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"We express our pain and rejection" – Mexico's bishops react to Trump's border wall
By CNA/EWTN NewsMEXICO CITY, Mexico – The bishops of Mexico on Thursday reacted to United States' president Donald Trump's executive order to build a wall on the nations' border by urging a more thoughtful response to legitimate security concerns.
Knights of Malta appoint interim leader, reinstate Grand Chancellor
By Elise Harris, CNA/EWTN NewsVATICAN CITY – After Pope Francis asked Knights of Malta Grand Master Matthew Festing to resign earlier this week, the Order has accepted the resignation, named an interim leader and reinstated their former Grand Chancellor, Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager.
Pope's homily: strength of the Church is in the small, persecuted Churches
By Vatican RadioThe greatest strength of the Church today is in the little, persecuted Churches. That was the message of Pope Francis at the morning Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta. At the heart of the Pope’s homily were the martyrs: “Today there are more than in the first ages” – but the media says nothing about them, he continued, because it’s not news. Pope Francis invited us to remember those who suffer martyrdom.
Church implements Colombian peace accord with reflection, action, prayer
By Beth Griffin, Catholic News ServiceNEW YORK – No sector of society can unite Colombia single-handedly after a half-century of war, but the Catholic church's painstaking local reconciliation effort is a significant step to address the complex situation, Msgr. Hector Fabio Henao said.
Christians assess damage on Iraq's Nineveh plain, ravaged by ISIS
By Jaco Klamer, CNA/EWTN NewsERBIL, Iraq – “I don't understand how people can harm each other so much,” sighs security guard Louis Petrus. Petrus recently returned to his hometown for the first time: the Christian city of Qaraqosh, near Mosul, which he had to flee in August 2014, when Islamic State captured the largest Christian city on the Nineveh plain.
'Life is winning in America,' vice president tells March for Life rally
By Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) – Vice President Mike Pence told pro-life advocates from across the U.S. Jan. 27 that "life is winning in America, and today is a celebration of that progress."
Pope Francis offers prayers, sends greetings to March for Life
By CNA/EWTN NewsWASHINGTON – Pope Francis offered his greeting to participants at the 2017 March for Life in Washington, D.C., assuring them of his prayers and imparting his Apostolic Blessing upon all present.
Catholics south of U.S. border say Trump's wall won't deter desperate migrants
By David Agren, Catholic News ServiceMEXICO CITY – Catholics working with the thousands of migrants transiting Mexico in their attempts to reach the United States said a border barricade will fail to dissuade those desperately fleeing countries in Central America with some of the highest homicide rates on earth.
Cardinal Dolan at Vigil for Life: If sanctuary of the womb is violated, no one is safe
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON – Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York warned that if the sanctuary of the womb is violated, then other sanctuaries are at risk.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to speak at March for Life in Washington
By CNA/EWTN NewsWASHINGTON – Weeks of speculation were confirmed on Thursday, when the White House verified that U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will speak at the national March for Life on Jan. 27.
Trump expected to halt refugee intake, Catholic leaders concerned
By Matt Hadro, CNA/EWTN NewsWASHINGTON – Amid reports of an imminent executive order to halt most refugee resettlement in the U.S., one international Catholic charitable group is speaking out.