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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The political cloud over Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to step back from any investigation touching the Trump campaign may have a silver lining for a law enforcement officer who appears preoccupied by violent crime, drugs and immigration....
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Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia. / Credit: EWTN NewsCNA Newsroom, Jun 10, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has raised the alarm over Australia's incremental erosion of religious freedom in health care, education, and broader society.In a written interview with CNA, the Dominican friar described the situation as a "house of human rights built on sand," calling on Catholics "to be serious about being saints for our time."Fisher, a member of several Vatican bodies, pointed to "lawfare" and "many more examples of legislative or policy moves in our federal and state governments that are hostile to religion."He warned of the consequences of legislative and bureaucratic actions, which, he argued, can shred the very fabric of religious liberty.Bans on silent prayer and requirement of 'kill teams'Fisher told CNA that the pace has notably quickened in recent years, pointing to authorities targeting silent prayer in public."If we consider life issue...
Pope Francis waves to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square to hear his Angelus address n Sunday, June 9, 2024. / Credit: Vatican MediaVatican City, Jun 9, 2024 / 09:05 am (CNA).Pope Francis urged people to reflect on Sunday on whether they are sacrificing their serenity and freedom to be enslaved by money, power, and pleasure.Speaking in his Angelus address on June 9, the pope asked people to contemplate the temptations that can imprison us and the freedom found in Christ"If we let ourselves be conditioned by the quest for pleasure, power, money, or consensus, we become slaves to these things," he said."If instead we allow God's freely-given love to fill us and expand our heart, and if we let it overflow spontaneously by giving it back to others with our whole selves without fear, calculation, or conditioning, then we grow in freedom and spread its good fragrance around us in our homes, in our families, and in our communities."In his speech from the window of the Vatic...
Four religious sisters of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love joined "EWTN News In Depth" on May 24, 2024, to discuss their experience thus far on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. / Credit: EWTN News In Depth/ScreenshotCNA Staff, Jun 9, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is beginning its third week, bringing Catholics from across the United States together through Eucharistic processions across the country. One special group who joined the pilgrims on the Elizabeth Ann Seton Route, the route that began in the Northeast, is made up of four religious sisters from the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love.The group of sisters joined "EWTN News In Depth" on May 24 to share how they became involved in the pilgrimage and their experience so far.When the Eucharistic Revival first began, the sisters were asked by their bishop to be the point people for the diocese. They went on to organize the diocesan Eucharistic Revival and during this pa...