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Washington D.C., Apr 19, 2017 / 03:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- One hundred and seventy-nine years ago, two Jesuit priests sold 272 persons at a slave auction. Their families were torn apart: many of them were shipped over a thousand miles to Louisiana, and many more were barred from practicing their Catholic faith by new slave masters.Meanwhile, the Jesuit priests used the money they received from the sale to pay off debts for Georgetown University – the oldest Catholic university in the United States.On April 18, Georgetown University and the Maryland Jesuits apologized for their roles in the slave sale and started their ongoing efforts to make amends for their actions.“As a Catholic, the whole concept of reconciliation and forgiveness is so important to us,” Jeremy Alexander said to CNA. Alexander is a descendant of one of the slaves sold by the Jesuit order for the benefit of Georgetown University, as well as an employee of the institution in its Office of Technolog...
Cairo, Egypt, Apr 19, 2017 / 04:14 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint near an historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Egypt, killing one and wounding four.The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility, the Associated Press reports.St. Catherine's Monastery, located in a remote desert and mountainous area of the South Sinai governorate, was built in the sixth century at the foot of Mount Sinai. It is a UNESCO world heritage site and a popular destination for tourists and visitors to the Red Sea.Militants ascended onto an elevated hilltop overlooking the police checkpoint several hundred meters outside the monastery. Then they opened fire.Some of the gunmen were wounded when police returned fire, Egypt's Interior Ministry said.The northern Sinai region is under a state of emergency, with near-daily Islamic State militant attacks on police and security forces. The militants are attacking other parts of Egypt and their tactics are believed likely to i...
By Carol ZimmermannWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Supreme Court justices seemed to sidewith the church in a separation of church and state case argued April 19 abouta Missouri Lutheran preschool barred from receiving state funds for playground resurfacing using recycled tiresbecause it is a church property.In hisfirst minutes before the court, David Cortman, arguing for the church in TrinityLutheran v. Comer, said: "The question is why would someone's religiousstatus matter in the first place to receiving a government benefit?"Thejustices seemed to settle on that point, questioning the state's decision toexclude the church from a grant program when there are federal programs inplace that provide funding that could benefit religious institutions including aDepartment of Homeland Security program to improve security near synagogues ormosques and a program to repair buildings damaged by the bombing at the federalbuilding in Oklahoma City.JamesLayton, arguing for the state, said Missouri also wou...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana law allows someone to walk out of a convenience store and crack open a beer purchased there, but it can't be a cold one....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Ann Coulter fired off an angry stream of tweets Wednesday vowing to speak as planned next week at the University of California, Berkeley after campus officials called off the event for security concerns....
It's another love game for Serena Williams: She is pregnant - and, based on the timeline she offered, she already was when she won the Australian Open....
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Two people were shot dead as opponents of President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets of Caracas and other Venezuelan cities Wednesday, battling security forces in what's been dubbed the "mother of all marches" against the embattled socialist leader....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Exxon Mobil is seeking permission from the U.S. government for approval to resume drilling around the Black Sea with a Russian partner, state-owned Rosneft, according to a person familiar with the matter....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It was huge....
DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) -- A narrow miss by a Democratic newcomer in a conservative Georgia House district has triggered a high-stakes runoff that could test President Donald Trump's influence and the limits of the backlash against him....
