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Pakistan Supreme Court upholds blasphemy acquittal of Asia Bibi
IMAGE: CNS photo/Punjab Governor House handout via EPA By ISLAMABAD (CNS) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld its acquittal of a Pakistani Catholic woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy. Asia Bibi, a mother of five, is now free to leave Pakistan and is expected to join her family in Canada, where …
Mexico offers visas to caravan members, but plan remains controversial
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alexandre Meneghini, Reuters By David Agren CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (CNS) — At this normally bustling border crossing between Mexico and Guatemala, Central American migrants — part of a caravan that set out Jan. 15 from San Pedro Sula, Honduras — sat patiently on folding chairs in the shade. …
Steinfels: Grand jury report needed thorough review, which no one had done
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Fordham University By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Upon first hearing in August of the findings of a Pennsylvania grand jury about how Catholic clergy abused children and young people, veteran journalist Peter Steinfels was, like a lot other people — shocked and appalled. Soon, Steinfels told …
Steinfels: Grand jury report needed thorough review, which no one had done
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Fordham University By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Upon first hearing in August of the findings of a Pennsylvania grand jury about how Catholic clergy abused children and young people, veteran journalist Peter Steinfels was, like a lot other people — shocked and appalled. Soon, Steinfels told …
Bishops must realize seriousness of abuse crisis, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PANAMA (CNS) — The primary goal of the Vatican’s February summit on clerical sexual abuse and child protection is to help bishops understand the urgency of the crisis, Pope Francis said. During a news conference with journalists …
Bishops must realize seriousness of abuse crisis, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PANAMA (CNS) — The primary goal of the Vatican’s February summit on clerical sexual abuse and child protection is to help bishops understand the urgency of the crisis, Pope Francis said. During a news conference with journalists …
As World Youth Day closes, pope prompts volunteers to keep serving
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Just before leaving the physical and human warmth of Panama Jan. 27, Pope Francis stopped to thank the thousands of official volunteers, young and old, gathered at the capital city’s Rommel Fernandez Stadium to tell them that they had …
As World Youth Day closes, pope prompts volunteers to keep serving
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Just before leaving the physical and human warmth of Panama Jan. 27, Pope Francis stopped to thank the thousands of official volunteers, young and old, gathered at the capital city’s Rommel Fernandez Stadium to tell them that they had …
Pope calls for peace in Venezuela, denounces Philippine church bombing
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis prayed that a peaceful solution may be found in Venezuela as uncertainty and political instability grip the country. After praying the Angelus Jan. 27 with residents and workers at the Casa Hogar el Buen Samaritano, a …
Pope calls for peace in Venezuela, denounces Philippine church bombing
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis prayed that a peaceful solution may be found in Venezuela as uncertainty and political instability grip the country. After praying the Angelus Jan. 27 with residents and workers at the Casa Hogar el Buen Samaritano, a …