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IMAGE: CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic ReviewBy Erik ZygmontBALTIMORE (CNS) -- Mourners fromnear and far, and all walks of life and various creeds, filled the Cathedral ofMary Our Queen in Homeland March 28 for the funeral Mass of Cardinal William H.Keeler, 14th archbishop of Baltimore.Thirty prelates, including sixcardinals, and dozens of priests and deacons mourned Cardinal Keeler, who diedMarch 23 at 86, and commended his soul to God.Dignitaries and officials cameto pay their respects, including Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr., BaltimoreCounty Executive Kevin B. Kamenetz, retired U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski andState Sen. James "Ed" DeGrange Sr.In his closing remarks, BaltimoreArchbishop William E. Lori ranked Cardinal Keeler among the most illustrious ofhis predecessors, including Archbishop John Carroll, the nation's firstarchbishop, Cardinal James Gibbons (1877-1921) and Cardinal Lawrence Shehan(1961-1974).While he was a churchman of thehighest stature, to be sure many...
HONOLULU (AP) -- A federal judge in Hawaii questioned a government attorney Wednesday who urged him to narrow his order blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban after arguing that a freeze on the nation's refugee program had no effect on the state....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ivanka Trump is officially joining her father's administration as an unpaid employee, after her plans to serve in a more informal capacity were questioned by ethics experts....
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Two former aides to Republican Gov. Chris Christie were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for creating a colossal traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge for political revenge, a scandal that sank Christie's White House campaign and was attributed by the judge to a venomous climate inside state government....
UVALDE, Texas (AP) -- The Latest on a Texas crash of a church van and a pickup truck in which 12 people were killed and three injured (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pledging cooperation, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee said Wednesday they would steer clear of politics in their panel's probe of Russian interference in last year's election. They made a point of putting themselves at arm's length from the House investigation marked by partisanship and disputes....
UVALDE, Texas (AP) -- Twelve people were killed and three others were injured Wednesday when a van carrying 14 church members and a pickup truck collided on a two-lane Texas highway, authorities said....
(Vatican Radio) Five months on from the joint commemoration of the Reformation by Pope Francis and Lutheran leaders, the President of the Lutheran World Federation says he believes the ecumenical energy of that event is penetrating hearts and minds of Christians across the globe.Speaking to Philippa Hitchen at his Jerusalem residence last week, Bishop Munib Younan said that working for unity within the Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities is the only way to “cut the roots of extremism and sectarianism” which threaten society today.Listen: Reflecting on the joint commemoration in Lund cathedral and Malmo arena last October 31st, Bishop Younan describes it as “a blessed moment” where “the Holy Spirit was guiding us”. He recalls that he and Pope Francis “promised each other that we will continue this journey of unity and ecumenism, locally and internationally”.Incarnating spirit of Lund at local levelCommenting on the fruits o...
Phoenix, Ariz., Mar 29, 2017 / 11:01 am (National Catholic Register).- When a Phoenix mother lost her eyesight due to a rare medical condition, she feared she would never be able to see her four children again. But then St. Charbel came to her aid.Dafne Gutierrez suffered from benign intracranial hypertension (BIH), a condition that causes increased pressure in the brain. In 2012, the increased pressure caused her to lose vision in her right eye. Three years later, in November 2015, the Catholic mother lost sight in her left eye, as well.Phoenix’s local CBS affiliate, KPHO, quoted Gutierrez’s plea to God:“For me, I was like, ‘Please God, let me see those faces again. Let me be their mother again.’ Because I feel like [my kids] were watching me, taking care of me 24/7.” Phoenix Mother: St. Charbel Cured My Blindness https://t.co/J9FXeruQUR— N. Catholic Register (@NCRegister) March 25, 2017 For more than a year, Gutierrez struggled t...
Jesús María, Mexico, Mar 29, 2017 / 12:43 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Fr. Felipe Altamirano Carrillo, an indigenous priest who served in the Mexico's western state of Nayarit, was murdered Sunday while returning from saying Mass in one of the towns in which he served.Fr. Altamirano Carrillo was killed March 26, apparently the victim of assault during a theft.“We are seized by the pain of his loss, so premature , and the way it happened,” read a statement of the Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar, which the priest served.“Although so far we don't have the details of this incident, we have been informed that he was returning from celebrating the Sunday Mass in the community of Cofradía, which is part of his parish, accompanied by some other people. He was driving his vehicle and at some point during the trip, they came upon some armed persons, presumably with the intention of assaulting them.”The prelature said that “it i...
