CNA Daily News

Experts doubt U.N. Population Fund's claim that population control will help fight climate change

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:25:00 -0500

New York City, N.Y., Nov 21, 2009 / 09:25 pm (CNA).- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) claims that climate change could become "much more extreme and conceivably catastrophic" as population growth "outpaces the Earth's capacity to adjust." However, several experts say the claim is alarmist and lacks clear proof.

Senate confirms judge who overturned informed consent law to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:03:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Nov 21, 2009 / 06:03 pm (CNA).- The U.S. Senate voted 59-39 to confirm the appointment of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton to the Chicago-based Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The judge has ruled against Indiana's informed consent law and has also ordered the cessation of "sectarian prayers" in the Indiana House of Representatives.

In Sistine Chapel, Pope encourages artists to be ambassadors of beauty

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:59:00 -0500

Vatican City, Nov 21, 2009 / 02:59 pm (CNA).- Today Pope Benedict XVI extended a warm personal welcome to artists from all over the world who met with him in a private audience hosted at the Sistine Chapel. In a moving address he challenged the artists, as "custodians of beauty," to be "heralds and witnesses of hope for humanity."

D.C. council members push for same sex 'marriage' compromise

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Nov 21, 2009 / 02:15 pm (CNA).- Although their efforts have been unsuccessful thus far, council members in Washington, D.C are pushing for a compromise with the Archdiocese of Washington to ensure that the Church will not pull its social services contract if the council legalizes same-sex "marriage."

Benedictine sisters in Missouri record new Christmas CD

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:14:00 -0500

Kansas City, Mo., Nov 21, 2009 / 02:14 pm (CNA).- A community of Benedictine sisters living in the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph have released a Christmas CD titled "Christmas at Ephesus." Proceeds from their new CD, comprised of traditional carols as well as the sisters' compositions, will go toward the building of a new monastery.

Pope and Anglican Primate meet for 20 minutes, say dialogue will continue

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:36:00 -0500

Vatican City, Nov 21, 2009 / 12:36 pm (CNA).-
Pope Benedict XVI and the Anglican Primate Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, have agreed to maintain momentum in the ecumenical dialogue between the two churches despite the fact that the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus will imply the reception of some half a million Anglicans into the Catholic Church.

Archbishops Nienstedt and Chaput defend CCHD as criticisms continue

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:00 -0500

Minneapolis, Minn., Nov 21, 2009 / 04:50 am (CNA).- Responding to concerns about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), Archbishop John Nienstedt and Archbishop Charles J. Chaput have said the CCHD still does "much good," despite several "disturbing" incidents and "mistakes" in which the campaign funded groups that worked against Catholic teachings.

Holy Father reminds the hearing impaired they are also recipients of the Gospel

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:46:00 -0500

Vatican City, Nov 21, 2009 / 01:46 am (CNA).- This morning Pope Benedict XVI received 400 participants in an international conference for the hearing impaired, saying to them, "you are not only recipients of the announcement of the Gospel but, by virtue of your Baptism, also its announcers."

CNN poll finds 61% of Americans oppose government-funded abortions

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Nov 20, 2009 / 09:07 pm (CNA).- CNN has published the results of a telephone-based poll regarding abortion, health care and health care reform conducted November 13-15. The results show promising pro-life trends and speak to the current debate in the Senate regarding abortion coverage in health care.

USCCB: Senate health care bill 'morally unacceptable'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Nov 20, 2009 / 08:02 pm (CNA).- As the Senate prepares for the discussion of its health care reform bill this weekend, several bishops have sent the Senators a letter on behalf of the USCCB, calling the current version of the health care bill both "a huge disappointment" and "morally unacceptable."