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Washington D.C., Jan 25, 2017 / 04:32 pm (CNA).- Amid reports of an imminent executive order to halt most refugee resettlement in the U.S., one international Catholic charitable group is speaking out.“When we look at what’s happening in Syria and the needs of 21 million refugees around the world, we think that this is our time as Catholics to be the Good Samaritan, regardless of what is expected of us from countries overseas,” Jill Maria Gershutz-Bell, senior legislative specialist at Catholic Relief Services, told CNA of the proposed order.“It’s our turn to show – or really, to maintain – our leadership in welcoming the lost and the least,” she continued, saying CRS was “very concerned” about the reported executive order.President Donald Trump will reportedly sign an executive order this week halting the influx of refugees into the U.S., except in the cases of religious minorities fleeing persecution. He could also be susp...
By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. Housepassage of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, making the 41-year-oldHyde Amendment permanent, puts the country "one step closer to getting thefederal government out of the business of paying for abortion once and for all,"said the president of National Right to Life."Over 2 million Americansare alive today because of the Hyde Amendment," Carol Tobias said ina statement.By a 238-183 vote Jan. 24, Housemembers passed H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and AbortionInsurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017. It was sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith,R-NewJersey, co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus.A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi. President Donald J.Trump indicated before the House vote he would sign the measure if it comes to hisdesk."Two million people who wouldhave been aborted instead survived because public funds were unavailable toeffectuate their violent demise, while their mot...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, ReutersBy Barb FrazeWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops'Committee on Migration criticized President Donald Trump's executive memorandumto construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it would "putimmigrant lives needlessly in harm's way."Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S.bishops' Committee on Migration, also criticized Trump's memorandum on a surgein immigrant detention and deportation forces, saying it would "tearfamilies apart and spark fear and panic in communities."Trump signed the two executive memorandums on nationalsecurity Jan. 25 during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security. Earlier, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the wall,a cornerstone of Trump's election campaign, would "stem the flow of drugs,crime and illegal immigration" along the southern border. He also saidTrump's top priority was the nation's security.But hours later, Bishop Vasquez issued a statement say...
With the Dow Jones industrials above 20,000, it's natural to ask what's going on and what, if anything, investors should do. Here are some answers to common questions that people have about the stock market....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mary Tyler Moore, the star of TV's beloved "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" whose comic realism helped revolutionize the depiction of women on the small screen, died Wednesday. She was 80....
CHICAGO (AP) -- A day after President Donald Trump declared he was ready to "send in the Feds" if Chicago can't reduce its homicides, Mayor Rahm Emanuel warned against deploying the National Guard, saying it would hurt efforts to restore trust in the police....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is scrutinizing studies and data published by scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency, while new work is under a "temporary hold" before it can be released....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A draft executive order obtained by The Associated Press shows that President Donald Trump intends to stop accepting Syrian refugees and suspend the United States' broader refugee program for 120 days....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump moved aggressively to tighten the nation's immigration controls Wednesday, signing executive actions to jumpstart construction of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall and cut federal grants for immigrant-protecting "sanctuary cities." As early as Thursday, he is expected to pause the flow of all refugees to the U.S. and indefinitely bar those fleeing war-torn Syria....
Rome, Italy, Jan 25, 2017 / 10:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During an ecumenical Vespers service on Wednesday, Pope Francis told both Catholics and members of other Christian communities that unity can only happen when past grievances are forgiven and all sides walk forward with their gaze on Christ.“How do we proclaim this Gospel of reconciliation after centuries of division? Paul himself helps us to find the way. He makes clear that reconciliation in Christ requires sacrifice,” the Pope said Jan. 25.Referring to the Gospel of Luke, he said that willingness to “lose our lives” in order to save them, out of love for God, as St. Paul experienced personally, “is, and always has been, the Christian revolution.”“If we experience this dying to ourselves for Jesus’ sake, our old way of life will be a thing of the past and, like Saint Paul, we will pass over to a new form of life and fellowship,” Francis said, explaining that looking back is...
