Doctors, physicians and immunologists have come forward to debunk the loud din of the anti-vaccination movement, and the Catholic Church has joined them.
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Charitable giving by individual Americans drops in 2018
Charitable giving by individual Americans in 2018 suffered its biggest drop since the Great Recession of 2008-09, in part because of Republican-backed changes in tax policy, according to the latest comprehensive report on Americans’ giving patterns.
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Bishop Blaire dies, recalled for living by a simple code — ‘to serve’
The much beloved bishop was recalled by many both in California and across the country as a churchman who lived by a simple code: “We are here to serve, and to do it with a touch of class.”
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Georgetown panel discusses sexual abuse crisis and political division
Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life panel discussed the ongoing clergy sexual abuse crisis. It was, moderator John Carr observed, the seventh time the initiative had focused exclusively on it.
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Quebec law bans some government employees from wearing religious garb
A new law in Quebec prohibits the wearing of religious symbols or clothing by some government employees, including public school teachers, state lawyers, judges and police officers.
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Catechist instructor shot and killed in southern Mexico
Motives for the crime are unknown, and the assailants remain at large.
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Pakistani police target traffickers selling brides to China
A picture of the extent of the trafficking networks has emerged from a series of arrests and raids in recent weeks by Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency.
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Vatican questions use of term ‘viri probati’
While the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Amazon aims to highlight the damage wrought by climate change and exploitation, the possibility of ordaining married men to minister in remote areas of the rain forest continues to garner more attention.
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Father Tom Rosica resigns as CEO of Salt and Light
Rosica has faced allegations of plagiarizing the written work of several authors.
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Paris archbishop celebrates first Mass in Notre Dame since fire
The archbishop of Paris wore a hard hat as he celebrated the first Mass in Notre Dame Cathedral since a huge blaze devastated the landmark building in April.