While discrimination and persecution against Christians has grown sharper, it has been a longstanding problem.
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Christians rally to support aid for Palestinians, end arm sales to Israel
“Instead of funding war, our faith calls us to feed the hungry, defend the oppressed, and work for just peace.”
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In secularizing Ireland, most parents still support their local Catholic schools
Why might a society that has so consistently sought to distance itself from Catholic influence at the polling booth remain hesitant about abandoning ecclesial patronage over the classroom?
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In Peru, it’s no contest when President Trump takes on Pope Leo
Peruvians remember with gratitude Pope Leo’s (then Bishop Prevost) response to catastrophic floods in Chiclayo. They recall him procuring oxygen tanks during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pope had also responded decisively to the exodus of migrants fleeing Venezuela for other parts of South America.
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Catholic schools are partnering with Google on A.I. Will they be able to protect student privacy?
The announcement of the National Catholic Educational Association’s new artificial intelligence training initiative coincides with rising concerns among parents across the country over the growing technologization of childhood.
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Pope Leo pledges support to efforts against the death penalty during surprise video appearance in Chicago
“The Catholic Church,” Pope Leo said, “has consistently taught that each human life, from the moment of conception until natural death, is sacred and deserves to be protected.”
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In the Brazilian Amazon, a Catholic Indigenous community endures amid land invasions and government neglect
The Indigenous community’s relationship with Catholic institutions has been central to Sateré-Mawé resistance to environmental exploitation and government neglect.
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How to justly conduct an unjust war? Catholic scholars weigh in on Iran
Nine leading Catholic scholars give their take on what duties just war theory requires of the United States at this stage of its conflict with Iran.
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As Trump threatens Cuba, refugees relive their journey to America
With his native country roiled by an oil blockade and reports of aggressive U.S. intervention in the offing, Cuban refugee Felipe Fortun recounted his journey to America—his third attempt to escape the island.
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South Africa’s Cardinal Brislin: Trump cannot silence Pope Leo or the church
Attacking “the sanctity of the church and the papacy, and the deeper moral vision they represent, is not acceptable and cannot be met with silence,” Cardinal Stephen Brislin said.