President Donald Trump’s promotion of a erroneous narrative of white farmers being “killed and slaughtered” in a genocide in South Africa is contributing to racial tensions there.
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Assisted suicide now legal in Illinois despite opposition from bishops, disability advocates
Assisted dying has been legalized in many nations across the Western world, as choosing how to end one’s life has come to be seen by many as the final frontier of individual rights.
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What might Pope Leo make of Trump’s ‘America First’ National Security Strategy?
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy is at odds with church teaching and Pope Leo’s priorities on the transatlantic alliance, climate change, immigration, arms production, nuclear weapons and more.
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Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem brings hope and help to West Bank Christians
Economic and political conditions for West Bank Christians have grown dire, but Holy Family Hospital remains a beacon of hope and faith.
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What to know about Lebanon’s beloved patron saint before Pope Leo’s visit
Pope Leo will visit the monastery of St. Maron and the shrine of St. Charbel, Lebanon’s miracle-working unifier of Muslims, Druze and Christians.
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Catholic food pantries adjust Thanksgiving deliveries to ICE deportation realities
As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach and ICE deportation efforts continue, Catholic parish food pantries are adapting to make sure immigrant community members have all they need to celebrate the holidays when they are afraid to leave their homes.
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Catholic sisters educate visually impaired children for free in Nigeria
Visually impaired children escape lifelong poverty with the education they receive from Catholic sisters in Lagos, Nigeria.
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We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the will to actually do it?
While affluent nations step back from humanitarian relief and economic development assistance, the world is on the verge of reversing progress against global poverty.
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North Carolina’s Catholic response to the ICE immigration crackdown
As an ICE campaign continues in Charlotte, local Catholic parishes respond and mass attendance plummets.
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Spain plans to include right to abortion in Constitution—and build a list of medical conscientious objectors
Objectors to the law, including many doctors, consider the registry a “black list” meant to intimidate and eventually discriminate against medical professionals who refuse to participate in abortions.