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Brussels, Belgium, Jul 13, 2016 / 02:52 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Religion classes in Belgium’s French-speaking primary and secondary schools will be cut in half starting in October 2016 and replaced with a weekly hour of citizenship classes.Critics worry that the new classes will promote abortion and homosexuality, and that the change could end up pushing teachers with a religious education or background out of the schools.The decision was announced by the Belgian government in a July 7 decree, despite the fact that 97 percent of students had said they wanted the religion classes to be maintained.Last month, amid debate over the measure, the Belgian Bishops Conference released a statement emphasizing the importance of religious study in schools.“Indeed, removing the Catholic religion classes would mean relegating religious belief to the private sphere, which, for a democratic state, would be an impoverishment,” they said.The Belgian state curriculum includes religion c...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rick Musacchio,Tennessee RegisterBy Andy TelliNASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -? Throughout his life, Msgr. Owen Campion hashad a fascination with words.That fascination led him into the Catholic media as a reporter, writerand editor, a mentor to Catholic journalists, and as a liaison between theVatican and Catholic media around the world."It's been the ministry of my priesthood," said Msgr. Campion, a native of Nashville and a priestof the Diocese of Nashville for 50 years.That ministry wound to a close June 30, when his retirement as associatepublisher of Our Sunday Visitor, based in Huntington, Indiana, and as editor ofThe Priest magazine, where he has worked since 1988, became official. He calledhis work at Our Sunday Visitor, and the view of the Catholic Church in Americait has provided him, "very fascinating."Msgr. Campion's path to journalism began as a youth. The DominicanSisters of St. Cecilia who were his elementary school teachers "taught me howto use the English ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Civil rights groups and activists sued Baton Rouge law enforcement agencies over their treatment of protesters rallying against the police shooting death of a black man, saying officers used excessive force and physically and verbally abused peaceful demonstrators....
Vatican City, Jul 13, 2016 / 10:35 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After a trip to the dentist Wednesday, Pope Francis made the spontaneous decision to stop by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America – a visit one official says demonstrates his close pastoral concern for those in his care.“It was a very exciting moment for everyone,” Fr. Jose Tola, an official of the department, told CNA July 13 following the Pope’s visit.Fr. Tola, who was present to welcome the unexpected guest, said it was the first time he’s met the Pope in a non-protocol situation.“He’s a person with a very special charism and has a very sincere way of approaching people,” Tola said, explaining that for him the visit was “a very edifying experience” from a personal, human, and spiritual perspective.While he’s met the Pope before in formal situations, what made this visit special was “the spontaneity,” the priest said, because protocol visits ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Will Oliver, EPABy LONDON (CNS) -- An Englishcardinal said he was delighted by the appointment of Theresa May as Britain'snew prime minister because of the commitment she has shown in the fight againsthuman trafficking.Cardinal Vincent Nichols ofWestminster, president of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, madehis comments in a letter of congratulations to May, who took over asleader of the ruling Conservative Party July 13 after David Cameron formallyresigned.The cardinal reminded May, who has servedas British home secretary since 2010, of her attendance at the Vatican in April2014 for the launch of the Santa Marta Group, an initiative launched by PopeFrancis to help the victims of the human trafficking."This is a clear indicationnot only of your determination to use high political office for the protectionof some of the world's most vulnerable people but also of your willingness towork with the Catholic Church at its highest levels," the cardinal said in...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln has been transformed into "the party of Trump," declaring her GOP presidential opponent a polarizing figure who is deepening the divisions in America....
DALLAS (AP) -- Nearly a week after five officers were killed by a gunman in Dallas, memorial services for three of them drew thousands of mourners Wednesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's public criticism of Donald Trump is dividing legal experts over whether the leader of the court's liberal wing should recuse herself in any future case involving him....
LONDON (AP) -- Theresa May became Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday, accepting an invitation to govern from Queen Elizabeth II after the resignation of David Cameron. She promised to lead a "one-nation" government dedicated to social justice and making "Britain a country that works for everyone."...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Republican Donald Trump has entered the final phase of his high-profile search for a running mate, arranging last-minute meetings with his finalists and family members as his staff prepares for a Friday announcement....
