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Vatican City, Jun 26, 2017 / 07:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Monday the Vatican issued a statement on the situation of the Chinese Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, who has not been returned since being forcibly removed from his diocese by the Chinese state May 18.“The Holy See is observing with grave concern the personal situation of Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, forcibly removed from his episcopal see some time ago,” read the June 26 statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke.The Catholic community of the diocese and his family and friends remain with no news of the bishop’s whereabouts or of the reason for his removal, the statement continued.The Vatican-approved Bishop Shao, who is not recognized by the Chinese government, was summoned by their religious bureau on May 18 and has since not been heard from or returned, La Croix International reports.Following canon law, the Vatican confirmed Bishop Shao as the successor of the Wenz...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler OrsburnBy Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Christian faith leaders pledged anew to build a "circle ofprotection" around vital social programs identified for deep spending cutsunder President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget, saying their action is consistentwith biblical principles.Comingtogether during a news conference at the National Press Club June 21, morethan a dozen leaders, including representatives of the U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops and Catholic Charities USA, lined up shoulder-to-shoulder in a unified frontto defend a broad array of domestic and international aid programs that, they argued,sustain life.They usedstrong language in criticizing planned cuts in food and nutrition, education,elderly services, health care, air and water protection, employment trainingand more. They said they feared that people will be harmed or even die if the budgetas proposed is adopted."Thereis a troubling momentum at this time in Washington, D.C., for cr...
IMAGE: CNS/L'Osservatore RomanoBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cancer prevention programs andcampaigns need to reach everyone, Pope Francis said."Spreading a culture of life -- made up of attitudesand behaviors -- is greatly needed, a true culture (that is) of the people,serious, accessible to everyone and not based on commercial interests," hesaid in an address to members of the Italian League for the Fight AgainstTumors June 26.The pope praised the volunteer organization, whichpromotes education, prevention, research and support for those with cancer andtheir families.He said their service represented a constant"decentralization toward the peripheries," emphasizing that the"peripheries" include any person who is marginalized by society orother people, and those who may be forced to compromise or abandon their daily routineand relationships because of illness.Taking care of those who are ill "is a pricelessrichness for society," he said, and reminds both the church and civilso...
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy WiechecBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican expressed "graveconcern" over the situation of a bishop in mainland China who has been ingovernment custody for almost 10 months and moved repeatedly in an apparentattempt to prevent him from assuming leadership of his diocese.BishopPeter Shao Zhumin had been coadjutor bishop of Wenzhou and should have taken over leadership ofthe diocese in September when his predecessor died. Instead, officials took himto northern China "on a trip.""The Holy See is following with grave concern thepersonal situation of Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, forcibly removedfrom his episcopal see some time ago," said Greg Burke, director of the Vaticanpress office, in a statement June 26."The diocesan Catholic community and his relatives haveno news or reasons for his removal, nor do they know where he is being held,"Burke said.The treatment of Bishop Zhumin "and other similarepisodes," Burke said, do not foster the kind of under...
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