How to restore peace in Israel and Gaza now after this historic outbreak of violence and mutual suffering? It will take outside pressure on both Israel and Hamas.
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Have yourself a modest little Christmas? The holiday season highlights a wasteful culture.
From unwrapping unwanted presents to burning fossil fuel to power millions of Christmas lights, the commemoration of the humble birth of Jesus comes at a significant expense to the environment.
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A new Lilly Endowment grant propels America Media efforts on preaching
Through the Lilly Endowment’s Compelling Preaching Initiative, America Media will continue to “respond to the needs of the church” through effective preaching on multimedia platforms.
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Archbishop Broglio and Cardinal Pierre offer competing visions of synodality at bishops’ meeting
Two high-ranking church officials offered differing assessments of the U.S. church’s level of commitment to Pope Francis’s signature church renewal initiative on Tuesday.
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Newborns in Gaza’s hospitals are desperate. This Catholic medical group is trying to deliver life-saving care.
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens by the day, among the most vulnerable civilians within the strip are newborn babies and their mothers.
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Synodality, abortion and education: What to watch for at the U.S. bishops’ meeting
The bishops’ vote for the head of the education committee could be crucial, as Catholic schools around the nation struggle with changing societal norms around sex and gender.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Abortion politics played a key role in state elections—and will again in 2024
Ohio becomes the seventh state whose voters have chosen to protect access to abortion through the ballot box since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last year.
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Christians in Gaza rush to baptize their babies as war escalates
The pastor at a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza organized a hurried baptism celebration for nine children after two unbaptized children were killed in an I.D.F. missile strike on the compound on Oct. 20.
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Christians caught in the crossfire between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon
Since the most recent conflict started, Hezbollah has launched rockets into Israel, provoking counterattacks targeting Hezbollah positions that have been established in the hills around these usually quiet Christian agricultural villages along the border.
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Cardinal Cupich on the synod, women deacons, giving bishops job reviews and why ‘LGBTQ’ was left out of the final doc
Exclusive interview: Cardinal Cupich on the end of the first session of the Synod on Synodality.