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Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2016 / 12:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the country recovers from a divisive election and many in the U.S. are living in uncertainty, the Church must offer everyone hope, the outgoing president of the U.S. bishops' conference maintained Monday.“The Church at her best has always been a beacon of hope,” Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville stated Nov. 14 at a press conference during the bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore.He added that the Church “advocates for people who feel that they’re disenfranchised or are filled with fear,” and pointed to statements he made earlier in the morning to migrants and refugees, who might be fearful after the recent presidential election.Just as Christ said in the Gospels “I am with you,” he exhorted his fellow bishops to repeat to these persons who have fled violence and persecution: “we are with you.”The bishops are meeting for their annual general assembly...
By Rhina GuidosBALTIMORE (CNS) -- In a letter read Nov. 14 during the fall general assembly of the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops, the chairman of the bishops' Committee onMigration, Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo of Seattle, called on President-electDonald Trump "to continue to protectthe inherent dignity of refugees and migrants."In a television interview Nov. 13, Trump said he islooking at a plan to deport 2 million to 3 million people whom he described as "criminal and have criminal records" and entered the country without permission. A day later, the U.S. bishops, meeting in Baltimore, affirmed Bishop Elizondo's letter encouraging efforts"to work together to promote the common good, especially those to protect themost vulnerable among us."In the letter, first released late Nov. 11, Bishop Elizondo said he was praying for Trump, "all electedofficials and those who will work in the new administration. I offer a specialword to migrant and refugee families living in the Un...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS' "NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice presidential debates, died Monday of cancer, the network said....
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks....
QAYARA, Iraq (AP) -- On the main shopping street of the town of Qayara, murals put up by the Islamic State group that told people how to dress and behave have been hastily painted over. New signs touting nationalism and unity now line a main highway since Iraqi forces drove the extremists from the Tigris River Valley town in August....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vouching for the successor he never imagined having, President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States under Donald Trump would remain the "indispensable nation" for global security and praised the president-elect for vowing to maintain America's alliances....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is starting to sound an awful lot like President Barack Obama on immigration....
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The Latest on protests of the Dakota Access pipeline (all times local):...
The Archbishop of Tokyo on Sunday dedicated a shrine inside the cathedral that includes relics of two famous Polish apostles of Divine Mercy as a perpetual commemoration of the Year of Mercy.  During a Mass on Nov. 13 marking the close of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Archbishop  Takeo Okada declared that St. Mary's Cathedral would be the archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy.  Following Mass, Archbishop Okada enshrined the relics of Sts. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament and Pope John Paul II in the cathedral.  The relics were sent from the Archdiocese of Krakow, Poland, last December.  Before being enshrined, the relics toured dioceses throughout the country during the jubilee year, which also marked the 35th anniversary of St. John Paul's visit to Japan.  In giving his blessing at the ceremony, Archbishop Okada said, "I pray that all who trust in the Divine Mercy may grow spiritually here."The cathedral has two other...
Kenya’s Catholic Bishops have issued a pastoral statement released Monday to the media. Among other things affecting Kenyan society, the Bishops, in particular, call on Kenyans to unite and live in harmony notwithstanding the looming 2017 general election. The pastoral statement signed by Homa Bay Bishop and President of the Episcopal Conference, Philip Anyolo together with other Bishops, makes a strong appeal to priests and the faithful not to allow politicians make political statements in Churches or at Church functions.“We have further stated in our earlier statements that as Catholic Bishops we are not going to allow our Churches and Church functions to be used as campaign platforms and forums of hate speech. As much as politicians and those aspiring to elective positions are free to worship and pray where they want, they should not use such opportunities to make their campaign statements. Consequently, politicians should not be allowed to address the congregations...
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