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IMAGE: CNS photo/Ruthie Robison, Mississippi CatholicBy Ruthie RobisonDURANT, Miss. (CNS) -- Adownpour of rain didn't dampen a dedication and blessing ceremony of a monumentto honor the lives of Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill, who were slainin their Durant home Aug. 25, 2016. They were both 68.A crowd of about 100 gatheredthe afternoon of May 20 in Durant's Liberty Park to pay tribute to the two sisters,who both made a lasting impact on the community in which they resided for the last 15 years of their lives.Sister Merrill was a member ofthe Sisters of Charity of Nazareth based in Nazareth, Kentucky, and Sister Heldbelonged to the School Sisters of St. Francis congregation based in Milwaukee. Thetwo nurse practitioners worked at Lexington Medical Clinic and attended St.Thomas Catholic Church in Lexington, located about 10 miles west from theirhome."It was wonderful to see so manypeople come here from around the country," said Franciscan Father Greg Plata, pastorof St. Thoma...
IMAGE: CNS/Tyler OrsburnBy Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON(CNS) -- President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget sent shiversthrough social service, education and environmental communities, prompting churchleaders and advocates to question the administration's commitment to people inneed.Theleaders repeated in interviews with Catholic News Service that a budget is a moraldocument that reflects the nation's priorities and that they found that the spendingplan revealed May 23 backs away from the country's historical support for children,the elderly and the poor, and protecting the environment.Theirconcern focuses on the deep cuts -- totaling $52 billion in fiscal year 2018 and $3.6trillion over the next decade -- in international aid, senior services, healthcare, hunger prevention, job training, air and water protection, and climatechange research. The cuts essentially are paying for a corresponding $52billion boost in military spending."Wesay there's a human component here. It...
CHICAGO (AP) -- How can you get a gourmet Italian pizza delivered right to your door for no more than $7? Get locked up at Cook County Jail in Chicago....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Warthog is sitting pretty....
LONDON (AP) -- Four days after a suicide bombing plunged Britain into mourning, political campaigning resumed Friday for next month's general election with the main opposition leader linking deadly terrorism at home to foreign wars like the one in Libya....
CAIRO (AP) -- Masked gunmen riding in three SUVs opened fire Friday on a packed bus taking Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of Egypt's capital, killing at least 28 people, including two little children, authorities said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former House Speaker John Boehner says that aside from international affairs and foreign policy, President Donald Trump's time in office has so far been a "complete disaster."...
TAORMINA, Italy (AP) -- European leaders have mounted a last-ditch effort to stop President Donald Trump from abandoning the Paris climate accord, using multiple meetings this week to sell the American leader on the global agreement to reduce carbon emissions....
Vatican Weekend for May 27th, 2017 features a special program focusing on contemplation with the renowned preacher and author, Father Paul Murray, an Irish Dominican. He explores the spiritual journey of the contemplative, asking what is it like to come close to the presence of God. His reflections are based on a talk he gave to Britain’s Upper Chamber of Parliament, the House of Lords. Listen to this program produced and presented by Veronica Scarisbrick:
