EWTN News

Religious freedom caucuses offer local protection, panelists say

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:02:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 26, 2012 / 05:02 pm (EWTN News).- Panelists at a recent conference explained how religious freedom caucuses at the state level can play a critical role in effectively addressing variety of local threats.

Priest reveals mother was raped yet decided to keep him

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:04:00 -0500

Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 26, 2012 / 12:04 pm (EWTN News).- A priest in Argentina recalled the circumstances surrounding his birth after the country's Supreme Court ruled against sanctions on women who undergo abortions in cases of rape.

Archbishop Lori says 'radical secularism' behind religious freedom threats

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:04:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 26, 2012 / 07:04 am (EWTN News).- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore warned that growing secularism is underlying threats to religious freedom, as seen in the struggle against the Obama administration's contraception mandate.

Doctor ordered to pay child support for baby who survived abortion

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:02:00 -0500

Madrid, Spain, May 25, 2012 / 05:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- A judge in the Spanish city of Palma has ordered a doctor and his clinic to provide financial support for a baby who survived a botched abortion until the child's 25th birthday.

Bishop Blaire rejects claims of division over mandate lawsuits

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:59:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 25, 2012 / 01:59 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif. has clarified that he is united with his fellow bishops in their efforts to oppose the threat to religious freedom posed by the federal contraception mandate.

Poll finds most Colombians oppose gay adoption

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:09:00 -0500

Bogot�, Colombia, May 25, 2012 / 01:09 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- An overwhelming majority of Colombians have voiced opposition to a ruling by the country's Constitutional Court granting homosexuals the right to adopt.

Vatican Bank boss fired over alleged mismanagement

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:17:00 -0500

Vatican City, May 25, 2012 / 11:17 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The President of the Vatican Bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, has been fired from his post following a vote of no-confidence by the bank's supervisory board.

Police arrest suspect in 'Vatileaks' case

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:01:00 -0500

Vatican City, May 25, 2012 / 11:01 am (EWTN News/CNA).- A person suspected of leaking sensitive internal Vatican documents has been arrested and is currently being detained "in a secure room" by the Vatican police.

Expert says Catholics can decide the 2012 election

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:07:00 -0500

Denver, Colo., May 25, 2012 / 05:07 am (EWTN News/CNA).- As the presidential election draws closer, political expert Brian Burch is telling Catholics that if they turn out in slightly larger numbers at the polls, they will be "the decisive vote this November."

Robert George highlights connections of conscience rights and duties

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:53:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 25, 2012 / 12:53 am (EWTN News).- Noted Catholic scholar Robert P. George said that comprehensive respect for conscience rights and religious freedom is important because of the role they play in structuring society and shaping the fundamental actions of people.

Religious freedom caucuses planned for every state legislature

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:15:00 -0500

Washington D.C., May 24, 2012 / 06:15 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Advocates of religious liberty have announced plans to launch religious freedom caucuses in all 50 state legislatures in order to fight against the erosion of religious liberty at the local level.

Colombia allows gay American journalist to adopt two children

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:05:00 -0500

Bogot�, Colombia, May 24, 2012 / 05:05 pm (EWTN News).- A columnist with the New York Times has convinced Columbia's Constitutional Court to allow him to adopt two local children, despite initially concealing his homosexuality from officials.

Pope says personal conversion is first step of New Evangelization

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:45:00 -0500

Vatican City, May 24, 2012 / 04:45 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI told the bishops of Italy today that personal holiness is an indispensable first step to reconverting their country and the Western world to Christianity.

Pope blesses world-traveling cross honoring Christ's resurrection

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:28:00 -0500

Vatican City, May 24, 2012 / 01:28 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Before his Wednesday General Audience this week, Pope Benedict blessed a large wooden cross that will travel to the capitals of the world marking the 2000th anniversary of Christ's Resurrection in 2033.

Vatican publishes guidelines on apparitions, private revelations

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:13:00 -0500

Vatican City, May 24, 2012 / 01:13 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has published guidelines to help the Church worldwide handle claims of private revelations and apparitions.