Police set up roadblocks in northern Italy after a thief posing as a pilgrim stole tiny fragments of the brain of John Bosco, one of the country’s most revered saints.
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Bishops: Senate health care bill must respect life, be ‘truly affordable’
“The Catholic Church remains committed to ensuring the fundamental right to medical care, a right which is in keeping with the God-given dignity of every person, and the corresponding obligation as a country to provide for this right.”
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Supreme Court sides with religious hospitals in pension dispute
The hospitals—two with Catholic affiliation and one with Lutheran ties—had argued that their pensions are “church plans” that are exempt from the law and have been treated as such for decades by federal officials.
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Pope Francis to missionaries: Dialogue with Muslims and defend human dignity
Missionaries are entrusted with bringing hope to poor Christian communities while building bridges with Muslims and protecting human rights, Pope Francis told a group of men and women missionaries.
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How Louisville is using the ‘power of prayer’ against violence
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin called on the “power of prayer” to help combat Louisville’s rising murder rate as he urged people to form prayer groups to walk high-crime neighborhoods.
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Catholic farmer ousted from Michigan market over same-sex marriage views
A Catholic farmer in Michigan is suing the city of East Lansing after he was barred from a municipal farmers market over his views on same-sex marriage.
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Protecting creation is not optional, Vatican says, day after Trump pulls out of Paris Agreement
Christians and Muslims, believers in one God, have an obligation to safeguard the world God created, said the Vatican’s annual message to Muslims for the end of Ramadan.
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Trump pulls out of the Paris agreement: Catholic leaders respond
It is clear that the president either has not yet read “Laudato Si'”, or he simply disagrees with what the pontiff said.
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U.S. bishops urge Trump to honor Paris climate agreement
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops “is on record supporting prudent action to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change.”
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Canadian Catholic TV network relies on young adults to evangelize the world
Launched in 2003, Salt & Light Media now has a new home in downtown Toronto.