Superior, Wisc., Dec 15, 2015 / 11:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Tuesday chose Father James P. Powers to be the next Bishop of Superior, Wis.“I am humbled to be called to the order of bishop and sincerely appreciate the confidence being placed in me,” Bishop-designate Powers said Dec. 15. “I have great respect for the office and the responsibilities involved and look forward with joy and gratitude as I accept this new role as your shepherd.”“I am … [Read more...]
Wisconsin priest humbled to be named next Bishop of Superior
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Beards and the US military: a religious liberty win for Sikh officer
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Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2015 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Sikh officer and a religious liberty group have welcomed the U.S. Army’s temporary religious exemption for the officer, who sees a conflict between military regulations against beards and his religious practice. “My Sikh faith and military service are two core parts of who I am,” Captain Simratpal Singh said Dec. 14. "I am proud to serve my country as an officer and I look forward to being able to continue … [Read more...]
To obtain peace, we have to fight indifference with mercy, Pope says
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Vatican City, Dec 15, 2015 / 04:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis’ message for 2016’s World Day of Peace is packed with bold pastoral and practical advice for both the Church as well as international leaders.In it, he focused on the need to work for peace by overcoming the attitude of indifference and fostering a greater sense of solidarity, mercy and compassion.He advocated for concrete acts of mercy on the part of families, individuals and political leaders, such as the … [Read more...]
Will we be allowed to disagree about marriage in the future?
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Washington D.C., Dec 15, 2015 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The future of a diverse and pluralistic public square is at stake in the debate over marriage and sexuality, said one legal scholar at an event in D.C. sponsored by the Atlantic. “Part of freedom is going to have to be the right to disagree about the truth,” Ryan Anderson, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, proposed at “Unfinished Business: The Atlantic LGBT Summit” on Dec.10. Anderson was … [Read more...]
Respond to shootings with courage and compassion, archbishop exhorts
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Louisville, Ky., Dec 15, 2015 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Meet violence with “resolve and courage” rather than fear and discrimination, the president of the United States bishops' conference said in an Advent message following multiple mass shootings in the country. “Watching innocent lives taken and wondering whether the violence will reach our own families rightly stirs our deepest protective emotions,” Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville said in a Dec. 14 … [Read more...]
Doing the Father’s will: how Orthodox rabbis see common ground with Christians
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Jerusalem, Israel, Dec 14, 2015 / 07:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A recent statement from Orthodox rabbis calls for “fraternal partnership” between Christians and Jews, reflecting on their commonalities and on recent efforts by Catholics to improve relations with Jews. “We Jews and Christians have more in common than what divides us: the ethical monotheism of Abraham; the relationship with the One Creator of Heaven and Earth, Who loves and cares for all of us; Jewish Sacred … [Read more...]
Pope Francis’ trip will include a US-Mexico border Mass
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El Paso, Texas, Dec 14, 2015 / 04:46 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Diocese of El Paso, Texas announced Monday that a cross-border Mass will take place during Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico in February. The Holy Father’s schedule for the trip, released Sunday by the Vatican, includes a Feb. 17 Mass in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, at Benito Juarez Stadium near the border. Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso said in a statement that he and other area bishops are working … [Read more...]
