These are the opening words of the front-page editorial of The Catholic Herald published four days after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
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This bishop has helped free over 200 Christian hostages from ISIS
Deep inside Syria, a bishop worked around the blurred edges of international law to save the lives of more than 200 people.
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Catholic Charities just opened an immigrant relief center in the Rio Grande Valley
“God asked the church especially to be a sign of his love by continuing to open up a space where our service to one another can be manifested,” Bishop Daniel E. Flores said.
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Victim advocates are wary of new priest abuse victims program.
The New York archdiocese’s program lets people take claims to a noted outside mediator while keeping painful details private.
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‘Christmas hope still flickers’ in Bethlehem
After two Christmas seasons in which the political reality had overtaken holiday cheer, people seemed primed to finally feel some merriment in Bethlehem.
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Iraqi Christians in America pray for the chance to see their families again.
They “pray, pray” that family members can get out of northern Iraq before a major Islamic State attack.
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Why do Catholic bishops fear chaos in Congo?
“Despite all divergences, we believe a political compromise is still possible,” the bishops said in a Dec. 2 statement.
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Army Corps blocks route of Dakota Access oil pipeline
The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site.
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USCCB leaders call for special day of prayer for migrants and refugees
“So many families are wondering how changes to immigration policy might impact them,” said Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles.
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Pax Christi International outlines segregation and inequality in Israel
Pax Christi’s leadership is concerned that Israel’s actions violate international law and must stop.