Lately, Muslims have been reaching out to Christians in northern Nigeria to seek reunion and deliver a message of peace, hope and solidarity that all Muslims are peace-loving people.
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Pope Francis laments ‘culture of insults,’ decries church propaganda
In his homily during Pentecost Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Francis also decried that “the more we use social media, the less social we are becoming.”
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Bishop bars Illinois Catholic lawmakers who back abortion from Communion
Springfield Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki issued a decree June 6 stating that Catholic lawmakers in the Illinois Legislature “who promoted or voted for extreme abortion legislation” cannot receive Communion in churches in his diocese.
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U.S. bishops seek to rebuild trust amid sex scandal
When the bishops gather in Baltimore June 11-14, their meeting will be anything but pro forma.
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H.H.S. bans National Institute of Health from using fetal tissue in research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services banned the National Institutes of Health from using human fetal stem cells from electively aborted babies for government funded research June 5.
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Archbishop Broglio: U.S. restrictions on travel to Cuba will harm the church
U.S. Archbishop Broglio criticizes the Trump administration’s travel ban, saying that the survival of the church in Cuba depends on outside contact.
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California prosecutor: More sex abuse victims in Mexican church likely
California’s top prosecutor said Thursday that he believes there are more victims of child sex abuse than those listed in charges against the leader of Mexico-based megachurch La Luz del Mundo and several followers.
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Pope Francis joins church leaders in recalling D-Day sacrifices of thousands
Pope Francis praised Allied troops who took part in critical D-Day landings in France 75 years ago, while also remembering German soldiers who died fighting under Nazi orders.
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Joe Biden says he no longer supports the Hyde Amendment
After two days of intense criticism, the Democratic presidential candidate reversed course Thursday.
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Can a parishioner consent to a relationship with their priest? New scandal raises question
New questions about how Catholic leaders deal with sexual misconduct arose on June 4 after a Texas woman claimed in a news report that church officials in Houston allowed a priest with whom she had a sexual relationship to continue in ministry at a parish two hours away.