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People morn the loss of Leover Miranda, 39, a victim of a drug-related killing, during a funeral in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 20. Manila Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle called the problem of drugs a "humanitarian concern that affects all of us." (CNS photo/Romeo Ranoco, Reuters)

‘Blood flowing on sidewalks’: 2 Philippine prelates criticize drug war

Posted by - August 25, 2017
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Two prominent Philippine bishops criticized the government’s war on drugs after a week in which more than 80 people were reportedly killed in stepped-up efforts to…
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Mourners in Kuwait City Aug. 17 carry the coffins of clerics who were among the victims of an Aug. 14 attack against a restaurant in Burkina Faso. Pope Francis asked an estimated 10,000 people in St. Peter's Square Aug. 21 to pray in silence and then to join him in reciting the Hail Mary for the victims of the attacks the previous week in Burkina Faso, Spain and Finland. (CNS photo/Raed Qutena, EPA)

Pope leads prayers for an end to ‘inhuman violence’ of terrorism

Posted by - August 25, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Let us beg the Lord, God of mercy and peace, to free the world from this inhuman violence,” Pope Francis prayed after a week of deadly…
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Msgr. Gregory Moys views the solar eclipse Aug. 21 outside St. Paul Church in St. Paul, Ore. Attentive to the needs of hundreds who came to the parish grounds for the event, the pastor opened the historic church's restrooms. (CNS photo/Ed Langlois, Catholic Sentinel)

Venerable church a natural place to view heavens during solar eclipse

Posted by - August 25, 2017
ST. PAUL, Ore. (CNS) — Hundreds of solar eclipse viewers Aug. 21 watched the sky grow dim and then witnessed the spectacular dancing white corona of the sun’s edge from…
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Lightning strikes near Minot Air Force Base in Minot, North Dakota, Aug. 8. The Pentagon has put all U.S. military installations on alert in the wake of North Korea's threats about using missiles. (CNS photo/U.S. Air Force handout via Reuters)

Just-war tests not met in North Korea situation, ethicists say

Posted by - August 18, 2017
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The just-war criteria that would justify armed conflict with North Korea over its nuclear testing and threats to launch missiles have not been met, said ethicists interviewed…
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