While Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore offered prayers and support for the families and loved ones of five people murdered June 28 at the offices of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, a former longtime sports editor for the newspaper mourned his friends as exceptional journalists who also were good human beings.
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As the year ends for the Supreme Court, all eyes move towards next term
Big cases this year involved the president’s travel ban, a same-sex wedding cake, gerrymandering, sports betting, cellphone tracking, union dues and pro-life pregnancy centers.
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Near immigration’s ground zero, bishops begin border trip with Mass
The bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States have for weeks expressed outrage and condemned the government’s recent practice of separating children from a parent or a family member if they’re caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without legal documentation.
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Bishops and Catholic groups set to highlight immigration injustices
A group of bishops, including the head of the U.S. bishops conference, will visit the border early next week.
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Republicans help bring down their party’s ‘compromise’ immigration bill
The proposal, which had been called a “compromise” bill by Republicans, would have provided some respite to youth brought to the country illegally as minors, as well as some $25 million in funding for part of a wall along the border with Mexico.
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In Europe, religious minorities face mounting hostility and harassment
The Washington-based Pew Research Center issued a report on religious freedom around the world last week that found that Europe registered the sharpest increase in “social hostilities concerning religion” in 2016, the last year for which it has full statistics.
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At regional encuentro, hard work, joy-infused faith yield concrete ideas
In an unremarkable-looking conference room at a hotel in downtown Portland — a city known for its dearth of traditional religious practice — a gathering of Catholics from five states did something remarkable.
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German bishops resume Communion debate after ignoring pope’s request
The German bishops’ conference said when the bishops meet in September, they will continue to examine the issue of Communion for Protestant spouses of Catholics.
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Bedouin village hopeless in the face of demolition
After decades of legal disputes, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled in May in favor of demolishing the village, home to about 190 people from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe and located between two Israeli settlements. The demolition of the tin and wood structures to clear the way for eventual expansion of the Mishur Adumim settlement could take place at any moment.
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Pope Francis accepts two more bishops’ resignations in Chile
Pope Francis named two apostolic administrators to govern the now “vacant” dioceses.