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Priest says Egypt’s Christians feel they could be martyrs at any time
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohamed Abd El Ghany, Reuters By CAIRO (CNS) — Christians in Egypt “are getting to this idea that we could be a martyr at any moment,” the spokesman for the nation’s Catholic bishops told Catholic News Service. The spokesman, Father Rafic Greiche, also lamented the number of children …
College presidents appeal to homeland security for meeting on ‘dreamers’
IMAGE: EPA By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Worried about the fate of some of their students, more than 65 college presidents representing U.S. Catholic institutions asked for a meeting with the Secretary of Homeland Security to talk about immigration policy. “As leaders of Catholic colleges and universities, we are …
Catholic leaders find proposed federal budget largely fails the moral test
IMAGE: CNS/Tyler Orsburn By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget sent shivers through social service, education and environmental communities, prompting church leaders and advocates to question the administration’s commitment to people in need. The leaders repeated in interviews with Catholic News Service that …
Monument honors lives of two religious sisters fatally stabbed in 2016
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ruthie Robison, Mississippi Catholic By Ruthie Robison DURANT, Miss. (CNS) — A downpour of rain didn’t dampen a dedication and blessing ceremony of a monument to honor the lives of Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill, who were slain in their Durant home Aug. 25, 2016. They were …
Guidebook helps delegates prepare for Convocation of Catholic Leaders
IMAGE: CNS By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The 3,000 people attending the upcoming Convocation of Catholic Leaders are being seen as members of diocesan teams who will return home to act on what they see and learn while discussing the church’s role in a changing social landscape. A combination …
Gunmen take Catholic hostages; Philippines’ Duterte imposes martial law
IMAGE: CNS photo/Romeo Ranoco, Reuters By MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Gunmen claiming to have links with the Islamic State group threatened to kill hostages, including a Catholic priest, who were taken from the southern Philippine city of Marawi May 23. President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law across the entire Muslim-majority …
After years of cramped spaces, Ukrainian Catholics bless chapel in Odessa
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mariana Karapinka By Mariana Karapinka ODESSA, Ukraine (CNS) — When Anastasia Voinikova joined the local Ukrainian Catholic community more than 20 years ago, liturgies were celebrated at the basement of the Roman Catholic church. Later, in 2005, the community was able to purchase a private house and reconstruct …
God is no warlord claiming victory with enemies’ blood, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If it seems hard to find God in this world, it is because he chooses to be with the defeated and dejected and in places where most people are loath to go, Pope Francis said. “God does not like to be loved the …
Pope, President Trump speak of hopes for peace
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.” The atmosphere at the …
U.S. extends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians for six months
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andres Martinez Casares, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Tens of thousands of Haitians enrolled under the Temporary Protected Status program can stay in the United States until at least January. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly renewed the designation May 22. The decision affects more than 58,000 Haitians …