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‘Deception’ guided court cases that legalized abortion, archbishop says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — The two Supreme Court cases that legalized abortion virtually on demand in the United States were based on "deception," said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas. "The late Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, lied …
Take charge of your roots, culture, pope tells indigenous youths
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said that in order to face the challenges ahead, young indigenous men and women must protect and never forget their roots and their cultures. In a video message sent to the World Meeting of Indigenous Youth in Soloy, Panama, Jan. …
Without a voice at home, Nicaraguans ask Washington-based OAS for help
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — For a few hours, Gio Gomez left the warmth of the Florida sun and headed north toward an arctic blast in Washington. She protected herself from the winter breeze while wrapped in a yellow and white Vatican flag outside the …
Australia delegation makes pre-WYD stops at March for Life, Guadalupe
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — About 1,000 young Catholic Australians left their homeland to participate in World Youth Day in Panama. But, since they were in the neighborhood — well, make that hemisphere — about half of them made a visit to Washington prior to …
Vatican releases guidelines to help church fight human trafficking
IMAGE: CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has created a set of pastoral guidelines to inspire and improve the church’s work in addressing the crime of human trafficking and the care of its victims worldwide. The Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery …
Julliard-trained violinist returns to N.J. roots to record first album
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Lauren Desberg By Carl Peters CAMDEN, N.J. (CNS) — In recent months, violinist Alana Youssefian has performed at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Yale University and venues in Texas, California, Washington and Canada. But she’s coming home to New Jersey — her hometown …
Cardinal Wuerl acknowledges he knew of one accusation against predecessor
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a second letter issued in mid-January about what he knew and didn’t regarding abuse allegations involving his predecessor, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Washington’s retired archbishop, apologized Jan. 15 for what he called a "lapse of memory," clarifying that he knew …
Pope wants abuse summit to lead to clarity, action
IMAGE: CNS photos/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At the upcoming meeting on protecting minors, Pope Francis wants leaders of the world’s bishops’ conferences to clearly understand what must be done to prevent abuse, care for victims and ensure no case is whitewashed or covered up. "The …
Lord’s Prayer is reaching out for father’s loving embrace, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To pray well, people need to have the heart of a child — a child who feels safe and loved in a father’s tender embrace, Pope Francis said. If people have become estranged from God, feel lonely, abandoned or have …
Visiting bishops see ‘incomprehensible complexity’ of Holy Land situation
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Mazur via catholicnews.org.uk By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) — Visiting with Christian communities in northern Israel and the northern Palestinian Territories has helped bishops participating in the annual Holy Land Coordination see "the great need" to promote an understanding between Israelis and Palestinians, said Bishop Noel Treanor …