A group of priests, religious, young immigrants and their supporters gathered outside of the U.S. Capitol to pray for the Dreamers, whose lives are in limbo, and for the legislators who have the power to change their situation.
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Catholic leaders push Congress to protect social programs as budget deadline approaches
Advocates are concerned that Congress is willing to cut the programs to offset an expected $1 trillion deficit.
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Pope Francis’ reputation on sex abuse ‘has gone from bad to worse’
The challenge for the church is to help survivors and stop abuse from happening again, and the pope appears to be falling short.
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German cardinal urges pastoral care of gay couples
On Wednesday, the German bishops’ conference sought to correct reports that the cardinal endorsed the blessing of same-sex unions.
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Retired cardinal criticizes Vatican negotiations with China
Zen said the Vatican had “given in” to the Communist Party
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Cardinal Tobin: Christians must recognize humanity of immigrants, refugees
“We forget where we came from, not just as the early Christian church, but also as a country.”
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Pope Benedict XVI says he is ‘on a pilgrimage Home’
“My hour had passed and I had given all I could.”
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Updated Story: Two Mexican priests killed in ambush
The priests were traveling with four other passengers, all of whom were injured.
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Vatican special prosecutor changes plans, will interview Chile sex abuse victim in person
The Vatican’s sex-crimes expert is changing plans and will fly to New York to take in-person testimony from a Chilean sex-abuse victim whose pleas to be heard by Pope Francis were previously ignored.
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Top German Cardinal signals cautious support for blessing same-sex couples
Marx stopped short of a full endorsement of blessings for same-sex couples, but made it clear he was open to approving such benedictions in private ceremonies.