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St. Louis archbishop urges prayers for peace to calm chaos in streets
August 21, 2014ST. LOUIS (CNS)—Residents of Ferguson “are struggling to find peace in the chaos” that has followed the shooting death of an unarmed teen by a police officer and “as people of Christ, we are struggling to find direction in the unrest,” said Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis. “We are all aware of the […]
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U.S. Dominicans ‘agonizing’ for Iraqi Dominicans, villagers; How to help
August 21, 2014WASHINGTON (CNS)—Dominican Sister Attracta Kelly in Adrian, Michigan, has been able to speak a few times with the superior of a group of Iraqi Dominicans and knows how desperate their situation is since they escaped Islamicists in northern Iraq. Sister Maria Hanna, the superior, and 51 other Dominican sisters, along with their family members and […]
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Pope’s envoy to Iraq calls for international action against ISIS
August 21, 2014VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis’ personal envoy to the suffering people of Iraq joined the Chaldean Catholic patriarch in launching an appeal to the international community Aug. 18, pleading for help to liberate villages controlled by the Islamic State terrorists and to provide the displaced with international protection. Cardinal Fernando Filoni, who has been in Iraq […]
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Pope tells young Asians to witness to Christ
August 21, 2014SEOSAN, South Korea (CNS)—Pope Francis told young Asian Catholic leaders to witness to Christ in everything they do. During his homily on the muddy grounds of Haemi Fortress, Pope Francis urged more than 40,000 people—including young Catholic leaders from 22 Asian countries—to “reflect God’s love.” He reminded them it was their “right and duty to […]
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Gazans, aid workers wait to see if truce will be renewed
August 21, 2014AMMAN, Jordan (CNS)—Humanitarians and the people of the Gaza Strip are apprehensive about whether there will be a renewal of the truce between Israel and the militant Hamas, said a U.S. Catholic aid official. “There’s a lot of hope that the airstrikes and rockets will not start again after Tuesday midnight because of such a […]
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Actor serves wounded veterans, finds faith after 9/11
August 21, 2014ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS)—His knowing smile and everyman disposition are instantly recognizable. Those qualities were not lost on some 2,000 Knights of Columbus, their families and church leaders who were delighted by a surprise encounter with actor Gary Sinise during the organization’s Aug. 5-7 convention. He spoke about his love for wounded veterans and a new […]
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Healing after teen’s shooting ‘in Jesus’ hands,’ says parishioner
August 21, 2014FERGUSON, Mo. (CNS)—Against the backdrop of demonstrations and unrest, some of it violent, that has followed the Aug. 9 killing of an unarmed black teenager by police in Ferguson, members of a local Catholic parish did perhaps the only thing they could—they prayed. As police and protesters stood in an uneasy truce Aug. 11 close […]
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Atlanta Melkite Catholics celebrate the ordination of a new deacon
August 21, 2014ATLANTA—On the day he was to become a deacon, Elie Hanna was led by two deacons to circle the altar three times as he kissed its corners as a sign “his life revolves around the altar of God.” As the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States presented him with […]
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Carrying Catholic faith into new areas, Holy Cross Church built strong lay community
August 21, 2014ATLANTA—The music ministry of Holy Cross Church in Atlanta is flourishing, with four choirs and an offshoot theater ministry that produces entertaining musicals for the entire community in support of outreach to the poor. That’s different from how the music program first started 50 years ago—with a donated keyboard that had fallen off the back […]
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Parishes add their voices to pastoral planning
August 21, 2014ATLANTA—As the summer winds down, the pastoral planning process in the Archdiocese of Atlanta continues apace with recommendations for the plan coming in from parishes large and small, metro and rural. The people in the local churches and missions have now had an opportunity to participate in this vital mission of building a five-year pastoral […]