Seventy years later “this tragic event still gives rise to horror and revulsion.”
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In Hiroshima, U.S. bishop says USCCB will push for nuclear disarmament
Bishop Cantu, who serves as chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, said that as a U.S. citizen, he arrived in Hiroshima with a sense of “sorrow and repentance.”
French, British bishops urge solution to migrant crisis in channel port
French and British Catholic bishops urged their governments to settle a growing refugee crisis around the port of Calais, where highways have been blocked and migrants from Africa and the Middle East have died attempting illegal crossings of the Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel."These men and women c
Aborting unborn babies who have disabilities decried by pro-life groups
Aborting unborn babies who have disabilities decried by pro-life groups
50 years after Voting Rights Act, black churches fighting voting restrictions
Black churches will be redoubling efforts to maintain access to the ballot box.
One year after ISIS rampage, Christians ponder their future in Iraq
A year after ISIS stormed across Nineveh, survivors wonder when, or if, they will ever be able to return home.
Milwaukee Archdiocese reaches $21 million settlement with abuse survivors
The settlement is part of an agreement on a reorganization plan reached by the archdiocese and unsecured creditors committee, which has sought compensation for victims/survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
Bishop Oscar Cantu asks for increased vigilance after small explosion at Las Cruces’ church
Bishop Cantu asks pastors, deacons and parish leaders ‘to exercise increased vigilance’
Those who ‘visit the prisoner’ explain what it’s like behind bars
Although mentioned in one of Jesus’ parables, only a very hardy few visit prisoners.
Cardinal O’Malley urges senators to back measure to defund Planned Parenthood
The head of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee Aug. 3 urged U.S. senators to take the federal money that goes to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and instead fund women’s health care providers that do not promote abortion.
