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'If you want to be happy for the rest of your life' - Study finds women of faith most satisfied in marriage
On: 5/22/2019, CNA Staff , In: Nation
Denver, Colo., May 22, 2019 CNA.- A new study examining the correlation between religion and marital happiness found that women who are part of a highly religious, traditional couple are most likely to report being happy in marriage, as well as sexually ...

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'If you want to be happy for the rest of your life' - Study finds women of faith most satisfied in marriage
On: 5/22/2019, CNA Staff , In: Nation
Denver, Colo., May 22, 2019 CNA.- A new study examining the correlation between religion and marital happiness found that women who are part of a highly religious, traditional couple are most likely to report being happy in marriage, as well as sexually ...

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Democratic governor of Louisiana says he will sign heartbeat bill
On: 5/22/2019, CNA Staff , In: Nation
Baton Rouge, La., May 21, 2019 CNA.- The governor of Louisiana - a Catholic Democrat - says he will sign a bill banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, if the legislation arrives on his desk. “My inclination is to sign ...

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Pennsylvania Catholic church vandalized with pro-choice graffiti
On: 5/22/2019, CNA Staff , In: Nation
Philadelphia, Pa., May 21, 2019 CNA.- A Catholic church in Pennsylvania was vandalized with pro-choice graffiti over the weekend as the abortion debate escalates around the country, following the passage of a major abortion law in Alabama. Parishioners ...

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Burns: 'Sensational' raid on Dallas chancery was 'traumatic' and unnecessary
On: 5/22/2019, CNA Staff , In: Nation
Dallas, Texas, May 21, 2019 CNA.- The Bishop of Dallas says that a May 15 police raid on diocesan offices was sensationalism, traumatic, and a waste of resources. “This event was most traumatic for those who were present in the building at ...

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Prayer not possible without Holy Spirit, pope says at audience
On: 5/22/2019, Junno Arocho Esteves , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Holy Spirit gives Christians the courage and the strength needed to engage in a loving dialogue with God that is like the dialogue of a child with his or her father, Pope Francis said. "Do not forget this: The protagonist of ...

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'If you want to be happy for the rest of your life' - Study finds women of faith most satisfied in marriage

Denver, Colo., May 22, 2019 CNA.- A new study examining the correlation between religion and marital happiness found that women who are part of a highly religious, traditional couple are most likely to report being happy in marriage, as well as sexually satisfied in their relationship.

Baton Rouge, La., May 21, 2019 CNA.- The governor of Louisiana - a Catholic Democrat - says he will sign a bill banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, if the legislation arrives on his desk.

Philadelphia, Pa., May 21, 2019 CNA.- A Catholic church in Pennsylvania was vandalized with pro-choice graffiti over the weekend as the abortion debate escalates around the country, following the passage of a major abortion law in Alabama.

Dallas, Texas, May 21, 2019 CNA.- The Bishop of Dallas says that a May 15 police raid on diocesan offices was sensationalism, traumatic, and a waste of resources. “This event was most traumatic for those who were present in the building at the time, as some of the approximate 40 law enforcement agents approached employees in ski masks and SWAT gear,” Dallas Bishop Edward Burns said in a statement.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Holy Spirit gives Christians the courage and the strength needed to engage in a loving dialogue with God that is like the dialogue of a child with his or her father, Pope Francis said.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- During his installation ceremony as the new archbishop of Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory acknowledged the struggles that have recently impacted the Catholic Church and urged Catholic leaders and laity not to lose faith.