2014-02-21T00:06:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 21, 2014 at 12:06 am   By

Vatican City, Feb 20, 2014 / 05:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At a Vatican workshop addressing aging and disability, Pope Francis reminded participants that every human being is always dependent on others: a reality that should encourage empathy and inclusio... Read more

2014-02-20T23:31:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 11:31 pm   By

Washington D.C., Feb 20, 2014 / 04:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ marriage defense efforts has offered his support to a suggested constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of a man and ... Read more

2014-02-20T22:24:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 10:24 pm   By

Kiev, Ukraine, Feb 20, 2014 / 03:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Ukrainian Greek Catholic patriarch decried the deadly conflict between the government and protesters, calling for prayer and fasting amid increasing tensions. Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk... Read more

2014-02-20T22:12:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 10:12 pm   By

Vatican City, Feb 20, 2014 / 03:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis set aside his schedule Wednesday to meet briefly with 19 inmates from prisons in Pisa and the island of Pianosa, greeting each one individually and blessing them. According to ANSA... Read more

2014-02-20T20:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 8:04 pm   By

Wichita, Kan., Feb 20, 2014 / 01:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Monsignor Carl Kemme, a priest of Illinois’ Springfield diocese, was announced as the next Bishop of Wichita Thursday, and he said he accepted the assignment “relying solely on God&rs... Read more

2014-02-20T18:43:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 6:43 pm   By

Miami, Fla., Feb 20, 2014 / 11:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has appointed a new auxiliary bishop for Miami: Malta-born Monsignor Peter Baldacchino, an Archdiocese of Newark priest who has served for more than a decade as a missionary in the Car... Read more

2014-02-20T18:24:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 6:24 pm   By

Vatican City, Feb 20, 2014 / 11:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis met briefly this morning with cardinals who had gathered for a meeting to reflect on the theme of the family, urging them to consider carefully both the Church’s theology and pa... Read more

2014-02-20T12:39:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 12:39 pm   By

Vatican City, Feb 20, 2014 / 05:39 am (CNA).- In his daily homily, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of Christian discipleship, emphasizing the need for Christians to follow Jesus with their entire lives, not just intellectually. “Jesus ... Read more

2014-02-20T11:10:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 11:10 am   By

Denver, Colo., Feb 20, 2014 / 04:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A palliative care organization in the Denver archdiocese is committed to providing end-of-life care to patients that fully accords with the teaching of the Church, according to the group’s ... Read more

2014-02-20T09:02:00+00:00

Last updated on: February 20, 2014 at 9:02 am   By

Abuja, Nigeria, Feb 20, 2014 / 02:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid continuing attacks in Nigeria attributed to the Islamic militant group Boko Haram, one of the country's leading bishops has grieved the inability of government authorities to stop the ... Read more

TAKE THE
Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who was Mary's cousin, mother of John the Baptist?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Browse Our Archives
TRENDING AT PATHEOS Catholic
Seeing God in the Secular
How The Holiness Of The Saints Inspires Us
'What If...': Kevin Sorbo's Dallas Jenkins Movie Is...
Grace in the Wounds - St. Ignatius's way...
Pope Leo Releases His Prayer Intention for August
University Education and St. John Henry Newman
view all Catholic blogs