Supreme Court tie vote blocks temporary plan to stop deportations
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andrew Gombert, EPA By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — With a tie vote June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Obama administration’s plan to temporarily protect more than 4 million unauthorized immigrants from deportation. The court’s 4-4 vote leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the …
Pope hails Colombia peace accord, briefly comments on Brexit
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ARMENIA (CNS) — Commenting on the peace agreement reached in Colombia, Pope Francis hailed the end of “more than 50 years of war and guerilla warfare and so much bloodshed.” Pope Francis told reporters flying with him to Armenia …
Blueprint of Catholic response to Orlando: Pray, act, show solidarity
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Orlando, Florida, and the nation moves on from the shock of the June 12 nightclub attack, many are finding that there is no set path to find solace. But in the midst of collective mourning over the worst …
With record-high temperatures, volunteers help keep the vulnerable safe
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy Wiechec By Nancy Wiechec PHOENIX (CNS) — As triple-digit temperatures hit the desert Southwest, charities are working overtime to keep homeless and vulnerable people safe. “This is our winter,” said Shannon Clancy, chief philanthropy officer for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix. “Out West when …
Vatican following case of Chinese Bishop Ma, spokesman says
IMAGE: CNS/UCAnews By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican said it has had no direct contact with Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin of Shanghai, who apparently wrote a blog post in June that gave many people the impression he had recanted an earlier decision to abandon the Chinese …
SVDP warehouse roof collapses in wake of storm [Video]
A warehouse owned by St. Vincent de Paul suffered a partial roof collapse in the wake of severe storms that rolled through Cincinnati early Thursday morning. See video and more photos below The building was empty at the time of the roof collapse, and no one was hurt. Jim Wenstrup, logistics …
Theology of the Body in schools more than God-based sex ed
A popular misunderstanding holds that “Theology of the Body” programs in Catholic schools represents little more than sex education with a religious gloss. Father Thomas Wray, director of the archdiocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, is happy to dispel that notion. “Theology of the Body is a view of the …
Throwback Thursday: Auxiliary bishop’s resignation leads to new archbishop
On June 20, 2007, Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati Carl K. Moeddel‘s resignation for health reasons was accepted by the Vatican. Changes in the episcopacy are major events in the history of a diocese, and this change is the focus of today’s Throwback Thursday. Bishop Moeddel’s resignation, which was significant by itself, is …
Stories of persecution suffered by religious led Marist brother to vocation
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Tyler Orsburn BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CNS) — It was the stories of how his teachers, Mexican-born religious brothers, had suffered persecution that steered Marist Brother Paul Phillipp of south Texas, now 92, to his religious vocation. Reared on a farm some 25 miles west of Brownsville, …
HHS says California can require that all health plans cover elective abortions
By WASHINGTON (CNS) — A federal agency has determined that California can continue to demand that all health plans under the jurisdiction of the state’s Department of Managed Health Care — “even those purchased by churches and other religious organizations” — cover elective abortions for any reason. The coverage includes …