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Cardinal says Venezuela must take blame for 10 election-related deaths
IMAGE: CNS photo/Garcia Rawlins, Reuters By Cody Weddle CARACAS, Venezuela (CNS) — Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino said the nation’s government must take the blame for at least 10 deaths related to a controversial election. “This is the responsibility of the president of the republic, the high command, and the ministers,” …
After repeal fails, ‘task remains’ to reform health care, says bishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Aaron P. Bernstein, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — After the Senate Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass a “skinny” repeal to remove parts of the Affordable Care Act in the early hours of July 28, the U.S. Catholic Church’s lead spokesman on the issue said the …
Pope leads prayers for victims of ‘perverse plague’ of trafficking
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marcel van Dorst – MaRicMedia, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Human trafficking is “brutal, savage and criminal,” Pope Francis said, but often it seems like people see it as a sad, but normal fact of life. “I want to call everyone to make a commitment …
Pope leads prayers for victims of ‘perverse plague’ of trafficking
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marcel van Dorst – MaRicMedia, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Human trafficking is “brutal, savage and criminal,” Pope Francis said, but often it seems like people see it as a sad, but normal fact of life. “I want to call everyone to make a commitment …
British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care
IMAGE: CNS/family handout, courtesy Featureworld By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Charlie Gard, the British baby whose legal battle caught the attention of the world, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday, his family announced. Connie Yates, the baby’s mother, issued a brief statement saying: …
British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care
IMAGE: CNS/family handout, courtesy Featureworld By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Charlie Gard, the British baby whose legal battle caught the attention of the world, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday, his family announced. Connie Yates, the baby’s mother, issued a brief statement saying: …
After repeal fails, ‘task remains’ to reform health care, says bishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Aaron P. Bernstein, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — After the Senate Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass a “skinny” repeal to remove parts of the Affordable Care Act in the early hours of July 28, a U.S. bishop said the “task of reforming the health care …
Upcoming referendum will only worsen crisis, Venezuelan bishops say
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Garcias, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Days before a referendum to elect a constituent assembly to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, leaders of the country’s bishops’ conference said the referendum is illegal and will only increase the suffering of the people. The July 30 referendum …
World ‘sorely needs’ Scouts’ values of generosity, service, says nuncio
IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Roytek, courtesy Boy Scouts of America By GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (CNS) — Scouting develops generosity, service and fraternity, which are all values “our world sorely needs,” the papal nuncio told Catholic Scouts gathered for a July 23 Mass during the annual Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree. …
‘We are bridge builders’: Maronite Catholic youth gather in Lebanon
IMAGE: CNS photo/Johnny Antoun By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) — They came from around the world, from Australia, South America, Europe and the United States. Some came from Africa, and some from nearby countries in the Middle East. They clapped and ululated, creating a celebratory atmosphere as nearly 500 …