Bishop Vasa called on all Catholics of the diocese to help their brothers and sisters who “have been severely impacted by the devastating fires and are in immediate need of your prayers.”
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Catholic group will accept the Boy Scouts’ decision to allow girls to join
They will “accept and work with the new membership policy of the Boy Scouts of America” to admit girls.”
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Blessing robots: Is a technological reformation coming?
“What is blessing? Who can bless? Can God bless through a robot?”
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Find ways to keep migrant families together, Vatican official says
“The migrant family is a crucial component of our globalized world,” said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
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Catholic high schools have varied stances on athletes ‘taking a knee’ during the national anthem
Players felt “compelled to raise awareness for the marginalized.”
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What is to be done with the body of Archbishop Fulton Sheen?
Sheen’s niece has sought to have Sheen’s remains disinterred and moved to St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria. The Archdiocese of New York disagrees.
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Bishop says President Trump’s immigration proposals do not reflect U.S. tradition
Trump’s new immigration policy proposals “are not reflective of our country’s immigrant past, and they attack the most vulnerable.”
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Venezuelans with HIV make tough choices as medicine becomes scarce
Many managing medical conditions like HIV must worry not only about their medication, but about putting food on the table.
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Variety of Catholic rites in India is not threat to unity, Pope Francis says
Different Catholic rites are, in fact, “a treasure” for the church.
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Catholics voice concern over the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle Clean Power Plan
The EPA has decided to roll back an Obama-era regulation to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.