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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.

Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, right, Concelebrates Mass during the "Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America" July 2 in Orlando, Fla. Bishops should look at ways to help verify and guarantee the validity and worthiness of the bread and wine used for the celebration of the Eucharist, the Vatican said in a recent document. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Vatican asks bishops to ensure validity of matter for Eucharist

Carol Glatz
July 10, 2017
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Because the church requires certainty regarding the conditions necessary for the validity of the sacraments, the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments offered some suggestions so that bishops can continue to “watch over the quality of the bread and wine” as well as “those who prepare these materials.”

A man who told police he was from Mauritania is taken into custody Feb. 14 by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers after walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec. (CNS photo/Christinne Muschi, Reuters)

Churches, NGOs take Canada to court over refugee pact with U.S.

Michael Swan
July 10, 2017
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Canada’s major churches, the Canadian Council for Refugees and Amnesty International Canada are taking the federal government to court, hoping to strike down a 13-year-old agreement between the United States and Canada on treatment of refugees.

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