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St. Louis, Mo., Aug 4, 2017 / 02:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The urgency of the problems facing displaced Iraqi Christians has driven a new campaign by the Knights of Columbus to resettle an entire village in their homes, says a spokesman for the Knights.The roughly 200,000 Christians still in Iraq – down from 1.5 million in 2003 – “are increasingly feeling a sense of hopelessness over the situation,” Andrew Walther, vice president of communications for the Knights of Columbus, told CNA on Thursday.Even with Islamic State swept out of most of Iraq, many Christian families who lived in Mosul or on the nearby Nineveh Plain are not yet able to return to their homes, three years after being displaced by the group.With their lives as internally displaced persons surpassing the three-year mark, “it was made very clear that if there weren’t concrete steps that showed people that moving home was possible in the next 30 to 60 days, there was a very good chance...
Santiago, Chile, Aug 4, 2017 / 04:13 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Late Wednesday, Chilean lawmakers approved legislation that would allow for abortions under certain circumstances, ending the country’s longstanding wholesale ban on the practice.The new law would permit abortion in the cases of rape, endangerment of a mother’s life, or in cases when the fetus has a life-threatening birth defect. It would allow for objecting doctors to refuse to perform abortions, except in cases when the mother’s life is in danger and there are no other available physicians.The legislation has drawn harsh criticism after a year's-long heated debate from many in the majority-Catholic country, including many of the country’s bishops who have expressed their dismay at the lifting of the ban.Bishop Fernando Chomali of Concepción told CNA he “deeply regretted” that the law had thus far been approved, noting that it wouldn’t help women in need and that it goes a...
Nairobi, Kenya, Aug 4, 2017 / 05:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With Kenya’s elections fast approaching, the country’s Catholic bishops are asking voters to choose wisely and encouraging all Kenyans to pray for peace.“We are calling upon all Kenyans to seize this opportunity to exercise our constitutional right and give ourselves leaders of integrity,” Bishop Philip Anyolo of Homa Bay, chairman of the Kenyan bishops' conference, said on behalf of Kenya’s bishops July 28.“We need to create a peaceful environment, to demonstrate our patriotism for our wonderful country, and ensure that all parts of Kenya are in peace,” he added.The bishops’ letter ahead of the Aug. 8 elections takes its title from Jeremiah 29:7, “Seek Peace and Prosperity.” They called on all Kenyans to join in prayer for their country, and a novena for peaceful elections will take place July 30-Aug. 7.“Peace, Peace, Peace,” the bishops repeated.Voic...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz MuthBy Carolyn MackenzieWASHINGTON(CNS) -- The Smithsonian National Museum of American History's new exhibition,"Religion in Early America," celebrates the free exercise of religion and thereligious diversity that define American faith life.Theexhibit features artifacts from Christianity, Judaism, Islamand other major world religions. Peter Manseau, the museum's Lilly Endowment curatorof American religious history, is the author of several books and curator of thenew exhibit."Wecan't really think about the role of religion in America today withoutwondering about how it all began," Manseau told Catholic News Service.Theexhibit, which opened June 28, displays artifacts and stories of American religious life from the1630s to the 1840s. Reflecting the many Christian denominations that made upearly America, it also features noteworthy items of Jewish, Islamic, Mormon,Native American and other faith traditions. Visitors from diverse backgroundswill likely find their ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Las Vegas federal judge has set bail of $30,000 for a celebrated young British cybersecurity researcher accused by U.S. prosecutors of creating and distributing malicious software designed to steal banking passwords....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The betting was that law-and-order Attorney General Jeff Sessions would come out against the legalized marijuana industry with guns blazing. But the task force Sessions assembled to find the best legal strategy is giving him no ammunition, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....
Wellington, New Zealand, Aug 4, 2017 / 11:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A long-term inquiry submitted to New Zealand's parliament Wednesday did not recommend that assisted suicide and euthanasia be legalized in the country.“We've tried to distil all the arguments and our recommendation to both the Parliament and the people of New Zealand is to read this report and come to a deeper understanding of what's been asked around assisted suicide and euthanasia,” Simon O’Connor, chair of the parliament's health committee, which prepared the report, said Aug. 2.The report was an investigation of euthanasia and assisted suicide and attitudes toward them, prompted by a request from former New Zealand Labour Party MP and assisted suicide advocate Maryan Street.A bill to legalize voluntary euthanasia has been introduced in the New Zealand parliament, but it is unlikely to be passed before the end of the legislature's term later this month, according to the New Zea...
DENVER (AP) -- Taylor Swift and her support team didn't call police after she said she had been groped by a Denver radio host during a photo session before a concert....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A drop in the unemployment rate to a 16-year low raises a tantalizing question about the job market: How much better can it get?...
