Washington D.C., Sep 5, 2010 / 02:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Following the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa on August 26, the United States Postal Service is honoring her with a new 44 cent stamp. It was issued in a special ceremony today at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Austin, Texas, Sep 5, 2010 / 07:52 am (CNA).- The Diocese of Austin, Texas, is organizing local resistance to a major health board's decision to provide $450,000 in annual funding for abortions in the state.
Washington D.C., Sep 4, 2010 / 06:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Chris Korzen, Executive Director of Catholics United, told CNA in an e-mail last Friday that his group is getting ready to launch a news organization of its own.
Wilmington, Del., Sep 4, 2010 / 01:09 pm (CNA).- Many children and teenagers return to school this fall with thoughts of text messages, Facebook posts and Twitter alerts dancing in their heads. Those means of connecting in today's world can trigger headaches or nightmares for parents, teachers and school administrators.
Washington D.C., Sep 4, 2010 / 10:01 am (CNA).- A member of the advisory board for the group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good (CACG) confirmed to CNA on Friday that the organization had closed its offices, ceased the majority of its activities and that staff members had moved on to other jobs.
Washington D.C., Sep 4, 2010 / 07:50 am (CNA).- Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) claims to have wide support for proposed legislation to permit government funding for embryo-killing research and expects to pass it this month. Pro-life advocates, the U.S. Catholic bishops and a majority of likely voters have opposed such funding.
Omaha, Neb., Sep 3, 2010 / 02:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic medical professionals, clergy and lay people from across the United States and around the world are gathering this weekend to honor the legacy of the papal encyclical "Humane Vitae" and commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction based in Omaha, Nebraska.
New Shoreham, R.I., Sep 3, 2010 / 11:54 am (CNA).- Despite Hurricane Earl's projected path, which could see the Category 3 storm lashing some parts of the Rhode Island coast with tropical storm force winds by late Friday, Fr. Joseph Protano Jr. is undeterred in his mission as the pastor of the only Catholic Church on Block Island.
Lee's Summit, Mo., Sep 3, 2010 / 11:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic School, a 480 student elementary school in Missouri is competing for half a million dollars in a Kohl's department store online contest that ends Friday night. Though they still hope to be among the winning schools, they can already see the positive effects the contest has had on the community.
Phoenix, Ariz., Sep 3, 2010 / 05:54 am (CNA).- The Catholic Bishop of Phoenix responded Wednesday to a priest's reported participation in an attempted priestly ordination of a woman. Urging prayers for all involved, he said such actions are "divisive" and have "profoundly harmful consequences."
