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Washington D.C., Aug 31, 2016 / 05:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid a civil war, a humanitarian crisis, and the threat of mass starvation, the Church in South Sudan is still working to bring Christ to a troubled country.After meeting with Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro of Juba, Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) noted that “the Church plays a key role, as always and everywhere, in the provision of humanitarian aid,” and that “the bishops I met with are just absolutely committed to living out Matthew 25, the vulnerable people and helping people as if they were Christ.”Smith, chair of the House Subcommittee on Global Human Rights, just returned from a fact-finding human rights mission to South Sudan where he met with religious, humanitarian, and political leaders , including the Archbishop Lukudu, President Salva Kiir Mayardit, and Defense Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk.South Sudan became an independent country in 2011 but it has been torn by a civil war since December 2013, be...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It seems Chris Brown can't avoid trouble....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Young Americans are about equally likely to say they've had an encounter with police, but young black adults are much more likely than whites to say they've been arrested, harassed or know someone who has been, a new GenForward poll said Wednesday....
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City might never tell the public if the police officer at the center of the Eric Garner chokehold death case is disciplined, the mayor and police commissioner indicated this week after reaching a new interpretation of a 40-year-old state civil rights law....
BEIRUT (AP) -- With the killing of Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the Islamic State group lost one of its most powerful figures, a militant with multiple roles: A propaganda chief, overseer of spectacular attacks in Europe and a trusted lieutenant of the group's top leader....
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexicans responded angrily to what they saw as a weak performance by President Enrique Pena Nieto, who appeared to let Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump emerge unscathed from a meeting Wednesday....
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- On Mexican soil for the first time as the Republican presidential nominee, a firm but measured Donald Trump defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along its southern flank, standing up for the centerpiece of his immigration plan in a country where he is widely despised....
The "Day of the Martyrs", was observed by the Catholic community in the Eastern Indian state of Odisha, on Tuesday, in memory of the anti-Christian massacres of 2008.According to Fides News Agency, the Churches and civil society forum in the state of Odisha released a set of demands on the occasion which included a thorough and independent investigation of the police and the judiciary; adequate compensation that include Churches and humanitarian organizations; prosecute government officials and police involved in violence; release of seven innocent Christians still in jail; appropriate actions against forces of religious fanaticism operating in the district of Kandhamal; implement a major program of protection of minorities; more focus on healthcare, education, communication, and to address the issues of unemploymentThe Church observes the "Day of the Martyrs" on August 30 each year to commemorate the sacrifice of more than 101 people who lost their lives durin...
Rome, Italy, Aug 31, 2016 / 11:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church supports the work of studying God's creation in the human body and encourages the sciences in service to the weak and infirm of society, Pope Francis told cardiologists Wednesday.“Nature, in all its complexity, and the human mind, are created by God; their richness must be studied by skilled men and women, in the knowledge that the advancement of the philosophical and empirical sciences, as well as professional care in favour of the weakest and most infirm, is a service that is part of God’s plan,” the Pope said Aug. 31.“Openness to the grace of God, an openness which comes through faith, does not weaken human reason, but rather leads it towards knowledge of a truth which is wider and of greater benefit to humanity,” he added in his speech given to 35,000 specialists from 140 countries during the world congress of the European Society of Cardiology being held in Rome this week.Pope Fr...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus'loving gaze of tenderness and mercy extends to all who seek forgiveness nomatter how great or small their sins may be, Pope Francis said. While many often feel"cast aside" because of their sins, Jesus offers encouragement and"tells us, 'Courage, come to me,'" the pope said Aug. 31 at hisweekly general audience."It is the moment offorgiveness, of inclusion in Jesus' life and the life of the church. All of us are sinners;whether great or small, we all are. The Lord tells us, 'Courage, come, you areno longer discarded. I forgive you, I embrace you.' This is mercy," hesaid. Reflecting on the Gospelreading of Jesus' miraculous healing of a woman suffering from hemorrhages,Pope Francis noted the woman's persistence in trying to reach out to Jesusdespite the fact that she was excluded from society because of her condition. "She was a womandiscarded from society. It is important to consider this condition -- discarded...
