Three U.S. Dominican sisters visiting displaced Christians in Iraqi Kurdistan encountered a witness of service and deep faith.They had traveled to Iraq on a mission of solidarity with the Iraqi Dominicans, who are among the more than 100,000 Christians uprooted from their homes last summer by the ad
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Lawmakers Say Congress Needs to Protect Institutional Conscience
Speakers at a policy summit in Washington Jan. 13 addressed the issue of protecting institutional conscience as it pertains to adoption, marriage and abortion.U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, discussed conscience protections for religious and other adoption agencies, which is the aim of the Chi
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Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Announces Bankruptcy Reorganization
The Archdiocese of St. Paul – Minneapolis on Jan.16 became the 12th U.S. Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy protection—and the second largest ever to do so (after San Diego)—because of the increasingly unmanageable costs of settlements and future claims that have resulted from sexua
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Pope Francis in Surprise Canonization Announcement: Pope’s plans news even to Serra’s promoters
Pope’s plans news even to Serra’s promoters
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Pope Francis on Charlie Hebdo: Respect for religion should limit freedom of expression: ‘One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith.’
‘One cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith.’
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Holy Land Coordination Bishops Visit Gaza Strip: They see signs of resilience, despite immense destruction
They see signs of resilience, despite immense destruction
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Pope Francis Encourages Breastfeeding Moms : And urges prayers for moms who can’t feed kids because of poverty
And urges prayers for moms who can’t feed kids because of poverty
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Vatican Downplays Islamic Terror Threat
The Vatican on Jan. 12 rejected reports that it could be the next target of Islamist terrorists after last week’s deadly attacks in France. The move came as Pope Francis called for a “unanimous” global response to the self-declared Islamic State as he left on his first of
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Pope Francis Condemns ‘Falsification of Religion’: Pope to diplomats: Rejecting God, people, nature leads to conflict
Pope to diplomats: Rejecting God, people, nature leads to conflict
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Romero Accepted as Martyr: What’s Next?: Possible acceleration of sainthood cause creates mixed emotions
Possible acceleration of sainthood cause creates mixed emotions