Calling an overemphasis on military responses “counterproductive,” the bishops who chair the domestic and international peace and justice committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged Secretary of State John Kerry to examine the funds and priorities of the coordinated effor
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Cardinal Reports Progress in Reform of Legionaries: New constitution is drafted
Congregation seeks to overcome the moral and administrative legacy of disgraced founder.
Chicago Archdiocese to Release Documents on Past Child Sex Abuse: Files pertain to documents 30 accused priests
30 archdiocesan priests have been accused of abusing minors at in past years, most before 1988.
Central Africa Conflict Not Religious: Local bishops say crisis mischaracterized
Bishops in the Central African Republic say the crisis has been mischaracterized.
Peace Activist Leaves the Jesuits: John Dear ‘declines’ to return, continues ministry
John Dear ‘declines’ to return to the order, but says he will continue his ministry.
Emergency Unemployment Benefits to Resume?: A path through Congress emerges
The Senate rounded up 60 votes on Jan. 7 to ward off a potential filibuster on a bill that would resume the federal payment of emergency unemployment benefits. The Senate has yet to vote on the bill, and leaders in the Republican-controlled House have said they would not consider it until savings we
RIP: Thomas Melady : ‘Citizen-scholar’ and former Ambassador to Vatican
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Thomas P. Melady, who served in several diplomatic posts and continued to play a role as "citizen-scholar" long past the age when most people would have retired, died on Jan. 6. He was 86.Melady died at his Washington home of a brain tumor, which docto
Church Presses for Calm in South Sudan: Both sides in conflict must forgive, forget
Both sides in conflict must forgive, forget
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Catholic agencies’ keep services going in nasty weather
Catholic agencies’ keep services going in nasty weather
Crises in Africa Continue: Ongoing violence in South Sudan and Central African Republic
UN peacekeepers struggle to contain two ongoing crises in Africa as the New Year begins.
