New Smithsonian exhibit explores diversity of religion in early America
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Carolyn Mackenzie WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s new exhibition, “Religion in Early America,” celebrates the free exercise of religion and the religious diversity that define American faith life. The exhibit features artifacts from Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other major world …
Constituent Assembly will ‘mortgage’ Venezuela’s future, Vatican says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican called on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to respect the will of the people and respect the nation’s current constitution. The Vatican urged Maduro “to suspend ongoing initiatives …
Constituent Assembly will ‘mortgage’ Venezuela’s future, Vatican says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican called on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to respect the will of the people and respect the nation’s current constitution. The Vatican urged Maduro “to suspend ongoing initiatives …
USCCB president urges Trump to quickly act to ease contraceptive mandate
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on President Donald Trump to ease the “onerous” contraceptive mandate of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Affordable Care Act because it violates religious freedom. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said …
USCCB president urges Trump to quickly act to ease contraceptive mandate
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on President Donald Trump to ease the “onerous” contraceptive mandate of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Affordable Care Act because it violates religious freedom. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said …
Catholic groups ask Congress to reject ‘discriminatory’ RAISE Act
IMAGE: CNS photo/Zach Gibson, pool via EPA By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Calling a proposed piece of legislation “discriminatory,” the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration called on the president and Congress to reject a bill that seeks to drastically cut legal immigration levels …
Ancient order, modern times: Order of Malta focuses on renewal
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — For more than 900 years, the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta has seen its fair share of victories, defeats and institutional changes. However, those challenges did not prepare them for the intense media scrutiny that followed a …
Ancient order, modern times: Order of Malta focuses on renewal
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert Duncan By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — For more than 900 years, the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta has seen its fair share of victories, defeats and institutional changes. However, those challenges did not prepare them for the intense media scrutiny that followed a …
Coldwater parish celebrates 150 years of faith
Shortly after the Civil War, things were booming around the Village of Coldwater, Ohio, in Mercer County, where mostly German immigrants were farming, felling timber and watching the Iron Horse come to connect them to Dayton and other large commercial hubs. in 1867, three Catholic Coldwater families approached Father Jacob …
Bishop asks Congress to reject ‘discriminatory’ immigration bill
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Calling a proposed piece of legislation “discriminatory,” the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration called on the president and Congress to reject a bill that seeks to drastically cut legal immigration levels over a decade, and which also would …