Catholic leaders in Lebanon urged the international community to stop wars and bring peace to the Middle East.
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Pope Francis warns nuclear deterrence offers only a false sense of security
“International relations cannot be held captive to military force, mutual intimidation and the parading of stockpiles of arms,” Pope Francis said.
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The glue that kept Sutherland Springs together before and after the shootings: other churches
After the mass shooting at First Baptist Church, the town turned to the only other civic institution here capable of handling it all — another Baptist church.
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Texas shooting a reminder to some that churches should be more secure
On the same day as the Texas church shooting when 26 people were killed and more than 20 were wounded, another shooting already had taken place in the parking lot of a Catholic church in Fresno, California.
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Worsening natural disasters prompt greater awareness of climate change
Responding to the string of extreme weather events has been a challenge for the society in the affected communities and the society overall.
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U.S. Bishops: “unconscionable” tax bill raises taxes on the poor to pay for cuts for the wealthy
The bishops said the tax proposal “appears to be the first federal income tax modification in American history that will raise income taxes on the working poor while simultaneously providing a large tax cut to the wealthy.”
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Paul Ryan defends eliminating the adoption tax credit in G.O.P. tax bill
“This is such a pro-family bill.”
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Pope Francis is banning cigarette sales in the Vatican
Pope Francis is saying “Just Say No” to cigarettes.
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FEMA rethinking ban on disaster aid to church buildings
When disaster strikes, houses of worship are often on the front lines, feeding and sheltering victims. Yet churches, synagogues and mosques are routinely denied FEMA aid.
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Texas church to be demolished, like other mass killing sites before it
In what is becoming a grim American ritual, mass shooting sites from Sandy Hook to Columbine have been demolished and then rebuilt.