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IMAGE: CNS photo/John G. Mabanglo, EPABy Carolyn MackenzieWASHINGTON (CNS) --Political polarization in America has recently peaked, accordingto surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others.In a time where suchpolarization threatens civility in public discourse, Catholic leaders ininterviews with Catholic News Service called for respect and trust in dialogueand awareness of the opinions of those with whom one disagrees."There's been acoarsening of the culture," Gerard Powers, director of Catholic PeacebuildingStudies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the Universityof Notre Dame, told CNS in a phone interview. "Civility requires a commitmentto common social mores and social norms that undergird the culture. It's notsomething you can legislate."Powers, who also iscoordinator of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network based at the university, explainedthe importance of listening to opinions that may contradict one's own."In most cases, violentconfl...
By Jean GonzalezORLANDO,Fla. (CNS) -- United by the words of the prophet of social justice, Catholic Churchleaders urged black Catholics to become active, just disciples of Christ.Morethan 2,000 converged on Orlando July 6-9 for the 12th National Black CatholicCongress where speakers -- clergy, lay and religious -- addressed a variety oftopics and concerns facing black communities and families, while urging thosepresent to take an active, enthusiastic role in living out the Gospel as justdisciples of Christ.Duringhis homily at the opening Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary,Queen of the Universe, Father Patrick Smith, pastor of St. Augustine Parish inWashington, spoke about the "ridiculous power of the Christ on the cross" andhow our own suffering can be offered up to God as a source of healing forothers.Itis important the community does talk about its struggles, the priest said, but italso must talk about the redemptive power of God on the cross. He added while"raci...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has approved a fourthpathway to possible sainthood -- giving one's life in a heroic act of loving serviceto others.In a new apostolic letter, the pope approved new normsallowing for candidates to be considered for sainthood because of the heroicway they freely risked their lives and died prematurely because of "anextreme act of charity."The document, given "motu proprio" (on his owninitiative) went into effect the same day of its publication July 11, with thetitle "Maiorem hac dilectionem," which comes from the Gospelaccording to St. John (15:13): "No one has greater love than this, to laydown one's life for one's friends."Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci, secretary of the VaticanCongregation for Saints' Causes, said the addition is meant "to promoteheroic Christian testimony, (that has been) up to now without a specificprocess, precisely because it did not completely fit within the case of martyrdomor heroic virtues."For centuries, co...
MIAMI (AP) -- Among the most unlikely All-Stars is a former 17th-round draft pick with one career home run....
SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) -- Move over, "Gangnam Style." YouTube has a new top-viewed video of all time....
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Strangers on a Florida beach formed an 80-person human chain to rescue nine members of family who had been caught in a riptide and pulled too far from shore....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The search for four missing young Pennsylvania men feared to be the victims of foul play resumed Tuesday, a day after authorities arrested a man linked to a property that has become the focus of the investigation....
On the day they were freed from slavery, the fishermen hugged, high-fived and sprinted through a stinging rain to line up so they wouldn't be left behind. But even as they learned they were going home, some wept at the thought of returning empty-handed and becoming one more mouth to feed....
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) -- A Marine Corps refueling plane crashed and burned in a soybean field in the Mississippi Delta, killing all 16 military members aboard in a wreck that scattered debris for miles and sent a pillar of black smoke rising over the countryside....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A long-time Republican lawmaker said Tuesday he is "very pessimistic" that his party will push a health care bill through the Senate, even as a colleague warned leaders about retaliation by conservative voters should they react to a collapse of the measure by striking a deal with Democrats....
