“The time has come to present a proposal based on the aim that when we obtain the presidency, we must not only seek to achieve material well-being, we must also seek well-being for the soul,” said the veteran leftist and runaway favorite to win the July 1 presidential election.
June 2018
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Pope Francis: Migration is about people, not just numbers
Migrants seeking a better life in other countries must not be viewed with suspicion but rather defended and protected, no matter their status, Pope Francis said.
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U.S. officials return stolen Columbus letter back to Vatican Library
A 15th-century copy of a letter Christopher Columbus sent to his royal patrons describing the riches of the New World has been returned to its rightful owner — the Vatican.
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Listen to those in need, pope says in World Day of Poor message
The World Day of the Poor — to be marked each year on the 33rd Sunday of ordinary time — will be celebrated Nov. 18 this year and will focus on a verse from Psalm 34, “This poor one cried out and the Lord heard.”
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‘The Incredibles’ and the Myth of the Ideal Family
The truth is there is no ideal family.
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Chilean church offices raided as part of sex abuse probe
Prosecutor Emiliano Arias, who led the search in Santiago, said the church raids show that in Chile “we are all subject to common justice.”
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Bishops and Southern Baptists agree: Trump’s immigration policies are unjust.
U.S. bishops may be prepared for a stronger pushback against Trump administration policies that are being criticized as cruel and outside the U.S. tradition on the welcoming of immigrants and the treatment of people seeking protection from harm.
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The secret lives of trees, ourselves and our God
We are mysteries to one another. The same is true of nature. The same has ever been true of God.
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What happens when a black hockey player boycotts the White House?
American sports and politics are lurching toward their next racially charged collision.
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A Catholic Facebook group posted an anti-Semitic meme. What can we learn from this?
The issue at the heart of this debacle is the slur “Christ-killer.”