“We told the Holy Father that we are afraid because we are forgetting our language; it is being extinguished because we are asphyxiated by the models of development that come from outside that do not respect life.”
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L.A. Archdiocese expands fund for Southern California wildfire victims
The fund was created in the wake of the Thomas Fire that struck Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in 2017-18.
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Top Encuentro priorities include pastoral care of Hispanics and outreach to youth
The pastoral care of Hispanic families and immigrants, accompaniment of youth and young adults, and leadership development were the top priorities that Hispanic ministry leaders of seven dioceses, including the Archdiocese of Washington, addressed Oct. 5 at The Catholic University of America.
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Catholics arrested with other faith groups protesting low cap for refugees
Catholics joined an array of faith communities, human rights groups, clergy, refugees and refugee resettlement agencies gathered outside the U.S. Capitol Oct. 15 protesting deep cuts to the refugee admissions program.
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U.S. bishops speak at synod for the Amazon
The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is not a “referendum” on priestly celibacy; it is looking for ways to provide for the sacramental life and formation of the people there, U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston said.
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Indigenous woman brings message from her elders to Pope Francis as church elder
Anitalia Pijachi, an indigenous woman from the Amazonian town of Leticia, Colombia, came to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon bringing a message from the elders of her people to Pope Francis, an elder of the Catholic Church.
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California sex abuse law likely to spur thousands of claims
Thousands of lawsuits will be filed against alleged child molesters as well as the institutions that employed them under a new California law taking effect next year, attorneys predicted Monday.
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Caritas works to help Syrians displaced by Turkish bombings
The Catholic aid agency Caritas Syria is working around the clock to aid those displaced by Turkish bombing and shelling.
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A case of ‘accidental evangelization’: Papal tweet about #Saints goes viral
A hashtag mix-up caused a papal tweet meant to give thanks for the Catholic Church’s newest saints to be read as Pope Francis showing support for the New Orleans Saints’ football team.
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El Paso bishop: Latinos feel ‘they have targets on their backs’
The racism that is now a part of public life must be named and opposed, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Tex., said in a new pastoral letter.