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Caritas Manila has launched an appeal to help victims of the earthquake in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte and other areas in Mindanao.The social action arm of the Manila archdiocese said that more food aid and temporary shelter are needed for those left homeless.“Their most immediate needs include clean water, food, clothes and hygiene items,” according to Caritas Manila.“Caritas Manila once again appeal prayers and help we can offer to alleviate their sufferings through our donations in cash and in kind,” it said.The death toll from Surigao City’s devastating 6.7 magnitude earthquake last Friday has risen to eight and left more than two hundred injured. In Surigao City alone, more than 1,400 houses were reported damaged by the quake which also affected at least 11 towns. (CBCP)
Vatican City, Feb 14, 2017 / 02:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his preface for a book written by a survivor of clerical sex abuse, Pope Francis once again lamented the “monstrosity” of the act, calling the author, Daniel Pittet, courageous for his willingness to forgive his abuser and to share his story with the world.“For those who have been victims of a pedophile it is difficult to talk about what they have been through and describe the trauma that still persist after many years,” the Pope said in the preface, published earlier this month.Because of this, “Daniel Pittet’s testimony is necessary, treasured and courageous.”In his 240-page book, titled “I forgive you, father: surviving a broken childhood,” Pittet shares the story of his difficult childhood, during which he and his siblings were shuffled around different foster homes after their parents’ separation before eventually meeting the friar who would abuse him.At the ag...
Paris, France, Feb 14, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A complaint brought by a Catholic group against a dating site that promotes extramarital affairs was thrown out by a French court last week. The suit was dismissed after a Paris court determined that the National Confederation of Catholic Family Associations could not file the complaint, since infidelity complaints can only be filed within a private marital relationship, and because an affair does not always constitute a civil violation, according to reports from the AP. The website, Gleeden, advertises itself as “The first extramarital dating site made by women,” with a logo featuring a half-eaten apple referencing the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. Launched in 2009, the website claims to be a world leader in coordinating extramarital affairs, with a million users in France and 2.4 million throughout the world. Catholic Family Associations first filed a legal complaint against the...
By Carol ZimmermannWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Talk of President Donald Trump possibly signingan executive order on religious freedom -- which drew both criticism and praise --has been replaced with discussion about what happened to it and what a finalversion, if there is one, will look like.A draftversion of the executive order, called "Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative toRespect Religious Freedom," had been widely criticized in late January bythose who said it would legalize discrimination and was too far-reaching. It then failed to appear on thepresident's desk while rumors circulated that a scaled-back version mightappear eventually."We hopethat President Trump and his administration will take action soon, especiallyto provide relief from the onerous HHS mandate," said Baltimore Archbishop WilliamE. Lori, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty,referring to the mandate issued by the federal Department of Health and HumanServices requiring most relig...
By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The provisions of "AmorisLaetitia" allow people in irregular marriage situations access to thesacraments only if they recognize their situation is sinful and desire tochange it, according to the cardinal who heads the Pontifical Council forLegislative Texts.The fact that such a couple also believes changing thesituation immediately by splitting up would cause more harm and forgoing sexualrelations would threaten their current relationship does not rule out thepossibility of receiving sacramental absolution and Communion, said Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio,president of the pontifical council that is charged with interpreting canonlaw.The intention to change, even if the couple cannot do soimmediately, "is exactly the theological element that allows absolutionand access to the Eucharist as long as -- I repeat -- there is theimpossibility of immediately changing the situation of sin," the cardinalwrote.Cardinal Coccopalmerio's short booklet, "Th...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A person briefed on the discussions tells The Associated Press that Madison Square Garden has lifted its ban of Charles Oakley....
SHANGHAI (AP) -- There's a Trump toilet, a Trump condom, a Trump pacemaker and even a Trump International Hotel among hundreds of trademarks in China that don't belong to Donald Trump. But after a decade of grinding battle in China's courts, the president is expected to get an unlikely win on Tuesday: the rights to his own name....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the central bank still expects to raise interest rates gradually this year. But she said the Fed also recognizes the dangers of waiting too long to tighten credit....
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was assassinated at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, telling medical workers before he died en route to a hospital that he had been attacked with a chemical spray, a Malaysian official said Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a rare display of bipartisanship, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon to lead the Small Business Administration as part of President Donald Trump's cabinet....
