2014-07-10T11:50:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 10, 2014 at 11:50 am   By

Baton Rouge, La., Jul 10, 2014 / 05:50 am (CNA).- After the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a priest may have to testify about an alleged confession, the Diocese of Baton Rouge said that this demand “assaults” Church teaching and is unco... Read more

2014-07-10T10:07:00+00:00

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Sacramento, Calif., Jul 10, 2014 / 04:07 am (CNA).- Proposed California food safety rules for butchering animals have raised concerns among the state’s Muslims, who say the rules would prevent them from practicing their religious beliefs. &ldq... Read more

2014-07-10T08:03:00+00:00

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Rome, Italy, Jul 10, 2014 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Italy's upcoming “Meeting of Friendship among People” organized by the ecclesiastical movement Communion and Liberation has set its sights on the “peripheries” spoken of... Read more

2014-07-10T06:03:00+00:00

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St. Louis, Mo., Jul 10, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archdiocese of St. Louis has agreed to a legal settlement with a woman the archdiocese says falsely accused a priest known to have committed sexual abuse. “The archdiocese has vigor... Read more

2014-07-09T22:29:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 9, 2014 at 10:29 pm   By

Washington D.C., Jul 9, 2014 / 04:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Thirty-five U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to strip religious freedom protections from businesses with objections to mandatory insurance coverage for contraceptives and abortifacient ... Read more

2014-07-09T21:54:00+00:00

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Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, Jul 9, 2014 / 03:54 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis is sending an apostolic visitation to the Diocese of Ciudad del Este, a Paraguayan diocese the vicar general of which has a history of sexual abuse accusations. Archbis... Read more

2014-07-09T20:15:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Jul 9, 2014 / 02:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a declaration issued by the Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land, Church leaders decried ongoing violence in the region, criticizing leaders’ closed-mindedness, and calling for peaceful ne... Read more

2014-07-09T17:04:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Jul 9, 2014 / 11:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican announced Wednesday major changes to both its economic and communications frameworks, including an increased role for the Secretariat for the Economy. Also announced were the appoint... Read more

2014-07-09T12:44:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Jul 9, 2014 / 06:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During a recent event discussing the origin and implementation of European hate-speech laws, lawyers argued that the “ill-conceived” laws pose a danger to free speech and often stifle c... Read more

2014-07-09T10:03:00+00:00

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Newark, N.J., Jul 9, 2014 / 04:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Dominican monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary was first built in 1930s on donations of a dime per brick. Today, the Dominican community is praying for God’s continued providence for their... Read more

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