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Pope, U.S. Catholic bishops, join in prayers for victims of London attacks

WASHINGTON (CNS)—U.S. Catholics joined Pope Francis and the rest of the world in expressing sorrow for those killed and severely injured in the latest terrorist attacks in London the night of June 3. “The vigil of Pentecost had barely begun when the world was burdened yet again, this time by the sinister attacks on innocent […] Full Story

• As the partial travel ban nears, agencies worry about refugees in limbo

  By RHINA GUIDOS, Catholic News Service
  Published July 6, 2017

  WASHINGTON (CNS)—Agencies and organizations that help refugees start new lives in the U.S. worry about the fate that awaits migrants in transit as well as those who will not be allowed into the country as the partial ban that the U.S. Supreme Court set in motion with its late June ruling goes into effect in […] Full Story

• Pilgrims immersed in prayers at Marian shrines of Fatima, Lourdes

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2017

  FATIMA, Portugal—In the warm darkness, thousands of faces were illuminated by candlelight. People bunched together around a small chapel where the rosary was being led. Every five Hail Marys began in a different language. The fragrance of wax filled the air. The huge open square twinkled here and there where people sat holding candles. At […] Full Story

• Priest says Egypt’s Christians feel they could be martyrs at any time

  By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
  Published June 1, 2017

  CAIRO (CNS)—Christians in Egypt “are getting to this idea that we could be a martyr at any moment,” the spokesman for the nation’s Catholic bishops told Catholic News Service. The spokesman, Father Rafic Greiche, also lamented the number of children killed in an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Orthodox Christians to St. Samuel Monastery […] Full Story