Faith

'Religiously illiterate West' fuels rise in religious persecution

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:21:37 -0500

OTTAWA – The West is turning a blind eye as rabid nationalism poses a growing threat to religious freedom in countries such as India, Russia and China, says a new report from Aid to the Church in Need.

Final synod document to focus on all young adults, not just in the West, participants say

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 12:38:45 -0400

VATICAN – The synod's final document will seek to address issues concerning all young people and not just those issues facing young men and women living in Western countries, said members participating in the Synod of Bishops.

Chaput: Synod must speak to global Church, not just West

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:30:24 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput said the Synod on the family must recognize global diversity while staying true to Church doctrine.

Archbishop from Iraq asks West to step up efforts to oust Islamic State

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:00:00 -0400

NEW YORK - Syriac Catholic Archbishop Yohanna Moshe of Mosul, Iraq, called on the world's government to oust Islamic State militants from northern parts of the country so thousands of displaced Christians can return home.

Texas responds to blast that casts wide destruction in small town

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:40:48 -0400

WEST, Texas - Emergency personnel were carefully combing through blocks of wreckage in this town of 2,900 a day after a chemical fertilizer factory caught fire and exploded with the force of a small earthquake April 17, injuring perhaps hundreds and killing others.