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(Vatican Radio) The Holy See has called for international cooperation to facilitate safe and legal migration ahead of World Refugee Day.Fr. Michael Czerny, Undersecretary of the Migrant and Refugee Section of the Holy See, made the appeal on Monday to the United Nations in Geneva.Condemning the exploitation of migrants by smugglers and human traffickers, Fr. Czerny said legal migration and international cooperation is the correct approach to the world’s refugee crisis.“The Holy See encourages expanded legal avenues for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Only if we can present people with a real option for a safe, regular, and orderly migration, and if we strive to create the proper conditions for an integral human development “at home”, will we finally defeat these traffickers of human flesh.”He said the increased number of migrants “is a sign of an unregulated globalization, of socioeconomic imbalances, and, regrettably, too often con...
(Vatican Radio) English Cardinal Vincent Nichols joined religious and political leaders on Monday in condemning an attack on Muslims leaving the Finsbury Park mosque in north London.An elderly man died after the attacker drove a van into a group of people who had been attending evening prayers following the breaking of the Ramadan fast.Nine other people were injured, while the attacker has been taken into police custody.Bishop Paul Hendrix is auxiliary of the south London diocese of Southwark and co-chair of the UK’s Christian-Muslim Forum.He told Philippa Hitchen why it’s more important than ever for people of all faiths and none to stand together in the face of these terror attacks…Listen: Bishop Hendrix says he has visited the mosque regularly in recent years, most recently last Wednesday for an Iftar celebration, marking the breaking of the Ramadan fast. He recalls the celebration was also attended by political leaders, other church representatives and...
IMAGE: CNS/Tony Gentile, ReutersBy Cindy WoodenROME (CNS) -- The Eucharist is a tangible reminder of God'slove, and receiving Communion is a call to work to build the body of Christ byloving others and shunning all that sows division within a community, PopeFrancis said.The Eucharist should "heal our ambition to lord it overothers, to greedily hoard things for ourselves, to foment discord andcriticism," he said June18, celebrating the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. "May itawaken in us the joy of living in love, without rivalry, jealousy ormean-spirited gossip."Pope Francis celebrated the Mass outside the Basilica of St.John Lateran, the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome. With an almost constantbreeze cooling the warm Rome day, thousands of people -- including children whomade their first Communion this spring -- gathered outside the basilica for theevening Mass and for the Corpus Christi procession later from St. John Lateran to the Basilicaof St. Mary Major, about a mile aw...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Finney Jr., Clarion HeraldBy Christine BordelonNEWORLEANS (CNS) -- Father Tim Hedrick, parochial vicar of St. Catherine of SienaChurch in Metairie, was in Washington continuing his canon law studies when anews alert came across his phone June 14 that Louisiana Congressman SteveScalise, the House majority whip, had been shot."Iimmediately called and texted Jennifer (Scalise's wife) to let her know that Iwas here (in D.C.) and would go and be with Steve," Father Hedrick told theClarion Herald, newspaper of the New Orleans Archdiocese.Scalise,his wife, Jennifer, and the couple's two children, Harrison and Madison, areCatholic and are parishioners of St. Catherine.FatherHedrick said Jennifer Scalise, who was back home with the children inLouisiana, called for a police detail to pick up the priest from The CatholicUniversity of America to take him to MedStar Washington Hospital Center, whereScalise was being treated."Hewas already in surgery, and they brought me do...
By VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will travel to Colombiain September and, the Vatican announced, he will return to South America inJanuary for a visit to Chile and Peru.The pope will be in Chile Jan. 15-18, visiting the cities ofSantiago, Temuco and Iquique, the Vatican press office announced June 19. He thenwill fly to Peru and from Jan. 18-21, he will visit Lima, Puerto Maldonado andTrujillo.The Vatican had announced in March that the pope would makea pastoral trip to Colombia Sept. 6-11.No mention was made of a possible trip to the pope'shomeland, Argentina. He has not returned to the country since he was electedpope in March 2013.The Peru-Chile trip would be his fourth to South America. InJuly 2013, he visited Brazil for World Youth Day. In July 2015, he traveled toEcuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. The September trip to Colombia would be histhird to the continent.- - -Copyright © 2017 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. www.catholicnews.com. All rights r...
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HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba's foreign minister rejected President Donald Trump's new policy toward the island, saying Monday that "we will never negotiate under pressure or under threat" and refusing to return U.S. fugitives who have received asylum in Cuba....
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- An alternate juror in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case said Monday he "probably" would have voted to convict and was "ridiculously sick" when he found out the main jury couldn't reach a verdict....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in a ruling that is expected to help the Washington Redskins in their legal fight over the team name....
