Pope John Paul II described the Mafia as “a culture of death, profoundly inhuman, anti-Gospel, an enemy of human dignity and civil peace.”
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Paul Ryan reinstates Jesuit as House Chaplain
The two talked about how to improve pastoral services over coffee Tuesday. Later, Ryan swore Conroy in again.
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Sudan rebel leader praises Catholic work in Nuba region
Bishop Gassis’ visits came in the middle of decades of on-again, off-again fighting between the central government and several rebel movements in the South and other peripheral areas of the country.
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Catholics decry end to Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans
“We are sending innocent people back to one of the most chaotic and dangerous places in the world.”
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Catholic Charities CEO: Some Catholics have sidestepped Jesus when it comes to refugees
These are our brothers and sisters, not freeloaders.
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The Swiss Guard will be getting new, 3D-printed headgear
The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear.
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Latin American bishops unite to help Venezuelan refugees
The bishops’ conferences of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru forged a coordinated action plan to offer needed services to Venezuelans.
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Theologians call for regular consultation of laity in church decisions
The theologians said a synodal attitude and way of being church flowed naturally from the Second Vatican Council’s description of the church as a communion and its emphasis on the responsibility of all Catholics for the church’s life and mission, although each person has been given different gifts and roles by the Holy Spirit.
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Faith groups care for refugees in ways governments can’t, group tells U.N.
Six of the nine agencies that assist the U.S. State Department in resettling refugees in 190 communities throughout the U.S. are faith-based organizations.
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Trump signs order to give faith groups stronger voice in government
The initiative will provide recommendations for faith-based programs to partner with the government to fight poverty.