‘The planet is sad’: Marchers pray for success of U.N. climate summit
Dwarfed by the grown-ups holding banners and signs around her, Ruby Arizabal clutched a doll in one hand and a candle in the other. "I've come here," she told Catholic News Service, "because the planet is sad." The 6-year-old was one of the youngest participants in an interfaith candlelight march and prayer vigil on the eve of the U.N. climate summit, which will run from Dec. 1 to 12 in this city of 9 million people that sprawls across Peru's coastal desert.
Climate deal must be transformative, papal envoy tells leaders in Paris
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Heads of state discussing carbon emission limits must create a global and “transformative” agreement built on justice, solidarity and fairness, a papal representative told the U.N. climate conference in Paris.
Announced end to DACA program is ‘reprehensible,’ U.S. bishops say
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Sept. 5 that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is “being rescinded” by President Donald Trump, leaving some 800,000 youth, brought illegally to the U.S. as minors, in peril of deportation and of losing permits that allow them to work.
St. Timothy parishioner elected to Knights’ international board
MINNEAPOLIS — Sean Halpain, immediate past state deputy for Knights of Columbus Arizona State Council, was elected to the Supreme Board of Directors for the 2 million-member group. He will serve three years.
Pope to Russian patriarch: ‘We are brothers’
HAVANA (CNS) — At long last, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow embraced, kissing each other three times. “Finally,” the pope told the patriarch Feb. 12 as they met in a lounge at Havana’s José Martí International Airport. “We are brothers,” he told the patriarch.
Via phone, priest helps dying man through act of contrition, prayer
The phone was his lifeline, literally, to the sacrament of reconciliation.
Longtime worker for migrants says challenges more urgent than ever
The flow of people out of Syria has overwhelmed neighboring countries, with grave long-term ramifications for the region, said John Klink, who has spent much of his life with humanitarian agencies.
Abundance of media connects people far and wide to Romero beatification
The use of modern media to move and consume news of the beatification of Oscar Romero might be a fitting tribute to the Salvadoran archbishop whose few possessions included an audio diary to ensure the Gospel reached the masses.
Krakow, city of mercy [VIDEO]
Pilgrims to Krakow describe how experiencing World Youth Day in Poland deepens their understanding of mercy.
Arab Israeli fights to visit father’s grave, now surrounded by air base
MA’ALUL VILLAGE REMAINS, Israel (CNS) — The destroyed Arab village of Ma’alul, located just outside of Nazareth, does not appear on any Israeli map, but it is etched on Salwa Salem Copty’s heart.
