Texas looking into city vote to bar restaurant chain over marriage views
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rashid Umar, Reuters By SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — The marketplace, not elected officials, should decide whether a company should open an outlet in a particular location, said San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller. In a March 27 statement, he said he has been asked what he thinks of the …
New head of CLINIC is experienced litigator, expert on immigration law
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) — Many people might not have noticed that Anna Gallagher took over Feb. 1 as executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC. If they hadn’t, they certainly would have March 8, when she called a …
Being Pro Life: Pregnancy loss is a real loss
She practically danced into the doctor’s office for her standard ultrasound appointment. When the sonographer placed the transducer (the handheld device that transmits the sound waves) onto her abdomen, nothing unusual was anticipated. But after some time, the technician informed her there was no heartbeat, and the baby was measuring …
Pope: Countries that sell arms have no right to talk about peace
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Nations that actively engage in arms dealing and help foment war in other countries should not expect to find peace in their own lands, Pope Francis said. During a wide-ranging interview with the Spanish news program, "Salvados," …
Movie Review: Unplanned
NEW YORK (CNS) — The hard-hitting, fact-based drama “Unplanned” (Pure Flix) dares its viewers to confront the reality of what happens when a baby is aborted. That’s an effective strategy on the part of co-writers and directors Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon, not least because the peculiar institution of our …
Obituaries for March
Father Gerard J. Witsken A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Gerard J. Witsken was celebrated March 22 at St. Teresa of Avila Church. Father Witsken, 76, died Feb. 18. A native of Cincinnati’s Western Hills, Father Witsken attended St. Teresa School, Elder High School, Xavier University and Mount St. …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for April
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for April Doctors and their Collaborators in War Zones For doctors and their humanitarian collaborators in war zones, who risk their lives to save the lives of others.
Seize the Moment: Get lit; raise the roof; hear the story; welcome them
Quick, grab your phone, open your calendar app, and mark this date: April 20, 2019. That’s the date for the liturgy of all liturgies, the greatest and most noble of all solemnities: The Easter Vigil. I love the Easter Vigil. There’s really no better way to seize the Easter season …
‘Spiritual combat’ must be part of fight against sex abuse, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME (CNS) — To fight clerical sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must have clear laws and procedures, but it also must engage in "spiritual combat," because it is obvious the devil is at work, Pope Francis said. After …
Spread mercy, build fraternity, pope urges Morocco’s Christian minority
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden RABAT, Morocco (CNS) — Celebrating Mass with members of Morocco’s tiny Catholic community, Pope Francis praised them for the many ways they "bear witness to the Gospel of mercy in this land." At the Mass March 31 in an arena at Rabat’s Prince …