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NEW YORK (AP) -- Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos has resigned after coming under fire from other conservatives over comments on sexual relationships between boys and men....
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- The Celtic cross tattoo on Shannon Martinez's leg gives away her past....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Andres Dorantes has long been content with the green card that lets him live in the U.S. and work as a tattoo artist in Los Angeles....
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Desmond Connell, Archbishop emeritus of Dublin in Ireland, died on Monday night in his sleep at the age of 90 after a long illness.Cardinal Connell was born on 24 March 1926 in Phibsboro, Ireland. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Dublin on 19 May 1951 and holds a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain.In 1953 he started teaching in the Department of Metaphysics at University College Dublin, where he was appointed professor of general metaphysics in 1972 and elected dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology in 1983.He has written on philosophical and theological subjects and for his published work was awarded the decree D.Litt. by the National University of Ireland in 1981. He also served as chaplain to the Poor Clares in Donnybrook, the Carmelites in Drumcondra and the Carmelites in Blackrock.He was appointed Archbishop of Dublin on 21 January 1988 and received episcopal ordination on 6 March.Archbishop emeritus o...
At a seminar for Interreligious Dialogue, organized by the Commission for Dialogue and Ecumenism at St. Michael's Church, Chalna parish of Bangladesh and attended by representatives from three different religions, an Islamic leader promised protection to Christians and Hindus."I invite everyone to consult me at all times, if they hear news of persecution against Christians and Hindus. I will go on the site and will stop it", said Alhaj Nazrul Islam Molla, Chairman of the Ulama League Dakop, sub-district of Khulna (south-western Bangladesh). The Islamic leader spoke at the workshop which brought together 65 representatives: Catholics, Hindus and Muslims, all engaged in the creation of a society of peace and harmony.Inaugurating the event the bishop, Msgr. James Romen Boiragi, explained the reasons for such an initiative. "We want to promote the understanding between members of different religious groups- he said - we all need to know each other in depth. &l...
An overcrowded boat capsized on Sunday off the coast near Katukurunda (Kalutara District), on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka with many Catholics on board. The vessel was taking part in a procession in the sea on the Day of Our Lady of Good Voyage, protectress of fishermen. Attempts by people on other boats to rescue proved in vain for 11 passengers, three of them children.President Maithripala Sirisena expressed his sincere condolences to survivors and victims’ families, and offering his wishes to the injured for a speedy recovery. Like other years, hundreds of people, Catholics but also Buddhists, joined in the fishermen's celebrations.After Mass in the Church of Saint Lazarus in Beruwela, Archdiocese of Colombo, around 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of the capital, the faithful set sail on their boats, about 20, one with the statue of Our Lady (Sindathri Deva Maatha Feast) decorated for the occasion. Witnesses told police that "the boat capsized as it was turnin...
Vatican City, Feb 21, 2017 / 05:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican and one of Islam’s most renowned schools of Sunni thought are joining forces to discuss how they can work together in combating religious extremism that uses God’s name to justify violence.On Feb. 21 the Vatican announced that Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, will travel to Cairo to participate in a special seminar at the Al-Azhar University.He will be joined by the council’s secretary, Bishop Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, and the head of their Office for Islam, Msgr. Khaled Akasheh, to discuss the theme “The role of al-Azhar al-Sharif and of the Vatican in countering the phenomena of fanaticism, extremism and violence in the name of religion.”The meeting will take place “on the vigil” of Feb. 24 in honor of Pope Saint John Paul II’s visit to the university on that day in 2000. It will also be attended by ...
Baltimore, Md., Feb 21, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Nestled among the mix of shiny new storefronts, foreclosed row houses, parks, and public housing, lies what locals call the “gem of East Baltimore:” St. Frances Academy. Perduring the Civil War, social tumult, economic growth and decline in the neighborhood, the 189-year-old Catholic school still operates from the principles of its foundress, Servant of God Mother Mary Lange.Along with the building, Mother Mary Lange’s legacy has been preserved as well: to educate and form children left behind by society, particularly those of African descent. While the kinds of challenges faced by many of Baltimore’s students have changed over nearly 200 years, what has not is the need for strong, Christ-centered education in the heart of the inner city, say educators at the school.“The kids really understand and appreciate the legacy. They know the story, they know the history,” Sister John Francis ...
Vatican City, Feb 21, 2017 / 08:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Tuesday Pope Francis said that it is our duty to defend the dignity of migrants, particularly by enacting just laws that offer protection to those forced to flee from dangerous or inhumane situations.“Defending (migrants’) inalienable rights, ensuring their fundamental freedoms and respecting their dignity are duties from which no one can be exempted,” the Pope said Feb. 21.“Protecting these brothers and sisters,” he said, “is a moral imperative which translates into adopting juridical instruments, both international and national, that must be clear and relevant; implementing just and far reaching political choices.”Although sometimes it takes longer, we must also implement timely and humane programs that fight against human trafficking, since migrants are an especially vulnerable population, the Pope observed. Pope Francis’ speech was addressed to participants of t...
IMAGE: CNS photo/L?Osservatore RomanoBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Indifference, fueled by populist rhetoric in today's world, fansthe flames of rejection that threaten the rights and dignity of migrants, PopeFrancis said. Refugees escapingpersecution, violence and poverty are often shunned and deemed as "unworthyof our attention, a rival or someone to be bent to our will," the popetold participants of the VI International Forum on Migration and Peace. "Facedwith this kind of rejection, rooted ultimately in self-centeredness andamplified by populist demagoguery, what is needed is a change of attitude toovercome indifference and to counter fears with a generous approach ofwelcoming those who knock at our doors," he said Feb. 21. The Feb.21-22 conference, "Integrationand Development: From Reaction to Action," was organized by the ScalabriniInternational Migration Network and sponsored by the Vatican's Dicastery forPromoting Integral Human Development.Accordingto the for...
