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Why increased enrollment of Latino students in Catholic schools benefits both schools and students
Of the estimated 14.5 million school-age Catholic children in the U.S., about or 55 percent are Latino. Yet 4 percent of school-age Latino Catholic children are enrolled in Catholic schools.
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To save America’s soul, we need an ecumenism of love
As Christians, our goal in life is to stop living like the security-minded goats we find in Matthew 25 and instead become like the extravagant sheep who give food to hungry people, water to anyone who thirsts and, of course, welcome to strangers.
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The uncertain future of Catholic Ireland
The numbers augur an uncertain future for the Catholic Church in Ireland, long a place where Catholicism seemed sure of deep roots and high adherence to practice and tradition.
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Five Years of Francis: The Keys to His Papacy
Francis may well rank among the most consequential popes in the long and colorful history of the papacy.
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How Billy Graham shaped American Catholicism
Remembering Billy Graham’s relationships with presidents, priests and popes.
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Looking Back: The Election of Pope Francis
Five years later, looking back on a momentous day in the life of the church
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What a Rust Belt quest for a missing statue taught me about devotion.
What a missing statue and a Rust Belt quest taught me about devotion.
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Living in Trump’s America: A West Virginia town looks for a fresh start
Moundsville, while in decline, has never been nearly as bad as the picture of rusting hell Mr. Trump painted in his inauguration address.
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Aramaic, the language of Jesus, comes to New Jersey
The language spoken by Jesus and kept alive by Syriac Christians finds an unlikely haven in Paramus, New Jersey.