2014-01-16T11:42:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 16, 2014 at 11:42 am   By

Vatican City, Jan 16, 2014 / 04:42 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The man in charge of constructing this year’s nativity scene for the Vatican expressed his delight at giving to Pope Francis the nativity he designed, which, he noted, has a special historic... Read more

2014-01-16T11:02:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 16, 2014 at 11:02 am   By

New York City, N.Y., Jan 16, 2014 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The upcoming New York Encounter cultural festival will explore the dynamic between “I” and “We” – individuals and community – and how the human person fi... Read more

2014-01-16T09:04:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 16, 2014 at 9:04 am   By

Vatican City, Jan 16, 2014 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pontifical Council for the Family is promoting a special encounter between Pope Francis and couples who have been engaged, which will take place on the upcoming feast of Saint Valentine. In... Read more

2014-01-16T07:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 16, 2014 at 7:03 am   By

Baltimore, Md., Jan 16, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA).- Father John Dear, a longtime activist for peace and nonviolence who has been dismissed from the Jesuits, is impassioned yet wayward according to a source long familiar with the Society of Jesus. Fr. De... Read more

2014-01-16T00:30:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 16, 2014 at 12:30 am   By

Washington D.C., Jan 15, 2014 / 05:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Social hostilities related to religion climbed to a six-year peak in 2012, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. One-third of the 198 countries and territories in the Pew Res... Read more

2014-01-15T22:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 15, 2014 at 10:03 pm   By

Moscow, Russia, Jan 15, 2014 / 03:03 pm (CNA).- According to a Russian daily, Mikhail Kalashnikov wrote a letter more than six months before his death expressing repentance for his design of the AK-47 assault rifle. “My spiritual pain is unbea... Read more

2014-01-15T18:46:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 15, 2014 at 6:46 pm   By

Seattle, Wash., Jan 15, 2014 / 11:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Controversy over a Seattle-area Catholic school’s treatment of employees who contract same-sex “marriages” is being described as a chance for the school to explain Church teach... Read more

2014-01-15T18:15:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 15, 2014 at 6:15 pm   By

Vatican City, Jan 15, 2014 / 11:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has named the next bishop of Pueblo, Colorado: Monsignor Stephen J. Berg of Fort Worth, Texas, a trained pianist who became a priest after a career as a business executive. “... Read more

2014-01-15T13:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 15, 2014 at 1:09 pm   By

Vatican City, Jan 15, 2014 / 06:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his general audience, Pope Francis continued his reflections on the Sacrament of Baptism, emphasizing that we are called to use the grace we receive in order to become “missionary dis... Read more

2014-01-15T11:10:00+00:00

Last updated on: January 15, 2014 at 11:10 am   By

Glasgow, Scotland, Jan 15, 2014 / 04:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Scottish Catholic education leader is “confident” the government’s proposal for sex education in Catholic schools regarding contraception and homosexual unions will not be... Read more

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