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IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler OrsburnBy Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Four years ago, Ted Bergh was asking members of Congress to supportfood programs and comprehensive immigration reform, issues of deep concern toCatholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio, which he serves as CEO.Berghwas back on Capitol Hill March 29 for Catholic Charities USA's Hill Day withthe same concerns and a few more in a time of uncertainty under a new WhiteHouse administration.CatholicCharities leaders spent the second day of their two-day meeting pressingsupport for federally funded social services -- in many cases their lifeblood-- that touch the lives of the millions of people they serve. Their concerns encompassedaffordable housing, protections for immigrants and refugees, services forsenior citizens, and food programs in schools and rural communities -- all inresponse to the deep cuts in social services proposed in President DonaldTrump's "skinny" budget.The budget-- a preliminary plan with specifics due i...
Tiger Woods won't play in the Masters for the third time in the last four years because he says he is not tournament ready....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's son-in-law and daughter are holding onto scores of real estate investments - part of a portfolio of at least $240 million in assets - while they serve in White House jobs, according to financial disclosures released publicly late Friday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn says he's in talks with congressional committees to testify before them in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Those committees are investigating Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election and potential ties between Russia and associates of President Donald Trump....
HOUSTON (AP) -- The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, apologized after the crash and acknowledged he had been texting while driving, a witness said Friday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump urged his former national security adviser to strike an immunity deal Friday, even as congressional investigators rebuffed Michael Flynn's offer of cooperation in exchange for protection from prosecution....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House's handling of intelligence reports on the Russia investigation has been labeled unorthodox and, to the Democrats, suspicious. But when it comes to Donald Trump's relationship with his spy agencies, that's par for the course....
The Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat (ECS) has marked its Golden Jubilee this week under the theme “50 Years of Witnessing the Gospel.”Speaking at the annual Church Partners’ Coordination meeting held to coincide with the Golden Jubilee, Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel C.M., the Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) praised the ESC. He said the Catholic Church through the Secretariat and diocesan offices responds to the needs of the people while reading the signs of the time through the light of Christ.“The fundamental mission of the Church is to serve the poor. The Church does not remain silent in an ever changing world but responds through its different interventions of pastoral and social development in order to address the pressing needs of the time,” said the Cardinal.He lauded the Secretariat for having been actively involved in works of mercy and compassion in orde...
New President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (JESAM), Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator has said since the African continent endures a complexity of crises such as poverty, drought, governance issues, migration and displacement, these present opportunities to the Society of Jesus to evangelise. The JESAM President made the remarks in an interview with Jesuit Communications in Harare, Zimbabwe.“Africa itself is a frontier, as a continent, it is faced with many challenges, but also it presents a lot of opportunities. It is a very youthful continent blessed with talented young people who may not always have the opportunities they deserve to put this talent at the service of the continent, and that’s a huge frontier for the Jesuits.” Fr Orobator added, “All these are all frontiers that Jesuits strive to respond to.” Following Fr Orobator’s appointment as JESAM President by the Superior General of the Jesuits, in Februa...
Vatican City, Mar 31, 2017 / 01:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Thursday Vatican official Cardinal Peter Turkson said he hopes President Trump will reconsider some of the decisions he is making in office, particularly his recent executive order curtailing environmental protections – but that he is glad U.S. bishops are offering a “different voice.”Diverse members of the U.S. Bishops' Conference have already voiced opposition to some of President Trump's actions, including on immigration, Cardinal Turkson told journalists Thursday morning.“This, for us, is a sign that little by little, other positions and political voices will emerge. We hope that Trump himself will rethink some of his decisions,” he said.Head of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development, Turkson spoke to journalists at a breakfast meeting March 30 on a conference the department will hold at the Vatican April 3 and 4.Cardinal Turkson expressed his gratefulness for the U.S. bishops who...
