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The Catholic Church of Thailand has offered to cooperate with Buddhists and believers of other religions to "build peace and stability in the nation" through "dialogue, as brothers and sisters”. In a message to the new Supreme Patriarch of Theravada Buddhism on the occasion of his investiture on 12 Feb., Card Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovidhavanij, Archbishop of Bangkok and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) noted that the ultimate goal is "peaceful coexistence" so that Thailand can be "a model for other nations." "May God grant” Taan Chao Khun Somdej "abundant wisdom and good health,” so as to "lead Buddhism to continued growth in Thailand," Card Kovidhavanij wrote. Leading a group of bishops representing the CBCT, the cardinal paid a visit on Tuesday to Supreme Patriarch Umporn Umparow at the Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram royal temple, felicitati...
Vatican City, Feb 17, 2017 / 08:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday Pope Francis paid a visit to Rome’s “Roma Tre” university, stressing to students the importance of dialogue, listening and integration in putting an end to the fear that can at times be generated in the face of welcoming new migrants. “Migrations are not a danger, they are a challenge to grow,” the Pope said Feb. 17, adding that “it’s important to think well about the problem of migrants today, because there’s a migratory phenomenon that’s so strong.”“How must migrants be received? How must they be welcomed?” he asked, stressing that first, they must be viewed “as human brothers and sisters. They are men and women like us.”Second, “every country must see how many they are able to welcome,” he said, noting that while it’s true that a country shouldn’t take on more than they have the capacity to handle...
By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic Church leaders in a Feb. 16statement said they were encouraged that President Donald Trump may be consideringan executive order to protect religious freedom and said they would be gratefulif he would move forward with the pledge that his administration would "doeverything in its power to defend and protect religious liberty.""As Christians, our goal isto live and serve others as the Gospel asks. President Trump can ensure that weare not forced from the public square," said the statement from committeechairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.The statement was jointly issuedby: New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, chairman of the Committee on Pro-LifeActivities; Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, chairman of the Committeeon Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth; Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori,chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty; and Bishop Frank J.Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the Committee on Domestic ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Max Rossi, ReutersBy Carol GlatzROME (CNS) -- Addressing the fear of immigrants,dissatisfaction with a "fluid economy" and the impatience and vitriolseen in politics and society, Pope Francis told Rome university students topractice a kind of "intellectual charity" that promotes dialogue andsees value in diversity."There are lots of remedies against violence,"but they must start first with one's heart being open to hearing other people'sopinions and then talking things out with patience, he said in a 45-minuteoff-the-cuff talk."It necessary to tone it down a bit, to talk lessand listen more," he told hundreds of students, staff and their familymembers and friends during a visit Feb. 17 to Roma Tre University.Arriving at the university, the pope slowly made his wayalong a long snaking pathway of metal barricades throughout the campus,smiling, shaking hands and posing for numerous selfies with smiling members ofthe crowd. When handed a small baby cocooned in a bright...
By Jonathan LuxmooreOXFORD, England (CNS) -- Churchleaders and organizations in Africa, Europe and the United States said it wouldbe disastrous if U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order tellingcompanies they no longer had to disclose whether their firms use "conflictminerals" from Congo.Western firms have been accusedof working with violent gangs in Congo to obtain minerals used for producingmobile phones, laptops and other consumer objects, and of allowing trade inresources to perpetuate human rights violations.In the United States, thechairman of the U.S. bishops' International Policy Committee wrote the actinghead of the National Security Council urging Trump not to suspend the rulesrelated to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act."Congolese die every day inthe illegal mines and at the hands of the armed groups that destroy communitiesin order to expel them from potential mining sites," wrote Bishop OscarCantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico, committee chairman. "The estim...
HAMPTON CORNERS, N.Y. (AP) -- Deep below upstate New York's farm country, workers in ghostly tunnels are praying for snow....
Communities just downstream of California's Lake Oroville dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself - rather than its spillways - were to abruptly fail, the state water agency that operates the nation's tallest dam repeatedly advised federal regulators a half-decade ago....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A desolate but lovely volcano on the North Korea-China border could be the key to unraveling the sudden, mysterious death of an exiled scion of North Korean royalty....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bob Michel, an affable Illinois congressman who served as leader of the Republican House minority for 14 years and was skilled at seeking compromise critical in getting many initiatives of two Republican presidents through Congress, died Friday. He was 93....
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The Indonesian woman arrested for suspected involvement in the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia was duped into thinking she was part of a comedy show prank, Indonesia's national police chief said Friday, citing information received from Malaysian authorities....
