Kansas pro-lifers will ‘redouble efforts’ to help women, protect unborn

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (CNS) — Now that the Value Them Both constitutional amendment has been defeated, a big question looms: What’s next? “This turns our attention to our pastoral efforts,” said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City. “While we can’t protect women and children from abortion by the law, we can with love.” “This […]

Cardinal speaks of two crimes: Beirut explosion, stalled investigation

BEIRUT (CNS) — The 2020 Beirut port blast was the “crime of the century,” said Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch. In a solemn Mass commemorating the second anniversary of the blast Aug. 4, the cardinal expressed frustration that no one had been held accountable for the explosion that left 224 dead, 7,000 injured — […]