Pastors and worshippers say Cuba is in the middle of a boom in evangelical worship, with tens of thousands of Cubans worshipping unmolested across the island each week.
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Meet the Mexican bishop speaking out against political corruption
Bishop Castro has come under attack from politicians and public officials upset for voicing suspicions of corruption in Morelos, Mexico. The threats, he says, are not dissuading him, though the publicity is causing discomfort.
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Working on Trump’s wall is ‘treason’ and ‘immoral,’ Archdiocese of Mexico says
Mexican companies expressing interest in working on a border wall in the United States are betraying their country, said The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.
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Catholic health leader calls Obamacare replacement disastrous for pro-life causes
“This bill is catastrophic for Catholic social teaching and particularly for the people who we’re called to serve,” Sister Carol Keehan said.
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French presidential candidates are breaking tradition by playing the religion card.
Playing the religion card so openly is unusual in France, where the official separation of church and state is normally taken so seriously that politicians rarely if ever mention in public whether they have a faith or not.
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Still no date for the canonization of Blessed Óscar Romero
More than 35 years after Blessed Romero’s death, documentation regarding an alleged miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Romero is being studied at the Vatican.
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This refugee settled by Catholic Charities is choosing family over fear
“I have no idea about anything that’s going on in the world,” she said, because she is busy helping her nine children acclimate to life in the U.S.
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Sec. of State Tillerson meets with Bishop Cantu to discuss immigration, the Middle East and Africa
Bishop Cantu said the meeting was to let Tillerson know “that our only motive is to help build the common good, that we don’t have ulterior motives.”
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Pope Francis: Hardened hearts can turn believers into atheists
Pope Francis said Christians must ask themselves whether they listen to the word of God or have “lost faithfulness to the Lord and live with the idols that offer me the worldliness of every day.”
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Cardinal Keeler, retired archbishop of Baltimore known for ecumenical work, dies at 86
Keeler was known for his vital role in ecumenical and interreligious relations.