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Discussion of the Biggest Catholic News Stories of 2020, and the Imperative of Christians Speaking Up for those Experiencing Human Rights Abuses and Religious Persecution across the Globe
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the biggest Catholic news stories of the year, and the human rights abuses and religious persecution around the world. Christopher White is a National Correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter newspaper. During this final week of 2020, Christopher talks with us about what in his opinion as a reporter for a National Catholic news publication were some of the major stories of this past year, and what we might be looking forward to in the year to come. Knox Thames is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement down in Alexandria, Virginia. During this final week…
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Religious Freedom – Not to Be Taken for Granted
Yesterday, President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to be part of deliberations on matters related to religious freedom and expression. Three things in particular caught my attention: It was a national prayer breakfast. The President quoted Pope Francis and spoke about his upcoming meeting with him. The issue of religious persecution was discussed by the President. A number of years ago, I participated in testimony before a congressional committee considering legislation that would include monitoring violations of religious freedoms as part of a broader focus on international human rights violations. This legislation passed and now there are regular…
