Pope Francis held a private audience with Nadia Murad, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and survivor of the Islamic State-led genocide in Iraq, Aug. 26 at the Vatican. She is the first Iraqi and Yazidi to be awarded a Nobel Prize.
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Pope Francis challenged by Israel’s chief Rabbis over his comments on the Torah
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has written a letter to Pope Francis conveying its “distress” at comments he made suggesting Jewish law, as written in the Torah, is obsolete.
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German bishop is skeptical about exempting priests from celibacy
Bishop Felix Genn of Münster said he accepted that people were deciding not to become priests because they did not feel called to celibacy, adding: “Perhaps they will then choose another profession in the church.”
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Supreme Court orders Biden administration to restore Trump-era border policy
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Biden administration must restore a Trump-era immigration policy known as “Remain in Mexico.”
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Kathy Hochul thanks her ‘big Irish Catholic family’ as she’s sworn in as first female governor of New York
Kathy Hochul vowed to bring urgency to solving immense challenges as she took over an administration criticized for inaction during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office.
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‘Our work changed really overnight’: Afghanistan evacuations become top priority for faith-based resettlement groups
Keeping Our Promise, a volunteer-run refugee resettlement organization, partners closely with churches, synagogues and faith-based organizations to help Special Immigrant Visa hopefuls in Afghanistan.
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Pope Francis is sending a quarter of a million dollars for Haiti relief efforts
The donation is meant to be “an immediate expression” of Pope Francis’ “feeling of spiritual closeness and paternal encouragement” for the people there.
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Priests navigate Catholics’ fears and consciences in vaccine exemption pleas
Priests navigate Catholics’ fears and hesitancies in vaccine exemption requests to balance love for neighbor and self with individual conscience.
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Cardinal Burke off ventilator and moving out of intensive care, still hospitalized with Covid-19
The cardinal was to return to a regular hospital room Saturday at an undisclosed location, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse said in a statement.
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Face masks make a comeback among worshippers as coronavirus variant surges
The rising nationwide spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus is leading church leaders to strongly encourage—or even require—Massgoers to use facial coverings while attending indoor Masses.