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Chicago, Ill., Dec 15, 2016 / 04:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As secularists look to abolish a religious tax exemption, a pastor whose life is dedicated to serving those in need fights for what he calls a critical – and constitutional – support for his ministry.“My church and the community are my lifeblood,” Bishop Ed Peecher of Chicago Embassy Church has stated. “The hungry, the lost, the lonely – they are my family. I spend my days serving them, praying, talking and offering hope and an alternative to violence. This is my job, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”Peecher founded a church in one of the most notorious parts of Chicago for crime. He works with gang members to stop violence and establish peace in the neighborhoods through the Chicago Peace Campaign, but also serves the local homeless population and is a mentor for young residents in the Journeymen program.“This work is possible because the church supports Bishop Peecher through a s...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler OrsburnBy Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON (CNS) -- At a Mass packed mostly with immigrants,Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville tried to get the crowd tofocus on the plight of the Holy Family. They had no home, he said. Many closedtheir doors to them when they were seeking shelter and running frompersecution, he said. But he reminded them also of God's promise."We might be poor, but we'll never be alone," BishopDorsonville said to those in the pews, some who were likely facing similar situations.At a weekend Mass to mark the Dec. 12 feast of Our Lady ofGuadalupe, he assured them that God and the Catholic Church would be with them"in these difficult moments." Millions, he acknowledged, are waiting for reliefin the form of immigration reform. But with a president-elect who made campaignpromises to form "deportation forces" and remove 11 million immigrants, manyare facing 2017 with trepidation.The landscape for immigrants in 2016 already had been arough one. ...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ken Hackett, the U.S. ambassador tothe Holy See, is gearing up to try retirement for the second time. The retiredpresident of Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas aid agency,is leaving his ambassadorial post three years and three months after presentinghis credentials to Pope Francis.For diplomats from around the world, the Vatican is known asa prime "listening post," and what Hackett is listening to a lotthese days are questions about what President-elect Donald Trump has in store.In an interview Dec. 15, Hackett said, "There is ageneral concern among everybody in the world -- whether you were for Trump oragainst Trump -- because it's a surprise every day" with his announcements,appointments, meetings and even his Tweets as he assembles his cabinet andprepares for inauguration.Among other diplomats as well as within the Holy See, hesaid, "they just don't know that to expect" as far as what President Trump's...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gerry Serrano, courtesy St. Mary's CollegeBy Michele JurichMORAGA, Calif. (CNS) -- The smallspace has served over the years as the pastor's office, a reconciliation roomand the office of an Episcopal parish-without-walls whose members worship onthe St. Mary's College of California campus in Moraga.Now it has a new purpose as the InterfaithSacred Space. It provides a place of prayer for students, faculty and staffmembers who might have otherwise sought out the rare, vacant classroom forprayer at the Catholic college.The college's Office of Missionand Ministry shepherded the project with input from students. The cozy space, dedicatedthis fall, can be entered through the back of St. Mary's Chapel or through adoor on the arcade facing the front of the campus.It is simply furnished, with asmall chest to hold texts; a basket, which, on a recent visit, held threeprayer rugs; and another rug and pillows that soften the space. The lighting islow. A digital clock in the corne...
HOUSTON (AP) -- Craig Sager never once thought about giving up as he battled cancer for more than two years....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday blocked until at least next month hotly debated Texas rules mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains that were set to go into effect within days....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The revelation of Yahoo's latest hack underscores what many Americans have known for years: All those emails, photos and other personal files stored online can easily be stolen, and there's little anyone can do about it....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network. It will focus on the "worst of the worst" offenders and partner with outside fact-checkers and news organizations to sort honest news reports from made-up stories that play to people's passions and preconceived notions....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new scientific report finds man-made climate change played some role in two dozen extreme weather events last year but not in a few other weird weather instances around the world....
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Plunging temperatures and gusty winds made their way Thursday into the Northeastern U.S., the next victim in the path of dangerously cold temperatures to hit the country....
