“We’re trying to do something for our nation,” says Taylor Charging Crow. “We’re risking our lives. We’re risking our families.”
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VIDEO: New top Jesuit talks Pope Francis, future of the order and more
“Pope Francis—and myself, we’re sons of a church and a living church.”
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South African bishops are working to promote Pope Francis’ ecological concerns
“The Holy Father makes it clear that caring for our common home is a fundamental dimension of Christian spirituality.”
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Jesuit college and university presidents make a pre-emptive defense of DACA ‘dreamers’
The Jesuit presidents wrote they are called “to embrace the entire human family, regardless of their immigration status or religious allegiance.”
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Martin Scorsese screens “Silence” for 300 Jesuits in Rome and meets with Pope Francis
The Oscar-winning director took questions from Jesuits around the world about his latest work and his own faith.
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Ohio State attacker was briefly a Catholic Charities client in Dallas
Authorities today were still trying to ascertain a motive for the attack.
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Fight for $15 plans labor actions in 340 cities on Nov. 29
The campaign is demanding better pay, beginning with a hike of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. It is currently a paltry $7.25 and has not budged in seven years.
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Pope Francis, Miami Archbishop, US pols reacts to Castro’s passing
“At the same time, I offer prayers to the Lord for his rest and I entrust the whole Cuban people to the maternal intercession of our Lady of the Charity of El Cobre.”
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Meeting between Pope Francis and President Tran Dai Quang of Vietnam suggests continuing progress
The Holy See would like its relationship with Vietnam developed further through full diplomatic relations.
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Future Post-Truth: What happens when lying is just practical politics?
What is to be done? The world is full of anger.