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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks Jan. 11 during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City. (CNS photo/Lucas Jackson, Reuters)
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Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
At least one community said it will declare sanctuary status for itself.
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Erik Zygmont - Catholic News Service

Father Christopher Whatley said the parish had already received some contributions and will gather more at upcoming masses.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, left, speaks, flanked by Pope Francis, during vespers prayers at the monastery church of San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 5, 2016. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Tony Gentile
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Trevor Grundy - Religion News Service
The statement is expected to express remorse that the (Protestant) Church of England carried out so many acts of violence.
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Maria Danilova - Associated Press
DeVos’ candidacy has been met with fierce opposition for labor unions, Democrats and civil rights groups.
Ken Hackett, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, is pictured in his office at the embassy in Rome Dec. 15. Hackett's last day as ambassador will be Jan. 20, when U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis puts his credibility on the line not only in the foreign policy field, but also in the pastoral field, outgoing U.S. Vatican Ambassador Ken Hackett says.
The federal government forms for applying for health coverage are seen at a 2013 rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act at a health care center in Jackson, Miss. (CNS photo/Jonathan Bachman, Reuters)
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Michael J. O’Loughlin
The law has brought about important gains in coverage and those gains should be protected.
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Dale Gavlak - Catholic News Service
The Iraqi Catholic clergy do not want to see a safe corridor set up for Christians.
Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., kneels by a stone that reads "We Refuse To Be Enemies" Jan. 16 at the entrance to the Tent of Nations in the West Bank, near Bethlehem. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)
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Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
Embroiled in a legal battle to protect their property from confiscation by the Israeli government, the Nasser family has made their farm a symbol of nonviolent resistance.
n this Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, Cameroon soldiers stand guard at a lookout post as they take part in operations against the Islamic extremists group Boko Haram, their guard post is on Elbeid bridge, left rear, that separates northern Cameroon form Nigeria's Borno state near the village of Fotokol, Cameroon. Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2017, killing more than 100 refugees and wounding aid workers, a
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Haruna Umar - Associated PressBashir Adigun - Associated Press
The attack killed more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
Pope Francis speaks with Fra' Matthew Festing, the 79th prince and grand master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, during a private audience at the Vatican June 20. (CNS photo/Claudio Peri, pool via Reuters) (June 23, 2014)
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Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The remarkable showdown is the latest example Pope Francis clashing with more conservative elements in the Catholic Church.
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Sam Sawyer, S.J.Eric Sundrup, S.J.
Why is it easier to explore the gritty reality of racism, sexism or elitism when it’s set in another world?
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Jan-Albert Hootsen

“It is sad to see how every sector of society has now become a target of violence, and [clergy] are no exception.”

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Nathan Schneider

Long homilies risk charging in as an interruption on the main event: the Eucharist.

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Director Martin Scorsese sits down with James Martin, S.J., to discuss his faith, his films and his new movie “Silence.”
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Up and coming composer J.J. Wright talks with James Martin, S.J., about his new Christmas album and the future of Catholic sacred music.
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We caught up with young people from across the globe gathered in Poland for Jesuit "experiments," days of service and prayer before World Youth Day.
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Tired of the rhetoric around abortion? The loudest voices don’t always tell the whole story. We talked to 7 millennial women—socialist, libertarian, Republican, independent—all of them pro-life, about their hopes for the pro-life movement.
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A round-table discussion sponsored by America Media and the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture.
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The future of the global Church is gathered in Poland this week to pray, fellowship and celebrate faith with Pope Francis.
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David Neuhaus was born to Jewish parents fleeing the Holocaust. Today, he's a Jesuit priest working for Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.