Faith
Stories of ISIS victims are emerging, and they’re unbelievably brutal
New York City, N.Y. (CNA) — (Editor's note: This article includes explicit descriptions of violence. Reader discretion is advised.) The stories were graphic, brutal and raw.
Faith
White House
How will faith-based partners fare under new White House rules?
Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) — The Obama administration's new rule for faith-based partnerships has drawn various reactions: one observer warned they could cause problems for partnering religious groups, while another said the action also strengthens these groups' protections against government abuse. H. James Towey, the president
Faith
Pope laments recent violence in Syria, renews call for dialogue
Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the resurgence of violence in Syria in recent days, especially in Aleppo, and renewed the call to bring about peace through dialogue. "I receive with deep sorrow the tragic news coming from Syria, about the spiral of violence that
Yale
Yale names residential college after Episcopal saint
(RNS) — A new residential college at Yale University has been named for an Episcopal saint who was the first African-American woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest. Anna Pauline Murray, known as "Pauli," was also a civil rights activist who helped shape the legal argument for the Brown
Massachusetts
Brothers under a Mystic roof
"So why do you think people find the choice you've made to be such a novelty, even a kind of scandal?" "I think, it's because this is a hidden life," Brother John Braught says, "Many people don't even know
boston
Media ignore the big issues, focus on the trivial
This week, at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for Catholic high school seniors, I heard a student speak eloquently about faith being the greatest of all virtues. We then heard Cardinal Dolan in his homily talk about the
discrimination
Student sues Missouri State for bouncing him based on morals
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri State University graduate student says in a federal lawsuit that the school kicked him out of a master's program three years after he said counseling gay couples violated his religious beliefs. Andrew Cash said he was removed from the master's
Faith
Bono makes ‘Psalms’ film with Bible translator Peterson
U2's lead singer, Bono, during performances sometimes quotes passages from "The Message," a translation of the Bible known for its more casual, 21st century vernacular. In 2002, he said in an interview that he read parts of the Psalms from "The Message" to his
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