2012-07-07T22:35:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 7, 2012 at 10:35 pm   By

Philadelphia, Pa., Jul 7, 2012 / 04:35 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced the resolution of six cases involving priests who were placed on leave following a grand jury report on sex abuse allegations, removing two of them from min... Read more

2012-07-07T19:00:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 7, 2012 at 7:00 pm   By

San Francisco, Calif., Jul 7, 2012 / 01:00 pm (CNA).-   La Madre de los Pobres is the little charity you never heard of. The organization founded by Franciscan Father Alfred Boeddeker and some pals in 1982 operates on a shoestring – prov... Read more

2012-07-07T13:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm   By

Baltimore, Md., Jul 7, 2012 / 07:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore expressed appreciation after a federal court said Maryland pregnancy centers should not have to post signs they claimed were unnecessary and discriminatory... Read more

2012-07-06T21:30:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 6, 2012 at 9:30 pm   By

Vatican City, Jul 6, 2012 / 03:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican is considering its response following the illicit ordination of another bishop without Pope Benedict’s approval. Father Joseph Yue Fusheng, 48, was ordained as bishop of Harbin ... Read more

2012-07-06T19:11:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 6, 2012 at 7:11 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 6, 2012 / 01:11 pm (CNA/Europa Press).- Pope Benedict XVI could make a stopover in a Spanish-speaking Latin American country during his visit to the region for World Youth Day Rio 2013.   According to reports in the Italian medi... Read more

2012-07-06T17:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 6, 2012 at 5:03 pm   By

Liverpool, United Kingdom, Jul 6, 2012 / 11:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An estimated 6,000 pilgrims have braved heavy rain to venerate the relic of St. John Vianney’s heart since its arrival in England yesterday. “This relic represents a call... Read more

2012-07-06T17:03:00+00:00

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Liverpool, United Kingdom, Jul 6, 2012 / 11:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An estimated 6,000 pilgrims have braved heavy rain to venerate the relic of St. John Vianney’s heart since its arrival in England yesterday. “This relic represents a call... Read more

2012-07-06T10:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 6, 2012 at 10:03 am   By

Rome, Italy, Jul 6, 2012 / 04:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While it has no direct bearing on theology or revelation, the scientific discovery hailed by some as the “God particle” is an important achievement, a Vatican astronomer says. “I... Read more

2012-07-06T08:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 6, 2012 at 8:03 am   By

Chicago, Ill., Jul 6, 2012 / 02:03 am (CNA).- A prayer vigil and novena are among the steps a small community in Illinois is taking to prevent the opening of a multi-million dollar strip club next door to a convent in a residential area. On July 2, ... Read more

2012-07-05T22:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 5, 2012 at 10:09 pm   By

Madrid, Spain, Jul 5, 2012 / 04:09 pm (CNA/Europa Press).- The leaders of Spain's Forum on the Family harshly criticized the failure of the Constitutional Court to rule on a case challenging the country’s two-year-old abortion law. “... Read more

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