Sanctuary advocated by grass-roots leaders to blunt deportation crackdown
IMAGE: CNS/Dennis Sadowski By Dennis Sadowski MODESTO, Calif. (CNS) — The push for sanctuary was on a lot of minds at the U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements. Concerns about President Donald Trump’s intention to deport millions of unauthorized immigrants rose throughout the Feb. 16-19 gathering of more than …
Help stop war in Ukraine, aid children in need, says church leader
IMAGE: CNS photo/Alexander Ermochenko, By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church called on the international community to “stop the aggressor” in Ukraine’s “forgotten conflict” and help the 1 million children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. “I am appealing to the international community to …
Institute for Religious Liberty Asks: What Did the Founders Want, and Why?
By Gail Finke Those who missed it – and that includes nearly everyone in the tristate – are in luck. The presentations from the Thomas More College Institute for Religious Liberty symposium last weekend will be available to watch on the college’s website in March. The two-day even was Institute’s …
Pope appeals for aid as famine grips South Sudan
IMAGE: CNS photo/Nicolas Peissel, handout via EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis appealed for humanitarian assistance to South Sudan where famine threatens the lives of millions of people already suffering due to a three-year civil war. In the “martyred South Sudan,” he said, “a fratricidal …
Greed, selfishness corrupt beauty of God’s creation, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Humanity’s greed and selfishness can turn creation into a sad and desolate world instead of the sign of God’s love that it was meant to be, Pope Francis said. Human beings are often tempted to view creation as “a …
Greed, selfishness corrupt beauty of God’s creation, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Humanity’s greed and selfishness can turn creation into a sad and desolate world instead of the sign of God’s love that it was meant to be, Pope Francis said. Human beings are often tempted to view creation as “a …
Grass-roots leaders join call for ‘disrupting’ oppression that hurts many
IMAGE: CNS/Dennis Sadowski By Dennis Sadowski MODESTO, Calif. (CNS) — Affirming that all human life is sacred and all people are “protagonists of their future,” more than 600 grass-roots leaders echoed the call of a U.S. bishop to disrupt practices that cause oppression and violate human dignity. The leaders attending …
Grass-roots leaders join call for ‘disrupting’ oppression that hurts many
IMAGE: CNS/Dennis Sadowski By Dennis Sadowski MODESTO, Calif. (CNS) — Affirming that all human life is sacred and all people are “protagonists of their future,” more than 600 grass-roots leaders echoed the call of a U.S. bishop to disrupt practices that cause oppression and violate human dignity. The leaders attending …
Be ashamed when tempted to use church for power struggles, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whenever one is tempted to use the church for pursuing personal ambitions or to be arrogant, pray to feel ashamed, Pope Francis said. When the competitive bug strikes, reflect whether one can “see my Lord on the cross” and still be capable of …
Be ashamed when tempted to use church for power struggles, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whenever one is tempted to use the church for pursuing personal ambitions or to be arrogant, pray to feel ashamed, Pope Francis said. When the competitive bug strikes, reflect whether one can “see my Lord on the cross” and still be capable of …