2013-12-03T09:06:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 3, 2013 at 9:06 am   By

Vatican City, Dec 3, 2013 / 02:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During an audience with Pope Francis, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, invited the Roman Pontiff to visit Israel, though the date of the visit has yet to be determined. The priva... Read more

2013-12-03T07:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 3, 2013 at 7:03 am   By

Lincoln, Neb., Dec 3, 2013 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Critics of Pope Francis' warnings about capitalism are reducing him to a “cartoonish socialist” to diminish the seriousness of his message, Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Neb. ... Read more

2013-12-03T01:09:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 3, 2013 at 1:09 am   By

Vatican City, Dec 2, 2013 / 06:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At a meeting with the Union of Superiors General held Nov. 29, Pope Francis mentioned that he would be dedicating 2015 to consecrated life, thanking religious for their witness to Jesus Christ. ... Read more

2013-12-03T00:53:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 3, 2013 at 12:53 am   By

New York City, N.Y., Dec 2, 2013 / 05:53 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis' words in “Evangelii Gaudium” touching on economic issues have elicited a range of reactions, with one columnist emphasizing their challenge to conservatives to respond ge... Read more

2013-12-02T22:55:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 2, 2013 at 10:55 pm   By

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec 2, 2013 / 03:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Argentina’s House of Representatives has passed a resolution to nominate Pope Francis for the Nobel Peace Prize for his call to end the violence in Syria. The resolution was pas... Read more

2013-12-02T21:06:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 2, 2013 at 9:06 pm   By

Zagreb, Croatia, Dec 2, 2013 / 02:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Croatian voters have approved an amendment to their country’s constitution that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Cardinal Josip Bozanic encouraged a “yes”... Read more

2013-12-02T19:06:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 2, 2013 at 7:06 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Dec 2, 2013 / 12:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Thanksgiving weekend at the North American College in Rome is full of traditions not normally found in Italy. Besides a classic turkey dinner and pumpkin pie, the seminarians at the college host the... Read more

2013-12-02T18:45:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 2, 2013 at 6:45 pm   By

Vatican City, Dec 2, 2013 / 11:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his daily homily on the first Monday of Advent, Pope Francis reflected on the season of Christmas, explaining that it is a time to encounter the Lord in faith, and allow him to renew our lives. ... Read more

2013-12-02T18:24:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 2, 2013 at 6:24 pm   By

Vatican City, Dec 2, 2013 / 11:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis is bringing this year to a close by offering special prayers during the month of December for children who are victims of violence, and imploring Christians to prepare for the coming o... Read more

2013-12-01T23:18:00+00:00

Last updated on: December 1, 2013 at 11:18 pm   By

Bangkok, Thailand, Dec 1, 2013 / 04:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A conference for Catholic business leaders will meet in Thailand in March to discuss Catholic social teaching and the vocation of the business leader in the new evangelization. “With ... Read more

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