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IMAGE: CNS photo/Katie Scott, Catholic By Katie ScottPORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- Countless immigrantsacross the country live in a climate of fear sparked by actions in the newadministration, including President Donald Trump's plan to build a U.S.-Mexicowall, his executive order on immigration enforcement and several highly publicraids.Alongside the concerns of adult immigrants are the worries oftheir children. At dinner tables and in classrooms, young Latinos are trying tomake sense of overheard conversations, the onslaught of immigration-relatedstories disseminated by news outlets and activists, and -- foremost -- theinstability in their families."Students are on edge, often distracted, occasionally distraughtbecause they fear for their family's well-being," said Tim Joy, principal of DeLa Salle North Catholic High School in Portland, which is nearly 40 percentLatino. "We've had many students in tears."He said some parents are too fearful to leave the house to shopfor food, "so student...
NEW YORK (AP) -- This spring, J.T. Rogers' new play traveled only a few small steps but it was a huge leap for a playwright....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Trump administration has been a boon for the cable news networks each night yet curiously not for the broadcast evening news programs, where a viewership slump contributed to Scott Pelley losing his job last week as anchor of the "CBS Evening News."...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A man who authorities say illegally rented out space in an Oakland warehouse that caught fire, killing 36 partygoers, and another man who organized the event were each charged Monday with three dozen counts of involuntary manslaughter....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A man who was fired from a Florida awning factory in April returned Monday with a semi-automatic pistol and methodically killed five people, then took his own life at the sound of an approaching siren, authorities said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting software supplier days before last year's presidential election, according to a government intelligence report leaked Monday that suggests election-related hacking penetrated further into U.S. voting systems than previously known....
LONDON (AP) -- The knife-wielding attackers appeared to be leaving the restaurant where Candice Hedge was hiding under a table when one of them spotted her, returning to slash her throat, the 34-year-old waitress' father told an Australian newspaper....
LONDON (AP) -- One of the men believed to have carried out the deadly weekend attack in central London was a known radical Islamist who was filmed unfurling a black flag resembling the one used by the Islamic State group and raised the suspicion of a neighbor after allegedly trying to lure local youngsters to join his jihadist campaign....
Angola’s Archbishop Emeritus of Lubango, Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho celebrated this year’s Pentecost Sunday in the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Lubango.In his homily, Archbishop Kamwenho told the faithful that the celebration of Pentecost was about the renewal of their commitment to building a better society and community, according to the charisms of the Holy Spirit."When we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, what happens to us is that we release the Holy Spirit (received during the Sacrament of Confirmation). This is precisely the same Holy Spirit that the Apostles received and which they transmitted to us. We now have the responsibility of passing it on to others. The Holy Spirit, in turn, asks of every one of us to build a better society or community -right where we live," Archbishop Kamwenho said. Upon reaching the age of 75, in 2009, the Pope accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Lubango presented by Archbis...
Rome, Italy, Jun 5, 2017 / 11:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Last week the Order of Malta hosted diplomats and politicians from throughout Europe for a discussion on the effects of violent conflict on children.Participants said the topic is increasingly urgent since children all over the world are growing up surrounded by war.“It’s self-explanatory that the well-being of children is key for the future of humanity, and on the other hand the first victims of conflicts, of disasters, of any kind of turmoil, are the weakest in society, and these are women and children,” Order of Malta Grand Chancellor Albrecht von Boeselager told CNA.Because of this, he said the order tries to concentrate the relief they give to “the weakest...especially, children.”Providing educational opportunities and psychological care for children affected by violent conflict are among the top priorities “because the lack of education and the effect of traumas very often have very long-...
