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Ecumenical group convenes to pray for persecuted Christians in the Middle East
January 21, 2016ATLANTA—Since the inauguration of the Year of St. Paul in 2009, Catholic clergy and faithful have been coming together with Orthodox clergy and faithful twice a year for ecumenical gatherings under the leadership of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Metropolitan Alexios. The gatherings rotate between the cathedrals of both churches, and the evenings provide prayer, […]
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Saint’s relics to visit Atlanta Maronite church
January 21, 2016ATLANTA—The relics of St. Charbel, a Maronite monk and priest from Lebanon, will be at St. Joseph Maronite Church in Atlanta on Feb. 17-18. The church is located at 502 Seminole Avenue, NE, in Atlanta. Veneration of relics will be from 6-10 p.m. on Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday. The […]
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A cake worthy of kings
January 21, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—The fragrance of the cake is like no other. For Spaniards and some Latin Americans who grew up with it, the aromatic smell of the roscon de reyes is one of the most treasured of childhood food memories surrounding the Epiphany. The roscon de reyes cake makes its appearance on the tables of Spain […]
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The treasure to be found in the ‘Picture Book of Saints’
January 21, 2016The best present I received at Christmas was a re-gift. On Christmas morning we had finished opening our gifts, and were preparing for a day of toy assemblage such as one might experience in a Victorian workhouse, when my older son Graham handed me a clumsily wrapped parcel. “For you, Daddy,” he said. “From me.” […]
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Catholic advocates join in outcry over ICE deportations at start of year
January 21, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—Catholic advocacy agencies quickly joined the pushback after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the beginning of the year arrested immigrants, all Central American families, who were in the United States illegally. After a series of meetings with Homeland Security officials Jan. 11, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told reporters, “I think you’re […]
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Lebanon strains under weight of refugees
January 21, 2016BEIRUT (CNS)—While the flow of migrants into Europe and the West has sparked controversy, Lebanon continues to bear the brunt of absorbing massive numbers of refugees. A commonly cited figure is that one in four people in Lebanon is displaced from Syria. “They are everywhere … in all of Lebanon,” Father Paul Karam, president of […]
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Church’s credibility found in showing mercy, pope says in new book
January 21, 2016VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Being ministers of God’s mercy, church members overcome “prejudice and rigidity,” taking risks like Jesus did in order to heal and to save, Pope Francis said. In Jesus’ day, lepers were cast out of the community “to avoid contamination: the healthy needed to be protected,” but Jesus, at his own risk, “goes up […]
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January’s witness to the gift of life
January 21, 2016The civil rights movement and the right-to-life movement are now sharing center stage across our nation, as they do each January. Dr. King’s birthday commemoration and the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision anniversary both capture a lot of media attention within the short time span of just a few weeks. The gigantic moral figure […]
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Immigration opposition: My country, ‘tis of me, but no room for thee
January 21, 2016WASHINGTON (CNS)—“No Irish need apply.” That was a typical sign more than a century ago in cities along the Eastern Seaboard when job openings were announced in store windows. Of course, it wasn’t the Irish alone who bore the stigma of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States. Name the ethnic group, and suspicions, fears and […]
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Reepicheep as a role model for the new year
January 21, 2016“I love real mice,” C.S. Lewis wrote to a child, “There are lots in my rooms in College, but I have never set a trap.” He added, “When I sit up late working they poke their heads out from behind the curtains just as if they were saying, ‘Hi! Time for you to go to […]