Crackdowns on Islamic radicalism can boomerang on the Church
- June 18, 2017
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Vatican announces pope will attend reconciliation events in Colombia
- Rhina Guidos
- June 26, 2017
Colombian Vice President Oscar Naranjo said in an interview published June 23 in El Tiempo newspaper that that Pope Francis’ September trip comes at a time in the country “when the discussion stops being about how to win the war, but how to achieve peace.”
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Venezuela risks becoming Caribbean 'North Korea,' former leaders say
- Junno Arocho Esteves
- June 26, 2017
Jorge Quiroga, former president of Bolivia, and Andres Pastrana, former president of Colombia, met with the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on June 23. The men were grateful for Parolin’s call for humanitarian aid, free elections and the release of political prisoners, and expressed hope the international community would “insist and persist” on the Vatican’s recommendations.
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Communicators must recognize value, importance of words, author says
- Carol Zimmermann
- June 26, 2017
The danger is “when we protect ourselves and only watch what we like,” Michael Higgins, a Canadian author and professor, said at a Catholic media conference, which leads people to “form caricatures of other voices” equating them to strangers, foreigners and eventually enemies.
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Auza: At heart of human rights is respecting inherent dignity of all
- Catholic News Service
- June 26, 2017
Regarding the rule of law, the Vatican’s U.N. representative, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, said, it is meant “to fulfill a role beyond maintaining harmony and order.” It is meant to be “an exemplary teacher,” he said, and is tightly tied to “the protection of human rights.”
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Islamic State followers said to desecrate Catholic chapel in Mindanao
- Catholic News Service
- June 26, 2017
300 gunmen of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, known as BIFF, attacked Pigcawayan town, resulting in the displacement of hundreds of residents. The militants also desecrated a church. The BIFF, a breakaway group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front that has signed a peace deal with the government, has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
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Pope says persecution is the risk of being a missionary
- Inés San Martín
- June 25, 2017
Speaking to the thousands gathered in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square for the weekly Angelus prayer, Pope Francis denounced that Christians are also being persecuted amidst “seemingly peaceful contexts.” He also hailed a Lithuanian martyr beatified Sunday as a “strenuous defender of the faith.”
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Judge blocks deportation of Chaldeans and other Iraqis
- Niraj Warikoo
- June 25, 2017
Clarence Dass, an attorney representing many Iraqi Christians the U.S. government wants deported deported, said he was “ecstatic” over a court decision delaying the order. “When your life is on the line, each day is a victory. And in this case, 14 days,” Dass said. “We now have the breathing room to ensure that every individual detained has the proper motions filed and, ultimately, a chance to be heard. The work continues.”
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As Catholic leaders convene, St. Joseph's College forms the faithful
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[Editor’s Note: The following is paid advertising.] In one week, Catholic bishops and diocesan delegates from around the country will convene in Orlando, Florida, for a historic Convocation of Catholic Leaders. Saint Joseph’s College Online Theology Program will be there to offer dioceses educational support and opportunities to form the faithful as they embark on this new adventure.
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Mysterious exit of Vatican auditor begs question: Is reform even possible?
- June 25, 2017
Almost a week later, it remains mysterious why Libero Milone, an Italian businessman and auditing expert hired in 2015 for a five-year term as the Vatican’s first-ever Auditor General, abruptly resigned. Whatever the case, the optics don’t seem encouraging in terms of the current state of Pope Francis’s reform effort.
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Pope says persecution is the risk of being a missionary
- June 25, 2017
Speaking to the thousands gathered in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square for the weekly Angelus prayer, Pope Francis denounced that Christians are also being persecuted amidst “seemingly peaceful contexts.” He also hailed a Lithuanian martyr beatified Sunday as a “strenuous defender of the faith.”
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Pope says persecution is the risk of being a missionary
- June 25, 2017
Speaking to the thousands gathered in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square for the weekly Angelus prayer, Pope Francis denounced that Christians are also being persecuted amidst “seemingly peaceful contexts.” He also hailed a Lithuanian martyr beatified Sunday as a “strenuous defender of the faith.”
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Judge blocks deportation of Chaldeans and other Iraqis
- June 25, 2017
Clarence Dass, an attorney representing many Iraqi Christians the U.S. government wants deported deported, said he was “ecstatic” over a court decision delaying the order. “When your life is on the line, each day is a victory. And in this case, 14 days,” Dass said. “We now have the breathing room to ensure that every individual detained has the proper motions filed and, ultimately, a chance to be heard. The work continues.”
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Vatican announces pope will attend reconciliation events in Colombia
- June 26, 2017
Colombian Vice President Oscar Naranjo said in an interview published June 23 in El Tiempo newspaper that that Pope Francis’ September trip comes at a time in the country “when the discussion stops being about how to win the war, but how to achieve peace.”
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Military Archdiocese faces uphill battle to serve troops
- June 24, 2017
The Archdiocese for the Military Services is charged with pastoral care of Catholics in the military, in all five branches, their dependents, any Catholic who is a patient or a resident on a facility governed by the Department of Veteran Affairs, and any U.S. Catholic who works for the Federal Government outside the United States. It is estimated 1.8 million Catholics are under its pastoral care, but it only has 208 priests currently serving.
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