The Jesuit Refugee Service expressed disappointment today with the measures announced by the European Union to respond to the accelerating migrant crisis in the Mediterranean describing the outcome after meetings in Brussels as ldquo a lost opportunity rdquo James Stapleton J R S International
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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Ethiopian Bishops: Martyrs Were Migrants Looking for Better Life
Ethiopia's Catholic bishops condemned "in unambiguous terms" the execution of 30 Ethiopian Christian migrants in Libya."These Ethiopian martyrs who were butchered on the coast and desert of Libya were not politicians, nor military soldiers, or they were not armed people, considere
Posted inFrom Our Archives
No More Nukes?: A new movement argues it is time to finally ban the bomb.
There is an oddly anachronistic feel to talk about the abolition of nuclear weapons. Like watching Civil Defense films of the 1960s, contemporary calls to ban the bomb provoke a disorienting déjà vu, recalling a different, more paranoid and dangerous time. After all, with the Cold War over—s
Posted inDispatches
Releasing Annual Audit on Compliance on Child Protection, Bishops Warn Against Complacency
The U S bishops on April 17 released the results of their annual compliance audit intended to track the U S church rsquo s response to the abuse of children by clergy according to guidelines first established by the 2002 Dallas Charter During the 2014 audit year July 1 2013 ndash June 30 2014
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Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George Passes After Long Cancer Battle
A northwest side native, he was the sixth Cardinal to lead Chicago’s 2.3 million Catholics.
Posted inIn All Things
Proclaiming the Mercy of God: Bishop Robert McElroy in San Diego
Robert McElroy was installed yesterday as bishop of San Diego Below is the complete homily a Spanish version nbsp here from his installation Mass In January of this year America was riveted for nine days as Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson set out to accomplish a task that for over three decad
Posted inSigns Of the Times
Fate of Marathon Bomber, and U.S. Death Penalty, Deliberated
It was no surprise that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all 30 counts in the Boston Marathon bomber trial on April 8; in an opening statement, his attorneys had conceded his guilt in the April 2013 horror at the finish line. The State of Massachusetts bars the use of capital punishment, but Tsarn
Posted inDispatches
U.S. Bishops Warn Congress Not to ‘Undermine’ Iran Nuke Deal
As congressional opponents of the ldquo Lausanne framework rdquo agreement with Iran prepped for Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings tomorrow proponents of the deal meant to hamstring Iran rsquo s purported nuclear weapons development got some help today from the U S bishops Las Cruces
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A Verdict for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Perhaps for the Death Penalty in America
Massachusetts bishops reject the use of capital punishment.
Posted inIn All Things
Two Notable Losses for Catholic Journalism This Week
Chicago journalism legend Robert McClory and Vatican II reporter Robert Blair Kaiser