VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Pope Francis urged nations to recall the need to protect the life and dignity of the victims of war and armed conflict. “Everyone is required to observe the limits imposed by international humanitarian law, protecting unarmed populations and civil structures, especially hospitals, schools, places
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — The president of the Polish bishops’ conference confirmed the country’s Catholic Church will resist “LGBT ideology” as equality campaigners demanded the dismissal of an archbishop who branded gays and lesbians a “rainbow pestilence.” “People belonging to so-called sexual minority circles are our brothers and sisters for whom Christ gave his life,”
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) — Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, told diocesan pro-life leaders gathered in Louisville Aug. 5-7 that they are part of the “most important human rights effort of our time and our age.” Eighty-five directors of pro-life ministry from 63 dioceses around the country gathered for the Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership
BIEN HOA, Vietnam (CNS) — Members of the Dominican general chapter elected 51-year-old Father Gerard Francisco Timoner to be the master general of the worldwide religious order. Father Timoner, a native of the Philippines, is the 88th superior of the Order of Preachers, founded by St. Dominic Guzman, and the first Asian to lead the
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In hopeless situations of pain and suffering, God never abandons his children but rather remains close to them, Pope Francis said. “God’s answer to our pain is a closeness, a presence that accompanies us, that doesn’t leave us alone. Jesus made himself the same as us and for this reason we
WASHINGTON (CNS) — About 40 peace advocates representing about a dozen religious communities held a special Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Prayer Service of Repentance midday Aug. 9 outside the White House in Washington. It was the 74th anniversary of the United States dropping an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing about 74,000 people. Three days
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In 2014, a science project sparked the compassion of a 10-year-old girl from Colorado. So, she set out on a walk that would change the lives of an entire town of people in Kenya. From that auspicious day in 2014 to the present, Jennifer Stuckenschneider, partnering with Unbound, raised over $16,000 to
SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The new film “Brian Banks” recounts the true story of a high school football star whose promising future was derailed when he was falsely accused of rape. Facing the prospect of a 41-year sentence, he accepted a plea bargain and went on to spend more than five years in prison and
By Rose Gamier For the North Star After what seemed like another torrential downpour and gusty winds, last Sunday’s annual parish fiesta of San Roque proved to be a success – what with the clouds appearing to provide just enough shade, and the hidden sun giving off just enough heat to maintain the roads clear
Human beings are capable of so much! This week we all learned what is possible to accomplish in gymnastics, as the news reported that Simone Biles had executed a historic “Triple-Double.” It is significant not just because she is the first woman ever to do so, but in that we cannot help but wonder…what else
