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Month: April 2021

+Cardinal Sebastian Koto Khoarai, 91 (Vatican News)

A member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Cardinal Khoarai was ordained to the priesthood in 1956 and was bishop of Mohale’s Hoek in the southern African nation of Lesotho (map) from 1978 until his retirement in 2014. Pope Francis created him a…

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USCCB migration chairman urges Biden to raise cap on refugee admissions

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee said April 19 he is disappointed that President Joe Biden announced he will not increase the 15,000 cap on the number of refugees who can be resettled in the United States for the current fiscal year.

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New bishop says installation affirms his role to ‘teach, sanctify, govern’

The joyous strains of “Rendez Grace au Seigneur” (“Give Thanks to the Lord”) filled Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral for the April 17 episcopal ordination of Bishop Jerome Feudjio and his installation as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Irish archbishop meets with govt. officials over law issuing fines, jail time for Mass attendance

Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh on Monday met with the Republic of Ireland’s health minister to discuss a new statute that bans public worship, imposing fines and even jail time for those who attend unauthorized events.

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UK’s asylum system ‘unjust and dehumanizing,’ according to new JRS report

Refugees and asylum seekers in the United Kingdom say they are “not seen, heard, or recognized,” according to a new report published by the Jesuit Refugee Service.

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JRS in Kenya joins Bishops’ call to keep migrant camps open

In a statement issued on Monday, JRS-Kenya “reaffirms the appeal from the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops and recommends that the Government of Kenya exert maximum forethought and caution in this particular time of uncertainty, wisely considering the legal obligations imposed by international law and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention.”

The post JRS in Kenya joins Bishops’ call to keep migrant camps open appeared first on Catholic Herald.

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Knowing Jesus Better at Easter

Knowing Jesus Better at EasterWhile on His death pangs on the cross, Jesus let out this anguished prayer to the Father, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.”(Lk 23:34) The greatest sin in human history – the murder of the God-man – was an act of ignorance. Jesus’ executioners, both Jews and Gentiles, were […]

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Memorable Moments in the Garden

Hadley Arkes: The Fall of Adam and Eve may be described anew as the Ascent, and the punishments cast in a notably different light.

The post Memorable Moments in the Garden appeared first on The Catholic Thing.

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