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After furor over remarks, DNC chair to meet with pro-life Dems’ head
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — After a furor erupted over his statement that the Democratic Party should support only those candidates who support legal abortion, Democratic National Committee chairman Thomas Perez will meet with the head of Democrats for Life of America, Kristen Day. …
Vatican official tells Hong Kong youths: Get involved in synod prep
IMAGE: CNS photo/Francis Wong By HONG KONG (CNS) — Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, encouraged young Catholics in Hong Kong to get involved in preparation for the next Synod of Bishops, which will discuss young people. Ucanews.com reported that during a 90-minute dialogue held May 13 …
Afghan women left everything behind — except their sewing skills
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ashleigh Buyers, Catholic Herald By Mary Stachyra Lopez FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (CNS) — Before Mahnaz left Afghanistan with her husband and four sons, she carefully packed beautiful black, red and white curtains in the few suitcases she could bring along to her new life in a country 7,000 miles …
Bishops put U.K.’s future at top of list of election issues
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andy Rain, EPA By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — The bishops of England and Wales have put the post-Brexit future of the United Kingdom at the top of a list of priority issues for Catholic voters to consider before the June 8 general election. In a two-page …
World Youth Day logo shows symbols for Mary, Panama
By PANAMA CITY (CNS) — A logo depicting symbols for Mary, Panama and the Panama Canal was selected as the winning design to promote World Youth Day 2019. The design by Amber Calvo, 20, a Panamanian student studying architecture, was chosen from 103 entries submitted for the event that will …
Reports say Callista Gingrich will be nominated as Vatican ambassador
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Gingrich Productions By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, will be Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, two U.S. news outlets are reporting. The New York Times and CNN reported May 14 that the official …
Vatican, Jewish museums explore menorah in art and dark legend
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old legend that the Vatican is hiding the golden menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem. A two-part exhibition, …
Returning from Fatima, pope says he has doubts about Medjugorje
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL (CNS) — While the investigations into the very first alleged apparitions at Medjugorje in must continue, Pope Francis said he has doubts about claims that Mary continues to appear in the village of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Asked May 13 …
Fatima seers become church’s youngest non-martyred saints
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord. …
Fatima brings hope for peace in suffering Venezuela, pilgrim says
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Our Lady of Fatima’s message of peace to a country suffering from war and persecution resonates today just as it did a century ago, a Venezuelan pilgrim said. Jose Antonio dos Santos told Catholic News Service May 13 that …