St. Damien’s relatives speak up against criticism of saint’s statue in U.S. Capitol September 9, 2020By Patrick Downes Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, Uncategorized, World News Upset by the suggestion raised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, that St. Damien was a white supremacist colonizer, two of the saint’s Belgian relatives, representing his extended family, wrote her an open letter Aug. 20.
Democratic Party urged to be ‘big tent’ and welcome its pro-life members August 19, 2020By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Alison Centofante, director of external affairs at Live Action, observed: “Abortion’s not a partisan issue,” but rather is based on what science has learned about fetal development in the womb.
Letter: Democrats must make room for pro-lifers, ‘moderate’ abortion position August 17, 2020By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News About 100 current and former Democratic lawmakers from several states urged the Democratic Party’s Platform Committee Aug. 14 “to moderate its official position on abortion,” saying many party leaders support abortion policies “radically out of line with public opinion.”
Disappearance of Chinese bishop is subject of congressional hearing August 2, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, U.S. Congress, World News “We are saddened by the recent reports that Bishop Su may have died during his recent imprisonment,” said Nury Turkel, a Uighur American who is a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, in testimony during the hearing. Bishop Su, if he is alive, would be 88 years old.
