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Pope seeks prayers for Egyptians beheaded by Islamic State
February 19, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis called for prayers for the Egyptian Christians beheaded by Islamic State militants in Libya and asked that God recognize these men killed for their faith. He offered morning Mass Feb. 17 in the chapel of his residence for the slain Christians he termed “our 21 brother Copts” whose throats had been […]
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Martyrs in Libya ‘whispered’ name of Jesus before death, bishop says
February 19, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The 21 Coptic Christians who were beheaded by Islamic State militants died as martyrs, invoking the name of Jesus, said an Egyptian Catholic bishop. In line with Pope Francis’ assertion at morning Mass Feb. 17, Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina of Giza told the Fides news agency that the “diabolical” video of the Christians’ […]
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Deacons witness execution of Catholic inmate Warren Hill
February 19, 2015ATLANTA—The State of Georgia executed Warren Lee Hill, who had received the sacraments of the Catholic Church while on death row, the evening of Jan. 27. Hill, sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of a fellow inmate, died by lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court denied his application for a stay of execution earlier […]
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Pa. governor puts off executions, says system ‘riddled with flaws’
February 19, 2015PHILADELPHIA (CNS)—Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia praised the announcement by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Feb. 13 that he is granting a reprieve for death-row inmate Terrence Williams, who was scheduled to be executed March 4. In a memo, Wolf said he would extend the reprieve to each of the 186 inmates on the state’s […]
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Becoming a cardinal is a call to greater love, patience, pope says
February 19, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—In a Valentine’s Day ceremony to create 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis offered a meditation on Christian love and, especially, what it means for those who guide and minister in the church. “The greater our responsibility in serving the church, the more our hearts must expand according to the measure of the heart […]
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Area Catholic athletes sign on to play college sports
February 19, 2015ATLANTA—This year’s National Signing Day took place on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Local Catholic seniors in high school joined other athletes around the country by making it official when they signed binding national letters of intent to play collegiate sports at the college or university of their choice. The list below includes area Catholic athletes who […]
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Speakers weigh immigration trends amid changing U.S.-Cuba relations
February 19, 2015JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CNS)—Cuban parents who sent their unaccompanied children from Cuba to the United States in the early 1960s for fear of communist indoctrination under Fidel Castro made the right decision. That was the conclusion of St. Augustine Bishop Felipe J. Estevez, who was one of four Cuban experts on a panel convened in Jacksonville […]
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Texas judge blocks DAPA, DACA expansion; administration to appeal
February 19, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—A little more than one day before an expansion was to take effect in a deferred deportation program known as DACA, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Obama administration’s effort. In a 123-page memorandum released by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott late in the evening Feb. 16, District Court Judge […]
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Appeals court hears Atlanta Archdiocese, EWTN cases challenging HHS mandate
February 19, 2015ATLANTA—A new chapter has been added in the ongoing fight against the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Attorneys for the Atlanta Archdiocese, Catholic Education of North Georgia, Inc. and the Savannah Diocese joined those representing the Eternal Word Television Network Feb. 4 in back-to-back court cases before a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit […]
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CRS Rice Bowl kicks off, provides a means to give to the world
February 19, 2015SMYRNA—Justice and Peace Ministries of the Atlanta Archdiocese joined with Catholic Relief Services to host a kickoff for Rice Bowl on Friday, Feb. 13. The lunchtime program included Mass, followed by a sharing of a meal of rice and beans, and a talk by Thomas Awiapo, a senior program officer for CRS Ghana. It took […]