USCCB Chairman Welcomes Ninth Circuit Decision Upholding Preliminary Injunction on Refugee Resettlement Pause and Travel Ban
INDIANAPOLIS—On June 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit largely affirmed a nationwide preliminary injunction against implementation of sections of the Administration’s executive order that attempted to suspend and limit the U.S. refugee resettlement program and also attempted to ban the entry of people from six Muslim-majority …
Retired priest: “I’m just being present”: Father David Brinkmoeller travels, volunteers, but at a slower pace
Like many a recent retiree, Father David Brinkmoeller’s agenda includes a Caribbean trip. In his case, it’s not a getaway. Father Brinkmoeller, 71, left Cincinnati for Trinidad so he could spend a few weeks this spring assisting the Living Water Community, a Catholic charismatic missionary group. Living Water’s ministries include …
DiNardo: Local officers shouldn’t be required to enforce immigration laws
By HOUSTON (CNS) — Local law enforcement and local jurisdictions should not be required to enforce federal immigration law, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Local law enforcement officials “work long hours to protect our communities” and efforts to charge them …
Chaldean Catholic bishop calls ICE raid, arrests ‘painful’ for community
By SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (CNS) — When U.S. immigration agents rounded up and arrested Chaldean Christians in southeast Michigan June 11, it was “a very strange and painful day for our community in America,” said the head of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle, based in Southfield. “With …
Poverty requires action, not empty words, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People cannot sit back and be indifferent or unresponsive to growing poverty in the world as a privileged minority accumulates “ostentatious wealth,” Pope Francis said. “God created the heavens and the earth for all; yet sadly some have erected barriers, walls and fences, …
A picture says a thousand words: Festival Mania
The weekend of June 9th – 11th saw 10 Festivals in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The CT Crew hit 6 of them. Our first stop was St. Gertrude Madeira.
Amazing Parish strengthens, energizes faith communities
Parish teams and Catholic leaders from across the country, including the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, gathered in Atlanta March 13 to 15 to learn how parishes can become healthier. Nearly 1,100 people attended the conference offered by the Denver-based organization, Amazing Parish, and featuring Mass and prayer, team sessions, presentations and …
Vatican bank reports $40 million profit in 2016
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, made a profit of 36 million euros (about $40 million) in 2016, according to its annual report. The institute held assets worth 5.7 billion euros at year’s end, which …
Catholic congressman returns from South Sudan, aims to fight famine
IMAGE: CNS photo/Helen Manson, U.S. Embassy in Uganda By Carolyn Mackenzie WASHINGTON (CNS) — A Catholic congressman fresh from a fact-finding trip to East Africa, conscious of the human rights concerns brought on by famine and military violence, aims to increase funding for affected areas and urge reappointment of a …
Vatican: Failure to protect child migrants an insult to human dignity
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Too often, national and international policies leave migrant children at the mercy of traffickers and sexual predators and are signs of a widespread failure to protect the innocent, a Vatican official said. In addition, policies that involve criminalizing and detaining child migrants …