Remembering Dan Berrigan: priest, poet, prophet, antiwar activist, disturber of the peace—and giver of retreats.
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Iraq’s Assyrian Christians form militias amid sectarian tensions
“Our ancestors lived there for thousands of years, so we have to go and retake our homes and lands and churches. We don’t want to live like exiles in someone else’s land.”
Syria ceasefire crumbles as Aleppo suffering continues with 200 killed
Beseiged Aleppo came under another deadly barrage of airstrikes and shelling on April 29. The assaults—which involve both regime airstrikes and rebel attacks on pro-government neighborhoods—have killed 200 people in the last week, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Hum
New ordinations give reason for hope, but need for priests still great
“The bad news, though it is not really bad news, is that the global population of Catholics has grown dramatically since then, so today we have far fewer priests per Catholic.”
Interfaith prayer service calls for change on anniversary of Baltimore riots
In his welcome message, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore thanked those who gathered noting, “We are united in prayer for the welfare of Baltimore. We are united in prayer for the people of Baltimore.”
Vice President Biden and Pope Francis meet in Rome to push global fight against cancer
Promising new treatments that are emerging every year cannot be available “only to the privileged and the powerful,” Biden told some of the 350 top cell therapy doctors, researchers, philanthropists, ethicists and activists.
Suspects arrested in alleged plot against Vatican, Israeli embassy
Authorities arrested six people who have maintained contact with a couple that left Italy to join the Islamic State in Syria.
Catholic, Anglican leaders welcome Irish priest’s step toward sainthood
“He was not a medical expert or a faith healer, but a man who through his own prayer and personal holiness was able to transmit to those he encountered something of the healing power and the good news of Jesus Christ.”
Ryan says he was ‘wrong’ about views on poor in latest talk at Georgetown
“The work I do as a Catholic holding office conforms to the social doctrine as best I can make of it.”
German cardinal tarred as ‘Antichrist’ for defending Muslims
“These self-appointed saviors of the Christian West who are looking for an absolute antichrist should take a look in the mirror.”
