Archbishop: Ahmaud Arbery verdict does not bring him back but advances justice
“Let us use this moment to rededicate ourselves to the intentional, difficult and uncomfortable work of naming and eradicating systemic racism,” the Atlanta archbishop said in a statement Nov. 24.
Archbishop: Arbery verdict does not bring him back, but advances justice
ATLANTA (CNS) — Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer said the convictions of three white men for the 2020 murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery “does not bring him back. It does not bridge the racial divide in our community. It does not bring to an end the sin of racism, but it does advance the work toward […]
Americans’ property rights up in the air if ‘carbon capture’ pipeline is approved
The company behind the ‘carbon capture’ project also wants to be able to enter onto Americans’ private land to survey it.Read More
Police arrest two moms opposing mask mandates at Georgia school board meeting
As one woman went through the security checkpoint, the security officers stopped her over a pair of childproof kindergarten scissors that they retrieved from her purse.Read More
Canada’s Conservative Party denies leadership roles to MPs who question COVID shots
Members who went against the party line are notably absent in the ‘Shadow Cabinet.’Read More
Grocery chain Aldi mandates COVID shots for all Australian employees
‘I would argue that is not a choice at all, but coercion with threat to economic demise,’ said Australian activist Monica Smit.Read More
Ontario extends lockdown legislation, vaccine segregation into 2022
Currently under the emergency powers, vaccine segregation measures have been implemented, and unvaccinated citizens are barred from participating in the fullness of public life. Unvaccinated Ontarians are not allowed to eat in restaurants, visit loved ones in hospitals in most cases, or utilize gyms.Read More
HHS rescinds rule protecting faith-based foster care, adoption agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Nov. 18 rescinded a Trump administration rule that ensured faith-based social service agencies that provide adoption and foster care would continue receiving federal funding for services that follow their religious beliefs. Opponents of the rule modification, put in place early this year in the […]
Chicago-area priest reinstated year after abuse probe began
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago priest has been reinstated as a pastor after a review board for the Archdiocese of Chicago found there was “insufficient reason to suspect” he had sexually abused children 25 years ago. Father David F. Ryan was first asked to step away from the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in […]
Change bad habits, protect the earth, help others, pope says in new book
ROME — Despite the disappointing outcome of the COP26 summit on climate change, Pope Francis said he knows it is not too late for humanity to act to combat environment destruction and increasing poverty. The ecological crisis, the social crisis of poverty and exclusion and the health care crisis provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic are […]