate and honor Our Lady of Guadalupe in a city where the image of the Virgin is everywhere. Andr... Read more

2012-07-31T20:28:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Jul 31, 2012 / 02:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With exactly one year to go until the 28th World Youth Day begins in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Benedict XVI is praying this August that young people will engage in evangelization. “That young p... Read more

2012-07-31T17:25:00+00:00

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Erie, Pa., Jul 31, 2012 / 11:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in Erie, Pa., are deeply grateful for Pope Benedict's July 31 appointment of Msgr. Lawrence T. Persico as the diocese's tenth bishop. “The Lord has answered our prayer and ... Read more

2012-07-31T10:04:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Jul 31, 2012 / 04:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While a new report from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton uses strong rhetoric to back religious liberty, a former diplomat says more action needs to be taken to turn those words into reality.... Read more

2012-07-31T08:03:00+00:00

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New York City, N.Y., Jul 31, 2012 / 02:03 am (CNA).- New York Times columnist Ross Douthat said in a recent column that the reactions against the Chick-fil-A president’s stance on “gay marriage” reveal that many people only maint... Read more

2012-07-31T06:20:00+00:00

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Columbia, Md., Jul 31, 2012 / 12:20 am (CNA).- An uncle of a young pro-life advocate killed by a car during his pro-life walk across America is flying to the U.S. to take his nephew’s place and complete the remainder of the journey. U.K. reside... Read more

2012-07-31T02:31:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Jul 30, 2012 / 08:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano has published an article sharply criticizing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for securing $4.6 billion dollars over the next eight years to promote... Read more

2012-07-30T22:02:00+00:00

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Rome, Italy, Jul 30, 2012 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church in Pakistan said that all of the efforts to prevent the execution of Catholic mother Asia Bibi requires prudence on the part of her defenders. According to Gaudium Press, the director... Read more

2012-07-30T21:45:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2012 / 03:45 pm (CNA).- The U.S. bishops have joined more than 130 organizations urging legislation to help reunite children who have been separated from family members due to immigration measures against their parents. The ... Read more

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