Jun 19, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The tragic taking of nine lives at a historically black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, brought an outpouring of solidarity, compassion and sorrow from around the country. After an all-night search, police June 18 captured a white man...
Jun 19, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Catholic leaders lauded Pope Francis for his encyclical, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” for calling all to be good stewards, for putting “a human face” on environmental issues and for starting “a...
Jun 19, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
WASHINGTON (CNS) — There is a reason that the song “Solidarity Forever,” sung to the tune of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” is an anthem of the labor movement. And it was no accident that a June 15 conference titled “Erroneous...
Jun 19, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
Bishop Robert J. Cunningham released the following statement on Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’”: “Creation is not a property; creation is a gift, it is a wonderful gift that God has given us, so that we care for it and we use it for the...
Jun 19, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Leaders of various faith traditions and civic leaders joined their voices with Catholics June 18 in praising Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” and its emphasis on caring for and protecting...