At the border, communities vent anger toward Washington
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Trash was not picked up around some of the most famous of monuments in Washington, and the White House Visitor Center and other tourist spots in the nation’s capital closed as the president and lawmakers refused to find …
Seek the Lord by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
New Year’s is a time to both look back and look ahead. The past year has been undeniably difficult for all Catholics. The faithful understandably have reacted with anger and frustration to the historic mishandling of child sexual abuse in the Church and the lack of accountability by some bishops. …
Busca al Senor par el Arzobispo Dennis M. Schnurr
El Año Nuevo es un momento para mirar hacia atrás y mirar hacia adelante. No se puede negar que el año pasado ha sido difícil para todos los Católicos. Los fieles, han reaccionado comprensiblemente, con enojo y frustración ante el mal manejo histórico del abuso sexual infantil en la Iglesia …
Louisiana parishioners find ‘I prayed’ stickers help evangelize
IMAGE: CNS photo/Richard Meek, The Cath By Richard Meek BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS) — An Election Day mistake opened the door wide for some real evangelization. It began as some voting locations Nov. 6 ran out of "I Voted" stickers, which are traditionally provided by the Louisiana Secretary of State’s …
Ohio Senate fails to override Governor Kasich’s veto of Heartbeat Bill
House Bill 258 was introduced to the Ohio Legislature on June 16, 2018. A brief summary is as follows: Abortion prohibited when there is a fetal heartbeat Generally prohibits a person from knowingly and purposefully performing or inducing an abortion with the specific intent of causing or abetting the …
Reject abortion, defend all human lives, Italian bishops say
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sanjeef Gupta, EPA By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — Defending and protecting human life means rejecting abortion, caring for the sick, offering a decent welcome to immigrants, valuing the contributions of the elderly, encouraging families to have children and caring for the environment, the bishops of Italy said. …
Congolese church leaders warn against further election delays
IMAGE: CNS photo/Baz Ratner, Reuters By KINSHASA, Congo (CNS) — The new archbishop of Kinshasa warned peace will be endangered if elections — repeatedly delayed — are not held Dec. 30. Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, installed as archbishop of Kinshasa in late November, preached about peace and the elections during …
CRS working in Indonesia to assess needs of tsunami survivors
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jorge Silva, Reuters By JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — Catholic Relief Services is working with local partners to help determine the greatest needs of survivors of Indonesia’s Dec. 22 tsunami, said Yenni Suryani, country manager for the U.S. agency. "People whose homes were destroyed are staying in evacuation centers …
First martyr offers lessons in faith, forgiveness, pope says
IMAGE: cNS photo/Claudio Peri, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While "it may seem strange" to celebrate the feast of the first Christian martyr on the day after Christmas, Pope Francis said it serves as a reminder that Jesus came to offer his life for the salvation of …
Vatican opens medical clinic for the homeless
IMAGE: By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just before Christmas the Vatican announced it had opened a new medical clinic for the homeless and the poor, expanding services previously offered in a small space just outside St. Peter’s Square. The Merciful Mother Clinic, which has three fully equipped examining …