50 years later, speakers say some things better, but challenges remain
The setting was the same and some of the issues of the 1963 March on Washington remain, but in many respects, the 50th anniversary observance at the Lincoln Memorial Aug. 28 showed the progress of the nation in the intervening years.
At interfaith service, calls made to continue search for justice
Recalling the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington urged people to join hands and walk together, and not alone, for justice during an interfaith prayer service marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader's "I Have a Dream" speech.
Syrian-born patriarch: ‘Enough with the intervention’
Syrian-born Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregoire III Laham warned against armed intervention in his country, saying, "It has brought us to the tragedy we are now living in Syria."
Pope says Christians should have restless hearts like St. Augustine’s
St. Augustine famously said that people's hearts are restless until they rest in God, but too many people, Pope Francis said, have allowed their hearts to be "anesthetized" and no longer search for God and for love.
Pope denounces ‘multiplication of massacres,’ atrocities in Syria
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called again for an end to the fighting in Syria, denouncing the "multiplication of massacres and atrocious acts,"...
Local pilgrims offer final reflection on World Youth Day
Today marks one month since Pope Francis addressed native Argentines — including local Catholics — while in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for World Youth Day festivities. The Catholic Sun recently caught up with a sibling duo who, through family connections, counted themselves among the 4,000 admitted to the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian.
Issues that prompted March on Washington not yet solved, bishops say
The issues that prompted the March on Washington 50 years ago have yet to be fully solved, said a 50th anniversary statement on the march issued by the U.S. bishops' Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church.
Pro-life advocates encouraged by legislative successes on abortion
With the recent success of abortion-related legislation at the state and federal levels, is the end in sight for pro-life supporters?
NCR receives major grant to pursue global coverage of women religious
The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co. has received a $2.3 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to be given over a three-year period, which will allow NCR to pursue "a groundbreaking project to give greater voice to countless of Catholic sisters around the globe," the company said in an Aug. 22 announcement.
Canadian nun: Egyptian Muslims protected church buildings after threats
Churches and other Christian properties around Egypt had already been looted, so when Catholics in Berba were tipped off that their southern village could be next, they acted fast.