A mattress store owner, motivated by his Catholic faith, opened his business to evacuees from Hurricane Harvey and quickly became one of the crisis’ heroes and a symbol of Houston’s resilience.
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Catholic Charities USA gives $2 million for hurricane relief
Catholic Charities leads humanitarian and relief efforts across Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
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Pope Francis and the church push for reconciliation in Colombia
Despite being a frequent target of violence by the left-wing and officially atheist rebels, the church has pushed for peace, reconciliation, and forgiveness in Colombia, but not all Colombians agree.
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Catholic Church leaders condemn Trump administration’s decision to end DACA
Reacting to the move to end DACA, the bishops said, “Today, our nation has done the opposite of how Scripture calls us to respond. It is a step back from the progress that we need to make as a country.”
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‘Break mirror of narcissistic culture,’ says Pope Francis
Pope Francis addressed the Shalom community in his native Spanish and warns against the narcissism bred by consumer culture.
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Pope Francis calls for interfaith peace efforts in South Korea
“We are called to be heralds of peace” says Pope Francis to interfaith religious leaders as tensions on the Korean Peninsula increase.
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Vatican: Lack of legal, safe channels for migration helps traffickers
A Vatican official condemns the lack of safe and legal channels for migration, citing the dependency that creates among migrants on smugglers and human traffickers who may exploit them.
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Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor, ecumenical leader, dies at 85
A leader in ecumenical relations, Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor served as Catholic chairman of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission for two decades.
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Efforts to mend China-Vatican rift seem stalled over bishops
The ruling Communist Party is again telling members that atheism remains a core value, not to be transgressed.
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U.S. Bishops’ Labor Day message: “Unions must retain and recover their prophetic voice”
“The entire social pact is built around work. This is the core of the problem. Because when you do not work, or you work badly, you work little or you work too much, it is democracy that enters into crisis, and the entire social pact.”