Abortion in the US: In Kansas vote, a blow to Catholic bishops’ political strategy
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on suggestions that this week’s rejection of moves against abortion in Kansas was also a rejection of the Catholic Church hierarchy and may hint hint at a mounting backlash against the church’s involvement in the abortion debate…
In US state of Kansas camel escapes Nativity scene, latest in series of camel mishaps
RNS An escaped camel sent police scrambling in a Kansas City suburb this past weekend. The dromedary in question escaped a Nativity scene in Bonner Springs, Kansas. The incident is the latest chapter in the colorful and often chaotic history of camels in the United States. The animal was part of a drive-through Nativity scene […]
Kansas priest considered for sainthood is buried in Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, USAP Thousands of people turned out Wednesday in Wichita to honour a Kansas priest as he was laid to rest 70 years after he died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean War. Mourners filled Hartman Arena for a funeral service for Rev Emil Kapaun and later lined streets to watch […]
Remains of US priest who died in Korean War identified
Wichita, Kansas AP The remains of a US priest who is being considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church for his ministry during the Korean War have been identified, US military officials said. Rev Emil Kapaun, of Pilsen, Kansas, died on 23rd May, 1951, as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. The […]
STRANGESIGHTS: A DEGREE IN…YODELLING?; NO, DOG, NO; AND, AUSTRALIA A COUNTRY?
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…