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.
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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.
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New head of Catholic Charities continues its humanitarian mission at the border and around the United States
Kerry Alys Robinson began her tenure as chief executive of Catholic Charities USA with a visit to agencies along the southwest border. “I wanted to see firsthand what the realities were,” she explained.
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In Boston, Cardinal O’Malley urges assistance to newly arriving migrants ahead of winter
Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston is urging local Catholics to contribute resources for migrants arriving in Massachusetts, calling the situation a “major humanitarian and societal crisis.”
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As Africans become disillusioned with democracy, they’re turning to military coups for answers
Gabon military leaders claimed that electoral malpractice was one of the reasons for the coup, but another surely must be the growing frustration of the general public with a ruling elite who live in luxury while life for average Gabonese, despite its oil riches, remains a struggle.
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Argentina’s pope-hating next president?
Argentina’s leader presidential candidate Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, has derided Pope Francis as “a malignant presence on earth,” denounced him as a “filthy leftist” and charged that the pope had “an affinity for murderous communists.”