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Washington D.C., Jun 29, 2017 / 01:10 pm (CNA).- There’s been a lot of chatter about Fr. James Martin’s new book, “Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity,” and given the topic, it’s understandable why. Pope Francis’ call to “encounter” has reinforced the necessity for Catholics to go bring the Gospel to those on the margins. Within American society at large, one of the most visible minorities on the margins are those who experience same-sex attractions or identify as LGBT, and ministry to this community has been one has been of special concern among faithful Catholics in recent years. At the same time, both communities have borne legitimate struggles, as the Church faces pressures to choose between its teachings and public service, and those who identify as LGBT – including celibate Catholics who abide by Church teaching – have ...
By VATICANCITY (CNS) -- Here is the detailed schedule of events planned for Pope Francis'visit to Colombia Sept. 6-10. Theschedule was released by the Vatican June 23. All times are local, with EasternDaylight Time in parentheses:Wednesday,Sept. 6 (Rome, Bogota)-- 11 a.m.(5 a.m.) Departure from Rome's Fiumicino airport.-- 4:30p.m. (5:30 p.m.) Arrivalat CATAM military section of the Bogota airport. Welcoming ceremony. Thursday,Sept. 7 (Bogota)-- 9 a.m. (10a.m.) Meeting withgovernment authorities in the courtyard of Casa de Narino presidential palacein Bogota.-- 9:30a.m. (10:30 a.m.) Courtesy visit with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos atCasa de Narino presidential palace. -- 10:20a.m. (11:20 a.m.) Visit to Bogota cathedral.-- 10:50a.m. (11:50 a.m.) Greeting and blessing of the faithful from cardinal'sresidence.-- 11 a.m.(Noon) Meeting with Colombian bishops at cardinal's residence. Speech by pope. -- 3 p.m. (4p.m.) Meeting with theexecutive committeeof the Latin American bishop...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible in the deaths of up to 60 Texas children has been indicted on two new murder charges....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Greta Van Susteren has lost her nightly show on MSNBC, not quite six months after she started at the network....
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis suffered a major blow Thursday when his top financial adviser, Cardinal George Pell, was charged in his native Australia with multiple counts of sexual assault from years ago, bringing a criminal case in the long-running abuse scandal inside the frescoed walls of the Vatican for the first time....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-led House on Thursday pressed ahead with legislation to crack down on illegal immigration, a key priority for President Donald Trump....
IRBID, Jordan (AP) -- A month before Donald Trump assumed the U.S. presidency, Mohammad Al-Haj Ali, a 28-year old Syrian with a second child on the way, was taking cultural sensitivity classes in Jordan to prepare to start a new life in Illinois....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top Senate Republicans on Thursday considered keeping President Barack Obama's tax increase on wealthier people's investments and using the money to bolster their proposed health care subsidies in a bid to mollify moderate GOP lawmakers and salvage the party's struggling bill....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq's Prime Minister declared an end to the IS caliphate Thursday after Iraqi forces captured the compound of a landmark mosque in Mosul that was blown up last week by the Islamic State group....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban takes effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights....
