Archive for June 25, 2018

Volunteers unload boxes of donations for immigrant families at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Morristown, Tenn. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Tennessee parish responds to immigration raid with support, prayer

The April day nearly 100 workers were taken into custody in the country’s largest worksite immigration raid in a decade,... Read more

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Supreme Court returns case of florist who declined gay wedding to lower court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated a Washington state ruling against local florist Barronelle Stutzman, who in 2013 declined... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Cardinal: To ensure religious freedom, minorities must be protected at home

With religious persecution on the rise in many parts of the world, Church leaders and diplomats called for legal and... Read more

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Detroit archbishop: A missionary attitude can remedy the evils of racism

Amid recent ecclesial efforts to combat the problem of racism, Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit released a pastoral note last... Read more

Activists shout chants during an 'End Family Detention' event at the Tornillo Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas, June 24, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

Anger over migrant family separation 'warranted', Archbishop Chaput says

In his latest column, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia called out the Trump administration and Congress for putting families in... Read more

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Argentine archdiocese asks for volunteers to join overnight pastoral team

The Priest Emergency Service of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina is inviting priests and lay people to join their... Read more

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Infant baptism violates human rights, says former Irish president

Former Irish President Mary McAleese has said that the baptism of infants is a form of coercion, calling on the... Read more

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By Carl Bunderson

Canons of St John Cantius founder remains barred from public ministry

The religious superior of Father C. Frank Phillips, former pastor of St. John Cantius Parish in Chicago, told the parish... Read more

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Religious sister from Iraq again denied entry to UK

Sister Ban Madleen, a Dominican sister from Iraq who had to flee ISIS, has once again been denied entry to... Read more

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At least 86 dead in clashes between farmers, herders in Nigeria

More than 80 people were killed over the weekend in clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria's central Plateau State.  Read more

Pope Francis with the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life in Vatican City on June 25, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis: Human ecology begins with accepting the body

A healthy human ecology begins with a respectful and holistic view of the body as God created it, Pope Francis... Read more