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IMAGE: CNS/Gregory A. ShemitzBy BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Cardinal WilliamH. Keeler, the retired archbishop of Baltimore who was known for his vital role in ecumenical and interreligious relations, died early March 23 at St. Martin'sHome for the Aged in the Baltimore suburb of Catonsville. He was 86.The Baltimore Archdiocese saidfuneral arrangements were being finalized."One of the great blessingsin my life was coming to know Cardinal Keeler," said Baltimore ArchbishopWilliam E. Lori in a statement. "Cardinal Keeler will be greatly missed. Iam grateful to the Little Sisters for their devoted care for the cardinal."Cardinal Keeler was the bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, when he was appointed the 14th archbishop of Baltimore in 1989. Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 1994. He retired in 2007. As presidentof the U.S. bishops' conference from 1992-95, he participated in a wide rangeof national and international issues.As part of his work with what isnow the U.S. Conference of Cathol...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mark R. Cristino, EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Notlistening to God's voice can distance Christians from him and lead them instead to seeksolace in worldly idols that offer only doubt and confusion, Pope Francis said. When Catholics are"deaf to the word of God," their hearts are hardened, and "theylose the meaning of faithfulness," the pope said March 23 in his homilyduring morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae.The pope began his homily by reflecting on the day's firstreading from the prophet Jeremiah in which God laments the unfaithfulness ofhis people who "walked in the hardness of their evil hearts and turnedtheir backs, not their faces, to me.""Not listening to and turning our backs -- whichhardens our heart -- takes us on that path of unfaithfulness," the popesaid.In the reading,"the Lord says: 'Faithfulness has disappeared,' and we become unfaithfulCatholics, pagan Catholics and, even worse, atheist Catholics" without the necessary reference...
By LONDON (CNS) -- Cardinal VincentNichols of Westminster, whose cathedral is just a short walk from the scene ofthe London terrorist attack, called for prayers for the dead and wounded."Yesterday's attacks inWestminster have shocked us all," he said in a March 23 statement. "Thekind of violence we have seen all too often in other places has again broughthorror and killing to this city."The five fatalities includedAysha Frade, a 43-year-old Catholic mother mowed down by a car driven by theunnamed assailant as he sped over Westminster Bridge toward the BritishParliament. Frade was on her way to pick up her children from school when shewas killed.After crashing the vehicle intorailings, the British-born Muslim ran into New Palace Yard, near Parliament,where he fatally stabbed a police officer before he was killed by police. About40 people were injured in the attack."Pray for Aysha Frade,killed by the car on Westminster Bridge," Cardinal Nichols said, addingthat her two children attend...
LONDON (AP) -- Donald Trump Jr. is facing criticism for a tweet sent in the hours after Wednesday's London attack that included a months-old comment from London Mayor Sadiq Khan that terror attacks are part of living in a big city, but left out that Khan was noting that residents need to "be prepared" for such attacks....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers and other institutions in the U.S., marking a potential breakthrough in the case....
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Belgian authorities tightened security Thursday in the port city of Antwerp after a Frenchman drove his car at high speed through a busy shopping area, forcing pedestrians to jump out of the way....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Middle-age white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven by their dwindling economic opportunities, research by two Princeton University economists has found....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Senate Democrat said Thursday he will oppose President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and lead a filibuster of the choice, setting up a politically charged showdown with Republicans with far-reaching implications for future judicial nominees....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Showdown day at hand, Republicans remained short of votes Thursday for their showpiece health care overhaul, hoping for President Donald Trump to close the deal with balky conservatives at a White House meeting....
LONDON (AP) -- The latest on the attack outside Britain's Parliament (all times local):...
