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Colombian martyrs: witnesses to the point of death
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ricardo Maldonado Rozo, EPA By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ decree to beatify two Colombian martyrs from two troubled eras in the South American country’s history underscores his call for courageous witness amid violence and persecution. “What does the church need today?” the pope …
Health bill must protect poor, unborn and conscience rights, bishop says
By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. senators must reject any bill that would replace the Affordable Care Act unless such a measure “protects poor and vulnerable people, including immigrants, safeguards the unborn and supports conscience rights,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee. Bishop Frank J. Dewane of …
Dewane: Budget ‘moral document’; House bill puts poor in ‘real jeopardy’
By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. House budget resolution “will place millions of poor and vulnerable people in real jeopardy” because it reduces deficits “through cuts for human needs” and by trying to slash taxes at the same time, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy …
Pope’s visit to Cartagena to highlight inequality in Latin America
IMAGE: CNS photo/The Crosiers By Barbara J. Fraser LIMA, Peru (CNS) — When Pope Francis visits Colombia in September, he will take his message of mercy and reconciliation to Cartagena, a city that still bears scars of its painful history as a slave port. And he will walk the streets …
U.S. bishops call for permanent protection for young migrants
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chair of the migration committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged the Trump administration to “ensure permanent protection” for youth who were brought to the U.S. as minors without legal documentation. Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, …
Catholic cartoonist draws inspiration from fantasy classics, family life
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ashleigh Kassock, Catholic Herald By Ashleigh Kassock FRONT ROYAL, Va. (CNS) — As many parents know, all kids come into the world ready to draw, but as the years pass, each child reaches a point where they make a choice — to draw or not to draw. It …
Facebook restores Catholic pages after their apparent removal
IMAGE: Catholic News Service By Josephine von Dohlen WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Facebook pages whose sponsors reported had been suddenly removed late July 17 were restored just over 24 hours later. Twenty-one Brazilian-based Catholic Facebook pages, such as a Papa Francisco Brazil page, as well as four English sites, could …
Investigation into Regensburg choir finds more than 500 boys were abused
IMAGE: CNS photo/Armin Weigel, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — More than 500 boys suffered abuse at the hands of dozens of teachers and priests at the school that trains the prestigious boys choir of the Regensburg Cathedral in Germany, said an independent investigator. Former students of the …
Gingrich, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Vatican, testifies at hearing
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters By Carolyn Mackenzie WASHINGTON (CNS) — Callista Gingrich testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations July 18 for her confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Gingrich, 51, affirmed the administration’s commitment to protecting human rights …
Health care prescription? Regroup, cooperate, Catholic health leaders say
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — After efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed late July 17 in the U.S. Senate, Catholic health care leaders said they hope Congress will work together, in small steps, to fix flaws in the current legislation. …