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Washington D.C., Feb 27, 2017 / 02:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. bishops are responding with solidarity and concern for the Jewish community, following a surge in anti-Semitic actions in recent weeks.“On behalf of the Bishops and people of the Catholic Church, as the Chairman of the Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, I want to express our deep sympathy, solidarity, and support to our Jewish brothers and sisters,” said Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanksi of Springfield in a press release.“I wish to offer our deepest concern, as well as our unequivocal rejection of these hateful actions,” Bishop Rozanski continued.On Feb. 20, more than 150 headstones were damaged in University City, Missouri at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery. Just a week later, over 100 headstones were found similarly knocked over at the Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia.Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia was "deeply saddened" by the vanda...
Lincoln, Neb., Feb 27, 2017 / 03:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Controversial immigration policies issued by United States President Donald Trump’s have thus far prompted numerous critiques from concerned U.S. Catholic bishops.The most recent order, issued Feb. 20, directed officials to more aggressively find, arrest, and deport illegal immigrants, regardless of whether they have committed serious crimes.In his most recent column, “Standing in Solidarity”, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln joined other bishops in their criticism of the order, saying it would do “very little to resolve the immigration problems in our country.”“Nor will it meaningfully impact the security of our nation, or the safety of our citizens,” he said. He noted that the previous administration also oversaw numerous deportations, which had little effect on the security of the nation.“Mass deportation is a panacea: the appearance of an answer without really resolving an...
By Matthew GambinoPHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Respondingto the destruction of some 100 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery inPhiladelphia, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput Feb. 27 deplored the "senseless actsof mass vandalism."The gravestones were discoveredtoppled over from their bases the previous morning at Mount Carmel Cemetery in NortheastPhiladelphia.The archbishop issued a statementin which he called on the clergy, religious and laypeople of the Archdiocese ofPhiladelphia "to join in prayerful solidarity with the families of those whosefinal resting places have been disturbed. Violence and hate against anyone,simply because of who they are, is inexcusable."Theincident at Mount Carmel Cemetery mirrors gravestones destroyed at another Jewishcemetery near St. Louis about a week before.In a statement Feb. 24,the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and InterreligiousAffairs, expressed solidarity and support for the Jewish community and alsocalled for the rejection of such hat...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary as President Donald Trump adds to his economic team....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A simmering dispute between leaders of the House intelligence committee spilled into the public Monday over an investigation into whether President Donald Trump has ties to Russia, even as they pledged to conduct a bipartisan probe....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Moments before he handed out the wrong envelope in one of the worst gaffes in Oscar history, PwC accountant Brian Cullinan tweeted a behind-the-scenes photo of winner Emma Stone holding her statuette. "Best Actress Emma Stone backstage!" the tweet read....
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A sequestered jury from an outside county will decide the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, a suburban Philadelphia judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense request to move the trial itself because of worldwide media reports that the actor's lawyers say brand him a "serial rapist."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's first address to Congress gives him a welcome opportunity to refocus his young administration on the core economic issues that helped him get elected - and, his allies hope, to move beyond the distractions and self-inflicted wounds that have roiled his White House....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is proposing a huge $54 billion surge in U.S. military spending for new aircraft, ships and fighters in his first federal budget while slashing big chunks from domestic programs and foreign aid to make the government "do more with less."...
