Border Patrol officials said that the large number of expulsions during the pandemic had contributed to a higher-than-usual number of migrants making multiple border crossing attempts.
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Mississippi’s water crisis is part of a larger story: systemic racism and government neglect
America’s water systems have been neglected and underfunded for decades. Jackson, Miss., and other mostly Black communities are among the first to face the consequences.
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So, you tuned out the news this summer. Here are 15 Catholic stories you might have missed.
Here are 15 big Catholic stories you might have missed from the last three months.
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Death of Queen Elizabeth II: Catholic leaders recall ‘an example of Christian leadership’
Pope Francis highlighted the late queen’s “example of devotion to duty, her steadfast witness of faith in Jesus Christ and her firm hope in his promises.”
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Violence against women is a plague in South Africa
Advocates for the protection of women charge that rape is systemic and endemic in South Africa. Police statistics confirm this: There are about 115 rapes per day, a level that is among the highest in the world.
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Chile’s constitution vote raises difficult questions for Catholics about equality and abortion
Chileans will get to vote on Sunday as to whether or not to adopt a new constitution. Chilean Catholics face a document that supports some Catholic ideas of equality and community yet also codifies abortion and euthanasia.
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The story behind the Vatican’s colossal sculpture of Jesus rising from nuclear destruction
Last week, Twitter users across the world made a startling discovery: A viral photo of the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall revealed a colossal, looming sculpture that frames the pope during his addresses.
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Pope Francis prays at tomb of Celestine V, urges mercy and humility
Celestine V resigned from the papacy in 1294, the last pope to do so voluntarily before Benedict XVI. Francis, in his homily, praised him for this gesture of humility.
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Popes rarely intervene in authoritarian politics. Nicaraguans want Pope Francis to make an exception.
For critics of the first Latin American pope, Francis’ recent expression of concern about the crackdown on Catholics in Nicaragua was too little too late.
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In Asia and the Amazon, the synod gives voice to Catholics on the margins
As the diocesan phase of the synod ended on Aug. 15, America touched base with some well-informed sources for insight into how the synod has gone so far in the Amazon region and Asia.