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Pope reassures foster kids, says life events can make adults ‘fragile’
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohammed Badra, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When people are unable to love or accept a child with problems or illness, many times it’s because they are too weak themselves to be able to bear someone else’s vulnerabilities, Pope Francis told a group of children …
U.S. bishops declare national call-in day to urge Congress to save DACA
IMAGE: CNS photo/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — After the Senate failed Feb. 15 to garner the 60 votes needed to move a bill forward to protect the “Dreamers,” officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced a “National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers” Feb. 26. “We …
Nuns withdraw from ministry in Mexican city wrought by violence
IMAGE: CNS photo/Francisca Meza, EPA By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — An order of nuns has withdrawn from an especially violent city after the parents and sister of one of the women religious were kidnapped and killed. The Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, where two priests were murdered Feb. 5, said …
Catholics urged to appeal to lawmakers in Congress to pass DACA bill now
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — By day’s end Feb. 15, members of the U.S. Senate had rejected four immigration proposals, leaving it unclear how lawmakers will address overall immigration reform and keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in place. Late that …
Florida school shooting an act of ‘horrifying evil,’ says Miami archbishop
IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgio Viera, EPA By MIAMI (CNS) — Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski urged community members to come together “to support one another in this time of grief” after a shooting rampage Feb. 14 at a Broward County high school left at least 17 people dead. “With God’s help, …
Updated: Pope told Jesuits he regularly meets abuse survivors, journal reports
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits in Peru that he often meets on Fridays with survivors of sex abuse. The meetings, which he said do not always become public knowledge, make it clear that the survivors’ process of …
DACA, TPS recipients face uncertain future, but say their love will endure
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Tyler Orsburn WASHINGTON (CNS) — Love has its ways. And so does Facebook. That’s how Sadhana Singh and My Ford Noel met last April. She’s a “Dreamer” attending Trinity Washington University. He moved to Washington from Palm Beach, Florida. Both received scholarships from TheDream.US, and …
U.S. Catholics urged to join pope in prayers for South Sudan, Congo
IMAGE: CNS photo/James Akena, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops encouraged Catholics across the nation to join with Pope Francis Feb. 23 for a special day of prayer and fasting for peace, with special prayers for Congo and South Sudan. “Tragically, violent …
Lent is time to notice God’s work, receive God’s mercy, pope says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — Lent is a time for Christians to get their hearts in sync with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said. “Let the Lord heal the wounds of sin and fulfill the prophecy made to our fathers: ‘A new heart I will …
Sisters from Minnesota Catholic schools play on separate Olympic teams
IMAGE: CNS photo/Adam Bettcher, Reuters By Matthew Davis ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Few schools can claim an Olympic athlete among their alumni base. Even fewer schools have more than one, especially from the same family. But Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood and St. Odilia School in Shoreview — both …