A group of nonprofits in Kansas argues the loans prey on people who can least afford triple-digit interest rates.
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Lebanon’s church leaders to protesters: ‘We hear your cry’
In a statement following their emergency meeting Oct. 23 led by Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, the Christian leaders said of the protesting Lebanese, “We express solidarity with their peaceful uprising.”
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U.K. must do more to fight trafficking, bishop says after bodies found
The bodies of 31 men and eight women — all believed to be Chinese — were found Oct. 23 in a refrigerated container near Purfleet, a port on the River Thames.
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What is it like to be part of the Catholic Church in Guyana?
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Catholic anti-nuke activists guilty on all counts in Georgia court
The Kings Bay Plowshares 7, a group of Catholic activists who broke into Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in April 2018, were found guilty of three felonies and a misdemeanor each, including trespassing and defacing federal government property.
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Many think Chinese regulations designed to stymie worship and church growth
The new rules are the latest in a string of regulations that many in the Chinese Church believe are designed to stymie worship, the operations of parishes and dioceses as well as the growth of the church.
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Regional church networks work to tackle climate change problems
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Deforestation, land grabbing and climate change — life-and-death issues raised at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon — also are wreaking havoc in Central America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific islands. One likely outcome of the synod is a more coordinated pastoral response to those issues by church workers in […]
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Conference hears how women’s voices can help strengthen Catholic Church
The church needs the voices of women wherever important decisions are made—and it needs their voices now more than ever, speakers said during the three-day Women of the Church Conference.
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Texas judge rejects requiring doctors to perform transition surgery and abortions
A federal judge in Texas has upheld the conscience rights of medical professionals across the nation.
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Bolivian bishops urge transparency amid signs of electoral fraud
Bolivia’s bishops have called on electoral officials to “make transparent” the vote-counting process as protesters rioted in the South American country, alleging fraud in the presidential election.