Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic criticized their country's transitional government for failing to "revive hopes" and end months of conflict between Islamist and Christian forces despite international backing.The bishops said July 2 that the January election of Presiden
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Pope Urges End to Land Mines: U.S. takes a few steps closer to ban in Mozambique
At conference in Mozambique the U.S. took a few tentative steps toward the land mine ban.
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U.S. Bishops Seek Protection for Border Kids, Not Deportation
Bishop Eusebio Elizondo auxiliary bishop of Seattle and chairman of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops rsquo Committee on Migration called upon the Obama Administration on July 2 to reconsider its request to Congress for ldquo fast track rdquo authority to expedite the removal of unaccompa
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Supreme Court Strikes Down ‘Buffer Zones’ at Abortion Clinics
In concurrence, Justice Scalia warns of “abortion-speech edition of the First Amendment.”
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Vatican Looks at the Family in Social, Spiritual Crisis: Synod document cites cultural and economic threats
The working document for the October 2014 extraordinary Synod of Bishops offers a picture of the Catholic Church today struggling to preach the Gospel and transmit moral teachings amid a "widespread cultural, social and spiritual crisis" of the family.The 75-page "instrumentum la
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Texas diocese responds to immigrants’ need in surge of children
Parishioners donate food, clothing and time, but ‘a long-term solution is needed.’
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Sudanese Catholic Woman Convicted of Apostasy Re-Arrested
Meriam Ibrahim had been sentenced to death by hanging for marrying a Christian.
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The Bare Minimum: Moral questions in push for higher federal minimum wage
Moral questions are at the heart of the push for a higher federal minimum wage.
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Casualties of Conflict: Syrian refugees struggle to put their lives together in Jordan
Fleeing the Syrian civil war, refugees struggle to put their lives together in Jordan.
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Pope Francis Tells Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘Don’t Forget the Three P’s”‘: ‘Prayer, peace and poverty’
“Don’t forget the three P’s: prayer, peace and poverty,” Pope Francis, speaking in English, told the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, as he bade him farewell after their 40 minute meeting in the Vatican on June 16. “We must walk together!” he added.It was t