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U.S. and Israel sign massive military aid deal; $38B over 10 years
The agreement concludes many months of negotiations that involved a delicate calculation by Israel about whether to strike a deal with the outgoing U.S. president.
Pope Francis calls out pastors who seek personal gain
Pastors who seek personal gain are not upholding their duty, Pope Francis said.
Sanctity of life misrepresented in Minnesota newspaper ad, bishops’ conference says
The campaign, by Catholics for Choice, “disregards the need to defend vulnerable human life in all its stages—a principle at the core of authentic social justice.”
Transatlantic trade deal could bring greater economic order, Cardinal Marx says
The trade deal has the potential to shape the economies of poorer countries and bring fairer trade systems, Cardinal Marx says.
South Sudan’s leaders are getting rich while their country burns
“The key catalyst of South Sudan’s civil war has been competition for the grand prize—control over state assets and the country’s abundant natural resources—between rival kleptocratic networks.”
Pennsylvanians remember the passengers of Flight 93, 15 years later
Prayers of the faithful were offered for all the men and women who perished at the site on 9/11 and for their families to find peace and consolation.
Ceasefire holds so far in Syria, as government forces are involved in clash with Israel
The second attempt at peace this year is holding, despite fighting in Israel.
Vatican Cardinal: People, not profit, need to be the center of the economy
A new social economy is required to meet the day’s most pressing needs, said Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson.
Gov. Jerry Brown is giving California farmworkers a pay raise
The expanded labor policy requires farm employers to pay workers one and one-half times regular wages after eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, starting in 2019.
