US Senator John McCain, known as a veteran but also a man of quiet faith
RNS US Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war who embraced patriotism loudly and religion quietly, died Saturday at the age of 81. McCain was diagnosed in July 2017 with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Sen John McCain in 2009. PICTURES: Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo. The longtime Arizona Republican senator, reared in the […]
Irish bishops announce divestment from fossil fuels ahead of the Pope’s visit
Dublin, IrelandRNS Hours before the arrival of Pope Francis, the world’s leading champion of the environment, the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference announced it would divest from fossil fuels. The move comes in response to Francis’ 2015 environmental encyclical, Laudato Si, (or On Care for Our Common Home), and follows the introduction of a bill in the Irish […]
ESSAY: CONSOLATIONS FROM THE LIBERAL PARTY MESS
In an article first published on Eureka Street, FRANK BRENNAN, CEO of Catholic Social Services Australia, finds consolations and abiding concerns in the Liberal Party vote that led to the ousting of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull…
Amnesty launches writing campaign for release of four Iranian Christians
World Watch Monitor Amnesty International has launched an ‘urgent action’ calling for the release of four Iranians sentenced to a combined total of 45 years in prison “solely for practising their Christian faith”. Its report calls for urgent action from the Iranian government to “quash the convictions and sentences of Victor Bet-Tamraz, Shamiram Isavi, Amin Afshar-Naderi, and […]