Mobile, Ala., Jan 20, 2013 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Martin Luther King Day is a time to promote racial harmony in America and honor the slain civil rights leader who was “inspired by the teachings of Christ,” says the head of the Knights of Peter Claver. “Considering that so many 'church-going folks' were supporting segregation and Jim Crow laws during the civil rights movement, it is wonderful that King dedicated his life to employing Christ's teachings to … [Read more...]
MLK was Christ-inspired, says head Knight of Peter Claver
January 20, 2013 by
Mobile, Ala., Jan 20, 2013 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Martin Luther King Day is a time to promote racial harmony in America and honor the slain civil rights leader who was “inspired by the teachings of Christ,” says the head of the Knights of Peter Claver. “Considering that so many 'church-going folks' were supporting segregation and Jim Crow laws during the civil rights movement, it is wonderful that King dedicated his life to employing Christ's teachings to … [Read more...]
Crowds at Irish rally show country’s pro-life legacy
January 20, 2013 by
Dublin, Ireland, Jan 20, 2013 / 01:07 pm (CNA).- Fine Gael, the majority party in the Irish coalition government, will have “awoken a sleeping giant” if they move to legalize abortion, say organizers of a massive pro-life vigil.Unofficial observers estimated numbers in excess of 35,000 people, which packed Dublin's city center in the largest pro-life rally ever seen in Ireland to oppose government plans to legalize abortion.The government has said it will move to introduce … [Read more...]
Pope urges prayers for peace during Christian Unity Week
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Vatican City, Jan 20, 2013 / 09:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI asked for more prayers of world peace as part of the Christian Unity week celebrated this week."For the prayer of Christian unity I would like to add again that one for peace, because, in the ongoing diverse conflicts, and end to the massacres of unarmed civilians, an end to all violence, and that courage to dialogue and to negotiate is found," he told thousands of pilgrims from his Aposotolic Palace window at … [Read more...]
Church remembers St. Paul’s companions, Sts. Timothy and Titus
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Denver, Colo., Jan 20, 2013 / 06:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Jan. 26, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, close companions of the Apostle Paul and bishops of the Catholic Church in its earliest days.Both men received letters from St. Paul, which are included in the New Testament. Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians also venerate the saints, but do not combine their commemorations. Instead, the Byzantine tradition … [Read more...]
Outcry over rape cases could mean change for India’s women
January 19, 2013 by
Denver, Colo., Jan 19, 2013 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Public admonishment of the brutal cases of gang rape in India could be the sign of changing views towards women in the world’s largest democracy, some experts say. The torture and eventual death of the 23-year-old university student who was gang raped in a moving charter bus on Dec. 16 in New Delhi has sparked public indignation and raised questions over the root of violence against women in India. Less than one month later, … [Read more...]
Pregnancy centers play key role in fight for life
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Omaha, Neb., Jan 19, 2013 / 01:04 pm (CNA).- Essential Pregnancy Services (EPS) in Omaha opened its doors 40 years ago as a direct response to legalized abortion, said Nancy Foral, the center's executive director.And it was not alone.Thousands of pregnancy centers opened all over the country after the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion across the United States.First established in the 1960s to help provide resources for struggling, pregnant women … [Read more...]
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