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Congressman urges action to aid Christians in Iraq
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith said that IS militants began committing genocide against Yezidis and Christians in Iraq in 2014, and “three years later, they are still not receiving the assistance they need from the United States and so their survival in their ancient homelands is in jeopardy.”
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Cardinal Pell faces charges of sex abuse—and angry protesters—at court in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic official to face sex offense charges, was jeered by protesters as he made a court appearance in his native Australia on Friday in a case that has rocked the Vatican and placed scrutiny on the pope’s stance against abusive clergy. Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic and Pope […]
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Canadian canon law experts deem baptism possible for transgender people
“Any unbaptized person may be baptized. The church has not spoken further than that, whether the person is transgender or not”
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Facebook, Microsoft try to keep up with vast scale of online abuse
Representatives from Facebook and Microsoft called for increased cooperation to develop, share and utilize digital tools to prevent and stop abuse.
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Pope Francis announces pre-synod meeting to listen to youths’ hopes, doubts
The pre-synod meeting will be an opportunity for the church to listen to the hopes and concerns of young men and women.
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Pope Francis: True Christians must remain hopeful, not ‘whiny and angry’
Christians are not “prophets of doom” but rather missionaries of hope
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Archbishop Gomez at D.C.’s Red Mass: America needs “new sense of our common humanity”
Celebrated the Sunday before the opening of the Supreme Court’s term, the annual Mass invokes the Holy Spirit upon those who are responsible for the administration of justice.
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Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala recalled for their devotion to faith
Blessed Cristobal, along with two other indigenous Tlaxcalteca youths, Blessed Antonio and Blessed Juan, will be canonized Oct. 15 at the Vatican
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Building indigenous relations remains a priority for Canadian bishops
Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Lonueuil, Quebec, said a possible papal visit was not a major topic at the bishops’ plenary gathering Sept. 25-29, but reconciliation with indigenous people remains high on the conference’s agenda.