At the annual prayer service for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, participants were encouraged to follow the example of Archbishop Óscar Romero who was martyred for standing up to government abuse and promoting human dignity.
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Bannon Says on DACA, Bishops Are “just another guy with an opinion”
In a recent CBS interview, former White House strategist Steve Bannon lambasted the Church’s support for immigrants and claimed the U.S. Bishops are only interested in their plight in order to fill the pews. Bannon said the bishops are “just another guy with an opinion.”
FEMA Sued For Discrimination Against Churches Devastated By Harvey
FEMA is being sued by three churches damaged by Hurricane Harvey that are being denied relief funding because of their status as religious institutions. Since the 1990s, FEMA has banned houses of worship from receiving federal aid — a policy that the religious liberty law firm Becket is now challenging.
Maryknoller Earns Matteo Ricci Award for Ministry with China
Maryknoll Sister Janet Carroll, founding executive director of the U.S. Catholic China Bureau, was the recipient of the organization’s 2017 Matteo Ricci Award, an honor bestowed upon people who best exemplify the bureau’s mission to build a bridge of friendship and service between the Catholic Church in the U.S. and China.
Sandy Survivors Step Up To Help with Harvey Relief
The parish hall at St. Mary of the Isle Church on the South Shore of Long Island was a beehive of activity Sept. 2 as an army of volunteers packed canned food, flashlights, baby formula, cleaning products and an assortment of other relief supplies into corrugated boxes for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Cardinal Dolan Says U.S. Bishops United On Immigration and Will Defend DACA
Just hours after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration would move to end DACA program which protects qualified immigrants from deportation, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York joined forces with a diverse coalition of New York City leaders and activists with a simple message: We will protect you.
Georgia Tech Punter Forgoes Football for Seminary
Perseverance has been Grant Aasen’s longtime ally. In recovering from a life-threatening injury, walking on to the Georgia Tech football team as a punter, and discerning the priesthood, Aasen has demonstrated a desire to succeed.
Church’s Battle vs KKK Reached Peak in 1920’s
Given the Ku Klux Klan’s historical animus toward Catholics, one of the most unusual stories that emanated from the aftermath of the Aug. 12 “Unite the Right” march and its deadly aftermath in Charlottesville, Va., was the self-penned admission by a priest in the Diocese of Arlington, Va., that he had been a member of the Klan 40 years ago, before his entry into the seminary.
Bishops’ Labor Day Message Scores ‘Excessive Inequality’
“Excessive inequality” threatens cooperation among all people in society “and the social pact it supports,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Fla., in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement.
California Catholic School Removes Statues as a Way of Looking Forward
California’s first Catholic school has recently removed its Catholic statues on campus in an effort to be more “forward looking.”