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Helicopter ministry offers unique perspective for faith

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:01:00 -0500

Denver, Colo., May 19, 2013 / 05:01 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Hovering 500 feet above the ground, a ride in the Prayer One helicopter offers community leaders the opportunity to join in fellowship � and prayer � above their beloved Mile-High City.

Church to celebrate St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:02:00 -0500

Denver, Colo., May 19, 2013 / 07:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- On May 25, the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, an Italian noblewoman of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries who became a Carmelite nun distinguished for her intense prayer life and devotion to frequent Holy Communion.

DC memorial Masses planned for armed forces, mariners

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:01:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 18, 2013 / 05:01 pm (EWTN News).- Upcoming Masses sponsored by the Archdiocese for the Military Services and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will honor mariners and members of the armed services.

Scholars warn of extreme Islamist threat to religious minorities

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:08:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 18, 2013 / 07:08 am (EWTN News).- Experts in Islamic culture and current political trends in the Middle East and Southeast Asia warned that under the rise of Islamist extremism, religious minorities have faced increasing persecution.

Marriage advocates plan to sue IRS over leaks

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:03:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 17, 2013 / 06:03 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The National Organization for Marriage is filing a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, after its confidential tax return was leaked from the agency to the group's chief political opposition.

Paul Ryan defends free markets at graduation ceremony

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:04:00 -0500

Atchison, Kan., May 17, 2013 / 01:04 pm (EWTN News).- In a commencement address at Benedictine College, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan argued that free enterprise promotes and allows human virtue and is compatible with Catholic social teaching.

Pro-life groups claim to be among IRS targets

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:02:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 17, 2013 / 05:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Along with its targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, Internal Revenue Service employees also reportedly singled out pro-life leaders for intimidation.

Bill to prevent tax funding of abortion receives bipartisan support

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:09:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 17, 2013 / 03:09 am (EWTN News).- More than 100 members of Congress have come together to introduce legislation that would ban taxpayer funding of abortion without requiring such a ban to be re-approved every year.

Archbishop at UN urges cultural change to fight human trafficking

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:13:00 -0500

New York City, N.Y., May 17, 2013 / 01:13 am (EWTN News).- The Vatican representative to the United Nations said that efforts to combat human trafficking should also fight the contributing factors of poverty and a widespread disrespect for human dignity.

Catholic professor says IRS audit deterred her criticisms of Obama

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:18:00 -0500

New York City, N.Y., May 16, 2013 / 06:18 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A Catholic professor says that an IRS audit that may have been politically motivated made her much less likely to criticize President Barack Obama in her writings.

Alabama charity restructures to better serve community

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:02:00 -0500

Mobile, Ala., May 16, 2013 / 05:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Catholic Social Services of Mobile is undergoing a fund raising effort so that it can more effectively provide assistance to those in need in southern Alabama through a centralized office.

Assisted suicide corrupts medicine, Vermont diocese warns

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:02:00 -0500

Burlington, Vt., May 16, 2013 / 01:02 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The Vermont legislature passed a bill allowing physicians to approve lethal drugs for terminally ill patients to kill themselves, a move the local Catholic diocese said will have major consequences.

State Department asked to aid Chen Guangcheng's nephew

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:05:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 15, 2013 / 06:05 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A bipartisan coalition of Congress members has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, calling for government action to protect the family members of Chinese pro-life leader Chen Guangcheng.

Cardinal 'deeply' troubled by human cloning development

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:02:00 -0500

Boston, Mass., May 15, 2013 / 03:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley called the successful production of embryonic stem cells by cloning human embryos an "abuse" which ignores the dignity and value of the human person.

Catholic aid organization seeks to transform lives

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:04:00 -0500

Boca Raton, Fla., May 15, 2013 / 03:04 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A Catholic foreign aid organization aims to advance the "integral development" of people it helps around the world by serving both their physical and spiritual needs.