Denver, Colo., May 24, 2013 / 06:04 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The lawyer representing Hobby Lobby and its Christian owners in a lawsuit challenging the federal contraception mandate is heartened following the case's hearing before a federal appeals court.
Vatican City, May 24, 2013 / 03:19 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- According to an Italian bishop, Benedict XVI is concluding work on what was to have been his encyclical on faith, and Pope Francis will be writing an encyclical on poverty.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 24, 2013 / 02:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia says Americans need to awaken to threats against religious freedom given the new revelations about IRS targeting of religious groups and the continued burdens of the HHS mandate.
Vatican City, May 24, 2013 / 12:00 pm (EWTN News).- Pope Francis says he admires the strength of migrants and that Catholics who work with them are engaged in “a mission of hope.”