2013-10-18T15:00:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 18, 2013 at 3:00 pm   By

Vatican City, Oct 18, 2013 / 09:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his daily Mass homily Pope Francis reflected on various biblical figures who experienced difficulty in their old age, and encouraged those present not to forget the elderly. The Pope dir... Read more

2013-10-18T11:23:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Oct 18, 2013 / 05:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican's leading television network commemorated the 30th anniversary of their foundation by hosting a symposium in Rome in which many experts in television broadcasting were present. ... Read more

2013-10-18T10:03:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 18, 2013 at 10:03 am   By

Vatican City, Oct 18, 2013 / 04:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Benefactors of the Vatican Museums who have recently gathered in Rome stressed that art is pivotal in the task of bringing God to secular society. “A message given by the artist which man... Read more

2013-10-18T08:03:00+00:00

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Baton Rouge, La., Oct 18, 2013 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After a long legal fight, the U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling that Benedictine monks in Louisiana have the right to sell their handmade wooden caskets to the public. &... Read more

2013-10-18T06:05:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Oct 18, 2013 / 12:05 am (CNA).- Austen Ivereigh, author of an upcoming book on Pope Francis, says it will help explain the Pope's pastoral approach to North Americans and Europeans, who may not understand his Latin American roots. ... Read more

2013-10-18T01:08:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Oct 17, 2013 / 07:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The end of a two-week shutdown of the federal government was welcomed by both the U.S. bishops and President Barack Obama, both speaking to the harm caused to the American people by the stalema... Read more

2013-10-17T23:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 17, 2013 at 11:07 pm   By

Washington D.C., Oct 17, 2013 / 05:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Although different belief systems create varying ideas on what's best for a nation, religious freedom is essential for the maintenance of a just and thriving society, academics said at a re... Read more

2013-10-17T22:07:00+00:00

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Portsmouth, England, Oct 17, 2013 / 04:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Next year’s synod on the family and evangelization is a chance to renew family life and the Catholic vision of marriage, Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, England has said. “H... Read more

2013-10-17T18:04:00+00:00

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Lima, Peru, Oct 17, 2013 / 12:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid news of sexual misconduct by two local bishops, the Archbishop of Lima says chastity is impossible without prayer and that the priesthood is a treasure that should be safeguarded with fidelity.... Read more

2013-10-17T15:12:00+00:00

Last updated on: October 17, 2013 at 3:12 pm   By

Rome, Italy, Oct 17, 2013 / 09:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his daily Mass homily Pope Francis reflected on the dangers of following one's own personal, “moralistic” ideology, stressing the importance of prayer in staying open to God.... Read more

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