CNA Daily News

Former Saints star says Super Bowl victory revealed a 'team with destiny'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:10:00 -0500

New Orleans, La., Feb 9, 2010 / 07:10 am (CNA).- Danny Abramowicz, Catholic speaker and former New Orleans Saints player, has said the Saints' Super Bowl victory on Sunday showed they were a "team with destiny." The family quality of Sunday's game made it more enjoyable and showed the benefit Christian values can bring to sports, he thought.

DC ruling favors same-sex 'marriage' over religious freedom, archdiocese says

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:01:00 -0500

Washington D.C., Feb 9, 2010 / 06:01 am (CNA).- A two-man Washington, D.C. panel has preferred to advance same-sex "marriage" at the cost of religious liberty, the Archdiocese of Washington has charged. The panel ruled that a referendum on a city council bill recognizing same-sex marriage would violate the District's human rights law.

South African Bishops Conference to care for 60,000 AIDS patients

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:43:00 -0500

Pretoria, South Africa, Feb 9, 2010 / 04:43 am (CNA).- Management of a large South Africa AIDS consortium led by Catholic Relief Services will be shifted into the control of the Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) and two other local organizations. A recent gathering marked the longtime partnership between the two organizations.

Irish bishops meet with abuse survivors to prepare for meeting with Pope

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:29:00 -0500

Maynooth, Ireland, Feb 9, 2010 / 02:29 am (CNA).- A second meeting between Irish bishops and representatives of victims of abuse by priests and Church-run institutions was held on Monday. The meeting focused on victims' concerns and on informing the bishops' preparations for their upcoming meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.

Spanish bishop calls on Catholic journalists to witness to truth

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:52:00 -0500

Seville, Spain, Feb 9, 2010 / 12:52 am (CNA).- Archbishop Juan Jose Asenjo of Seville has called on Catholic journalists to share their Christian identity and be witnesses to the truth in their profession.

World's highest Catholic chapel consecrated in Spain

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:58:00 -0500

Madrid, Spain, Feb 8, 2010 / 10:58 pm (CNA).- The president of the Spanish Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela of Madrid, blessed the highest chapel in the world, located on the 33rd floor of Spain's new skyscraper, "Space Tower."

Tebow Super Bowl ad airs after controversial run-up

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:17:00 -0500

Miami, Fla., Feb 8, 2010 / 09:17 pm (CNA).- The much-discussed Super Bowl ad about college star quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother Pam aired on Sunday. It encouraged viewers to celebrate life and family.

Catholic Church in Spain begins campaign to defend religious symbols

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:56:00 -0500

Madrid, Spain, Feb 8, 2010 / 06:56 pm (CNA).- The regional vicar of Guadalajara in Spain has welcomed requests by numerous Spanish Catholic organizations to launch a campaign defending the presence of crucifixes and other religious symbols in the country.

Former New Orleans archbishop grateful Saints 'won the fight'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:44:00 -0500

New Orleans, La., Feb 8, 2010 / 05:44 pm (CNA).- Following the Saints' Super Bowl victory on Sunday, Archbishop Phillip Hannan, the retired Archbishop of New Orleans, lauded the team's win and told CNA that "it was a tremendous effort."

Belgian theologian blasts 'pseudo-compassion' and Vatican official's article

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:02:00 -0500

Rome, Italy, Feb 8, 2010 / 03:02 pm (CNA).- The celebrated philosopher and theologian Monsignor Michel Schooyans has published his thoughts on the contemporary misuse of the concept of "compassion." According to Msgr. Schooyans, the Vatican newspaper and the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, are complicit in promoting "pseudo-compassion."