Here's what the U.S. bishops suggest.

Judge Col Denise Lind sentenced Pfc Bradley Manning now nbsp Chelsea Manning today to 35 years in prison for offenses connected with his unauthorized release of government documents to WikiLeaks in 2009-10 when he was stationed in Iraq nbsp Reading his whole story I experience the emotions Ar

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Lies, damn lies and statistics

The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday some 30,000 Syrians had streamed into northern Iraq since last week and thousands more were waiting to enter, fleeing communities across a wide swathe of northern Syria. "With several tens of thousands of people having crossed since last week, this n

Chris Christie rsquo s faith has been nbsp brought up nbsp by journalists nbsp after he signed a bill barring licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teens straight Many are saying that this is at odds with Catholic teachings on homosexuality During an nbsp interview with Piers Morgan nbsp in

This is some of America's news and commentary incarceration-related issues like the death penalty, conditions of confinement and the criminal justice system. (Last updated: Aug. 20, 2013)Punishment and Poverty, Michael O'Loughlin (Aug. 15, 2013)C.C.H.D. looks at America's incarcerat

nbsp Catholic Relief Services is urging Congress to look deeper into the issue of immigration specifically to try and reduce the need for migration in other countries and to look for the root causes of these migrations nbsp nbsp nbsp Flash flooding in Manila has claimed the life of seven and fo

Snowmass Colorado The summer has swept by quickly as I am sure you will agree I had intended to blog for In All Things more than I managed to in the past weeks but both time and inspiration were in short supply during the travels and writing projects of summer In any case this is a report nd

A leading Egyptian bishop said that many Christians, especially in the worst affected area of Minya province, Upper Egypt, are now too afraid to leave their homes after last week's 48-hour anti-Christian rampage by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Speaking with Catholic charit

Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak speaking on behalf of Catholics in Egypt stated that the violence in his country is not ldquo a political struggle between different factions but a war against terrorism rdquo He also reaffirmed the strong Christian support for the military and po

nbsp The New York Times Sunday Review published a short article by T M Luhrmann a professor of anthropology on speaking in tongues titled Why We Speak in Tongues nbsp August 17 2013 In the article Luhrmann who has published a book length study on glossolalia ldquo speaking in tongues

A bishop who helped draft Egypt's constitution calls discrimination against Christians an "ideological and strategic" mistake by extremists.

In the wee hours of a Sunday morning May of 1654 Jacob Rolandus climbed out a bedroom window of his family rsquo s home nbsp He was fleeing the rectory and the family of his father a Reformed Dutch Minister so that he could freely practice his new religion Catholicism nbsp In the 17th cen

Catholic Campaign reviews sentencing guidelines as one contributor to long-term poverty.

Responding to yesterday’s unprecedented violence in Cairo, President Obama this morning cancelled a biannual joint U.S.-Egyptian military exercise that had been scheduled for September. “While we want to sustain our relationship with Egypt, our traditional cooperation cannot continue as

Millions of workers are being denied honor and respect because of lack of jobs.

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