Helicopter ministry offers unique perspective for faith

Denver, Colo., May 19, 2013 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Hovering 500 feet above the ground, a ride in the Prayer One helicopter offers community leaders the opportunity to join in fellowship – and. […] » Full Post

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Church to celebrate St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi

Denver, Colo., May 19, 2013 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On May 25, the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, an Italian noblewoman of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. […] » Full Post

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Catholic Charities USA laments food assistance cuts

Washington D.C., May 18, 2013 / 04:03 pm (CNA).- Catholic Charities USA and other agencies across the country harshly criticized a $21 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program incl. […] » Full Post

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Study shows undocumented immigrants largely Christian

Washington D.C., May 18, 2013 / 01:01 pm (CNA).- A new study says that undocumented immigrants to the U.S. tend to be more Christian than the general population, while new legal permanent residents te. […] » Full Post

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Donohue says IRS probe triggered by Catholics United

New York City, N.Y., May 18, 2013 / 06:02 am (CNA).- Bill Donohue of the Catholic League said he was “stunned” that the IRS investigated his organization in 2008, charging that the Democrat-leanin. […] » Full Post

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Marriage advocates plan to sue IRS over leaks

Washington D.C., May 17, 2013 / 05:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The National Organization for Marriage is filing a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, after its confidential tax return was leaked. […] » Full Post

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Pro-life groups claim to be among IRS targets

Washington D.C., May 17, 2013 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Along with its targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, Internal Revenue Service employees also reportedly singled out. […] » Full Post

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Gay adoption bill could downsize Catholic agencies

Chicago, Ill., May 17, 2013 / 02:04 am (CNA).- As a new bill aims to bar federal funding of adoption services that do not place children with gay couples, an Illinois Catholic leader warned a similar. […] » Full Post

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Vatican representative at UN pleads for end to Syria 'bloodbath'

New York City, N.Y., May 17, 2013 / 12:06 am (CNA).- The apostolic nuncio to the United Nations urged those with influence over the warring parties in Syria to encourage them to end the violence and s. […] » Full Post

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Catholic professor says IRS audit deterred her criticisms of Obama

New York City, N.Y., May 16, 2013 / 05:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Catholic professor says that an IRS audit that may have been politically motivated made her much less likely to criticize President Bar. […] » Full Post

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Judge drops charge against Bishop Finn, forcing settlement

Kansas City, Mo., May 16, 2013 / 04:38 pm (CNA).- A Missouri judge has dropped a charge that Bishop Robert Finn and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph aided and abetted a priest who possessed child. […] » Full Post

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Alabama charity restructures to better serve community

Mobile, Ala., May 16, 2013 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic Social Services of Mobile is undergoing a fund raising effort so that it can more effectively provide assistance to those in need in so. […] » Full Post

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Britain urged to investigate murder of Irish human rights champion

Washington D.C., May 16, 2013 / 02:13 am (CNA).- Witnesses and congressmen at a U.S. hearing renewed a call to the British government to launch a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Northern Irish. […] » Full Post

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Assisted suicide corrupts medicine, Vermont diocese warns

Burlington, Vt., May 16, 2013 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vermont legislature passed a bill allowing physicians to approve lethal drugs for terminally ill patients to kill themselves, a move the. […] » Full Post

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State Department asked to aid Chen Guangcheng's nephew

Washington D.C., May 15, 2013 / 05:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bipartisan coalition of Congress members has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, calling for government action to protect. […] » Full Post

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