Christians in the Middle East face extinction because of genocide, wars and international indifference to their plight, according to panelists at a Dec. 5 interfaith forum in Manhattan.
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Lithuanian Archbishop Cites Russian Build-Up
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) – Lithuanian Archbishop Gintaras Grusas said citizens are anxious about military threats from neighboring Russia but said support from Europe and the United States helped calm those fears.
Pope Plans to Visit Ireland in 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – After meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said the pope confirmed he will visit Ireland in 2018 and that trip organizers would look at the possibility of a stop in Northern Ireland.
Pope’s Schedule Released As Christmas Tree Rises
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As a towering spruce tree was erected in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ liturgy schedule for Advent, Christmas and the month of January.
Church Reactions to Castro’s Death
In a brief, two-paragraph telegram in Spanish, Pope Francis extended his condolences to Cuban President Raul Castro on the “sad news” of “the death of your dear brother.”
Brooklyn’s Cuban-born Bishop Reacts to the Death of Castro
Cuban-born Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros said that the death of Fidel Castro “is not a time for vengeance, not a time for anger. But it is a time to see how we can shed some light on building up a country that has been destroyed by the ideology brought upon the island by these two men – the Castro brothers.”
A Reflection on the Passing of The Former Cuban President
By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio In June of 1987, as a representative of the Bishops’ Conference of the United States in my role as executive director of their migration and refugee services, I met alone and personally with Fidel Castro for two-late night sessions beginning at midnight in which I advocated for the release of the […]
St. Thomas More’s Shirt Enshrined at Monastery
The hair shirt worn by St. Thomas More as he contemplated a martyr’s death in the Tower of London has been enshrined for public veneration.
Pope to the New Cardinals: Be Ministers of Forgiveness
Three of the new cardinals created during the prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica were from the United States:.
Pope: Acts of Mercy Must Continue
Acknowledging and sharing God’s mercy is a permanent part of the Christian life, so initiatives undertaken during the special Year of Mercy must continue, Pope Francis said.