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Washington D.C., Nov 1, 2016 / 04:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Several black Christian leaders suggested the “Catholic Spring” leaked emails showed “open contempt for religious freedom” and asked Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton whether their own communities would be safe.“The black church has served the poor for over two centuries; our response to Christ’s call to care for all people has strengthened the black community and contributed to civil society in important ways. Freedom to do all this must be guaranteed to the Black Church,” more than two dozen leading black clergy, activists and intellectuals said.The leaders from Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian denominations signed the Oct. 30 letter, “An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton Regarding Religious Freedom for Black America.” For the signers of the open letter, several hacked emails published on Wikileaks indicated an effort “to subvert Catholic teachin...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenMALMO, Sweden (CNS) -- TheCatholic Church continues to insist that sharing the sacrament of Communionwill be a sign that Christian churches have reconciled fully with one another,although in some pastoral situations, guests may be invited to the Eucharist,said Cardinal Kurt Koch.During Pope Francis' trip toSweden Oct. 31-Nov. 1, the Swiss cardinal, president of the Pontifical Councilfor Promoting Christian Unity, was asked about the possibility of Catholics andLutherans receiving Communion together.The Catholic Church, he toldreporters, makes a distinction between "eucharistic hospitality forindividual people and eucharistic communion."The term hospitality is used torefer to welcoming guests to the Eucharist on special occasions or underspecial circumstances as long as they recognize the sacrament as the realpresence of Christ. Eucharist communion, on the other hand, refers to a moreregular situation of the reception of Communion by people recog...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dominican Father Lawrence LewBy Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The tension and frustration that the countryfeels over an election season filled with insults and rancor, feels a bit moreamped up in Washington, the city where the winner of the presidential race willreside. With days to go before Election Day, the feast of All Saints seemedlike a good occasion for the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, about threemiles from the U.S. Capitol, to provide some respite for the weary.While some attended Halloween festivities Oct. 31, theDominicans filled their chapel in the evening with candles, prayer and people, ashundreds gathered for an event focused on the saints on the vigil of their Nov.1 feast. They listened to the words of St. Catherine of Siena, St. John PaulII and St. John Chrysostom as well as Pope Francis' remarks on one of the newest saintsof the church: St. Teresa of Kolkata.Recognizing the tension in the country, Dominican BrotherIsaac Morales said ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Commuters jumped on bikes, grabbed cabs and crammed into carpools as Philadelphia transit workers went on strike Tuesday after the city's main transit agency and a union representing about 4,700 workers failed to reach a contract agreement....
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Gang-raped and paraded naked in public 14 years ago, Mukhtar Mai walked the fashion runway during Pakistan's fashion week on Tuesday....
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A school bus was blocks away from its first stop Tuesday morning when it hit a cemetery wall, rear-ended a car and then ricocheted off a roadside pillar into an oncoming commuter bus. The pre-dawn accident killed six people and injured 10, authorities said....
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota leaders agreed Tuesday to borrow another $4 million to cover the escalating costs of policing protests at the Dakota Access pipeline and slammed the federal government for not chipping in part of the funding....
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) -- With just a week to go and the race for the White House tightening, Hillary Clinton - with help from President Barack Obama - unleashed a fresh offensive Tuesday against Donald Trump and his vulgar comments about women. Trump strove to blend a quieter, presidential tone with his usual tough rhetoric, warning that a Clinton victory would "destroy American health care forever."...
DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) -- Donald Trump could draw the United States into nuclear war, Hillary Clinton warns. Clinton would plunge the country into a constitutional crisis, he says....
(Vatican Radio) During his in-flight press conference following his visit to Sweden, Pope Francis spoke on Tuesday about a range of topics including welcoming refugees, female priests, relations with the charismatic movements, his talks with Venezuela’s President, secularisation, his upcoming journeys abroad and human trafficking.Listen to this report by Susy Hodges: In his traditional press conference with journalists travelling with him on the plane back to Rome, Pope Francis was asked first what is his message to those European countries who fear the arrival of refugees and for Sweden, traditionally a country that has been more welcoming to refugees and migrants than many others, but which of late, has started to close its borders. Stressing that we cannot close our hearts to refugees, in his reply the Pope praised Sweden’s example of hospitality towards refugees. At the same time he said it was very important for any country accepting refugees or migrants to ...
