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Attack on Christians in southern Egypt leaves at least 26 dead
CAIRO (CNS) — Masked assailants attacked a bus carrying Coptic Orthodox Christians on the way to St. Samuel Monastery in southern Egypt, killing at least 26 people, many of them children, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. “It is too early to say who is behind it, but certainly terrorists, …
Fatima at 100: Story of apparitions continues to attract attention
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paulo Cunha, EPA Catholic Telegraph Update: The Companions of St. James has a tour to Fatima. The Tour begins September 24th – October 5th, 2017 with Bishop Joseph Binzer. For details go to http://2017pilgrimage.com/ By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While conversion and prayer are at …
Catholic approach to development looks at body and soul, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano, handout By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Catholic approach to development aims at helping people achieve both physical and spiritual well-being and promotes both individual responsibility and community ties, Pope Francis said. A development that is “fully human” recognizes that being a person means …
Pope horrified by ‘unacceptable massacre’ in Syria
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis strongly condemned a shocking chemical attack in Syria that left some 70 people, including at least 10 children, dead. “We are horrified by the latest events in Syria. I strongly deplore the unacceptable massacre that took place yesterday in the …
Archdiocese announces beatification date for Oklahoma priest
IMAGE: CNS By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City announced that one its native sons, Father Stanley Rother, a North American priest who worked in Guatemala and was brutally murdered there in 1981, will be beatified Sept. 23 in Oklahoma. “It’s official! Praised be Jesus Christ! …
Mideast Christians, especially those displaced, face mounting challenges
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Christians in the Middle East look back on 2016, they wonder if there will be much to celebrate amid mounting challenges, particularly for those displaced by conflicts in Iraq and Syria. “As much as we are pleased that our homelands from which thousands of Christians were …
NCEA leader says school choice support can help Catholic parents
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy NCEA By Valerie Schmalz SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — The Trump administration’s apparent endorsement of parental school choice could present a “huge opportunity” for Catholic school parents, the president of the National Catholic Educational Association told a group of Catholic high school teachers in San Francisco. “This could …
Bishops say refugee ban raises deep concerns over religious freedom
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andrew Kelly, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairmen of three U.S. bishops’ committees Jan. 31 expressed solidarity with the Muslim community and expressed deep concern over religious freedom issues they said President Donald Trump’s refugee ban raises. Trump’s executive memorandum of Jan. 27 “has generated fear and …
Jerusalem archbishop: Mideast Christians suffer but keep faith strong
IMAGE: CNS photo/Debbie Hill By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — Except for specific incidents in Egypt and one in Libya, Christians in the Middle East are suffering the same fate as their fellow citizens, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, told media in response to …
Put aside ideology and work to rebuild Aleppo, say Catholic leaders
By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) — Mideast Catholic leaders are urging people to put aside ideology and blame and work to rebuild the city of Aleppo, Syria. “The world is divided. Each one is accusing the other,” said Syrian-born Catholic Patriarch Gregoire III Laham. “Between the superpowers bickering, a …
