Nigerian Priest Who Served in Alaska Captured by Boko Haram, Bishop Says
Aid to the Church in Need said the Nigerian-born priest is the 15th religious to be kidnapped in Nigeria this year.
Aid to the Church in Need said the Nigerian-born priest is the 15th religious to be kidnapped in Nigeria this year.
In a Dec. 9 letter, Archbishop Bellisario called on Christians to 'pray for all this Advent and Christmas season, especially those who find themselves consumed with feelings of hopelessness, despair, and paralyzing anger.'
Adding to the more than 70 national shrines in the United States, the St. Therese Shrine in Juneau, Alaska, was added by the U.S. bishops to the national list on her Oct. 1 feast day this year.
The social effects of legal marijuana are hotly contested, as Church’s clergy and lay leaders have few clues about the landscape of a society that is free to imbibe cannabis.
Some candidates continue to make their Republican opponents’ pro-life convictions their central campaign theme, but such claims may be losing traction with voters.
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