The multiyear encuentro process, which includes similar regional gatherings across the country, seeks to discern the needs, aspirations and faith practices of Hispanic Catholics in the United States.
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Lay Catholics plan more protests in Congo
Public rallies have been banned since September 2016, when dozens of demonstrators were killed.
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Trump to sign executive order creating new White House faith-based initiative
Cardinal Donald Wuerl will be among a number of faith leaders on hand.
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GOP lawmaker: Ryan’s decision to fire House chaplain appears ‘underhanded’
Representative Walter B. Jones of North Carolina said the decision “was made behind closed doors based upon the input of only a few.”
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Catholic Beer Club responds to millennials’ thirst for community
“There’s no program, no script, no secondary mission that we are trying to accomplish.”
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Faith groups decry immigration detention of pregnant women
ICE officials in March announced that more than 500 pregnant women had been detained.
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Latin American Catholics say ‘personal’ experiences boost evangelicals
In at least three Latin American countries, Catholics have become religious minorities.
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Ohio diocese announces bishop undergoing treatment for leukemia
“Please keep Bishop Murry in your prayers,” said the statement, adding that it will provide periodic updates on his health.
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Pope Francis: Catholic media must not fall behind in digital age
Pope Francis said that the use of new digital platforms requires a willingness to accept that “the attachment to the past may prove to be a dangerous temptation.”
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Pope Francis mourns death of British toddler Alfie Evans
The 23-month-year-old died on April 28 from complications of a degenerative brain condition.