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Prayer for peace in Congo, South Sudan a call to action, cardinal says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace in war-torn countries like South Sudan and Congo is also a reminder for world leaders to protect their countrymen from violence and injustice, a Vatican official said. In an article …
Chileans speak to Vatican team sent to investigate abuse cover-up charges
IMAGE: CNS photo/Claudio Santana, Reuters By Jane Chambers SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — Chilean clergy sex abuse victims gave testimony to a Vatican team sent to investigate charges that church officials covered up the abuse. But many of the victims gave their testimony to a Spanish-speaking Vatican official after the main …
Rev. Graham dies; world famous evangelist was admired by most Americans
IMAGE: CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters By MONTREAT, N.C. (CNS) — The Rev. Billy Graham, a fiery Baptist preacher who was easily the most famous evangelist of the 20th century and for decades one of the world figures most admired by Americans, died early Feb. 21 at his home in Montreat, …
Pope reassures foster kids, says life events can make adults ‘fragile’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohammed Badra, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When people are unable to love or accept a child with problems or illness, many times it’s because they are too weak themselves to be able to bear someone else’s vulnerabilities, Pope Francis told a group of children …
U.S. bishops declare national call-in day to urge Congress to save DACA
IMAGE: CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — After the Senate failed Feb. 15 to garner the 60 votes needed to move a bill forward to protect the “Dreamers,” officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced a “National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers” Feb. 26. “We …
Nuns withdraw from ministry in Mexican city wrought by violence
IMAGE: CNS photo/Francisca Meza, EPA By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — An order of nuns has withdrawn from an especially violent city after the parents and sister of one of the women religious were kidnapped and killed. The Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, where two priests were murdered Feb. 5, said …
Catholics urged to appeal to lawmakers in Congress to pass DACA bill now
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — By day’s end Feb. 15, members of the U.S. Senate had rejected four immigration proposals, leaving it unclear how lawmakers will address overall immigration reform and keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in place. Late that …
Florida school shooting an act of ‘horrifying evil,’ says Miami archbishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgio Viera, EPA By MIAMI (CNS) — Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski urged community members to come together “to support one another in this time of grief” after a shooting rampage Feb. 14 at a Broward County high school left at least 17 people dead. “With God’s help, …
Updated: Pope told Jesuits he regularly meets abuse survivors, journal reports
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits in Peru that he often meets on Fridays with survivors of sex abuse. The meetings, which he said do not always become public knowledge, make it clear that the survivors’ process of …
DACA, TPS recipients face uncertain future, but say their love will endure
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Tyler Orsburn WASHINGTON (CNS) — Love has its ways. And so does Facebook. That’s how Sadhana Singh and My Ford Noel met last April. She’s a “Dreamer” attending Trinity Washington University. He moved to Washington from Palm Beach, Florida. Both received scholarships from TheDream.US, and …