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Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Ill., addresses more than 2,000 delegates July 8 during the 12th National Black Catholic Congress in Orlando, Fla. The theme of the congress was drawn from words of the prophet Micah: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me: Act justly, love goodness and walk humbly." (CNS photo/Jean Gonzalez, Florida Catholic)

Bishop Braxton: Justice, love must be ‘written in our hearts’ and daily actions

Jean Gonzalez
July 15, 2017
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Bishop Braxton has written extensively on the racial divide in America from a theological and pastoral perspective. “The word minority group is a term used to divide, not to unite,” he said.

Rescuers view a damaged building following an earthquake July 6 in the Philippine province of Leyte. A week after the magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the province, hundreds of residents continue to live in temporary shelters. (CNS photo/Ahyeng Gauit, EPA)

After quake, some Philippine communities need to be relocated

Catholic News Service
July 14, 2017
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Authorities said some 400 families in the village of Lake Danao must be moved permanently to another area. The social action arm of the Palo Archdiocese reported that more than 500 individuals continue to live in tents around the lake.

Protesters show their opposition to supporters of conservative author Anne Coulter and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, Calif. Political polarization in America has recently peaked, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others. (CNS photo/John G. Mabanglo, EPA)

Amid polarization, nation urged to reclaim civility through dialogue

Carolyn Mackenzie
July 12, 2017
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In a time where such polarization threatens civility in public discourse, Catholic leaders call for respect and trust in dialogue and awareness of the opinions of those with whom one disagrees.

A mother holds her child during Mass in 2014 in Juba, South Sudan. Western governments are "spitting in the face" of African democracy by trying to impose legal abortion against the wishes of most of the people in such countries, a Catholic Nigerian campaigner said. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)

Nigerian calls West’s imposition of abortion ‘cultural supremacy’

Simon Caldwell
July 12, 2017
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Uju Ekeocha, the founder of Culture of Life Africa, a U.K.-based pro-life group, said wealthy nations pumping money into the promotion and funding of abortions in Africa were behaving like “old colonial masters.”

Pope Francis arrives for his general audience June 21 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)

Pope approves new path to sainthood: heroic act of loving service

Carol Glatz
July 11, 2017
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After extensive input, discussion and the work of experts, the cardinal and bishop members of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes approved in 2016 “a new pathway for beatification of those who offered their lives with explicit and recognized Christian” reasons.

Deacon Curtis Turner, principal of St. Frances Academy, and Conventual Franciscan Friar Douglas McMillan, of the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, were among those making presentations at the 12th National Black Catholic Congress in Orlando July 6-9. (Courtesy Deacon Curtis Turner)

Black Catholics at congress urged to ‘listen, learn, think, act and pray’

Jean Gonzalez
July 11, 2017
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United by the words of the prophet of social justice, Catholic Church leaders urged black Catholics to become active, just disciples of Christ. The Archdiocese of Baltimore had a strong presence at the conference.

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