Chance to win $500k for Catholic school creates national buzz

Lincoln, Neb., Sep 02, 2010 / 07:49 am (EWTN News/CNA).- The opportunity for a Catholic high school in Nebraska to win $500,000 to help build a new kitchen is creating excitement and drawing voters from around the diocese, the city and Catholics of all ages across the nation.

Pope and Nobel Prize-winning Israeli president hope for peace in Holy Land

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sep 02, 2010 / 07:40 am (EWTN News/CNA).- As the Palestinian and Israeli governments seek an agreement in Washington, the Israeli president and Pope Benedict XVI hoped for "lasting peace" on Thursday. The Pope was recognized by the Nobel Prize-winning Israeli leader during the encounter as the "Shepherd" leading to the "the fields of peace."

Texas court rules that gay couples cannot divorce in state

Dallas, Texas, Sep 02, 2010 / 01:09 am (EWTN News).- A Texas court of appeals ruled on Tuesday that gay couples who legally “marry” in other states throughout the U.S. cannot obtain a divorce Texas, where same-sex “marriage” is banned.

Evangelization is Church's greatest gift to people of Asia, writes Pope

Vatican City, Sep 01, 2010 / 09:07 pm (EWTN News).- Lay Catholics have an "indispensable role" in the "vast horizon" of evangelization in Asia, said the Holy Father in a letter to participants in a congress in South Korea. He called the increasing number of Christians suited to carry out this task "a sign of immense hope for the future of the Church in Asia."