With violent crime rising in a number of U.S. cities, Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich is urging Catholics to consider how they might contribute to a more just and peaceful society.
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Jesuit superior: Haiti is one step closer to being a ‘failed state’ after assassination
“Everyone is in a waiting mode,” waiting to find out what happened and why, and “what will happen,” Father Saint-Félix said. He asked the Jesuits in Haiti and the lay people who work with them to stay off the streets.
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Father Stan Swamy has died of Covid-19, still in the custody of the Indian government
The Jesuit priest and human rights activist Stan Swamy died of complications from Covid-19, reports Ricardo da Silva, S.J. An Indian court has approved a judicial inquiry into Father Swamy’s arrest, custody and death.
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What Joe Biden’s DC pastor thinks about the Bishops’ Communion vote
“This is a time to say, ‘Yes, let’s speak about the hunger…for the presence of God.’ This is the moment, and I think the bishops want to do that. But some of our pastoral leaders are making it difficult.”
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Bishop Stowe: Essential workers sacrificed their safety during the pandemic. Now Congress must pass stronger labor protections.
“Essential” workers have returned to “normal,” confronting the low wages, poor-to-no benefits—including no paid sick time or company-sponsored health insurance—they faced before the crisis.
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Joe Biden’s Jesuit-run DC parish says it ‘will not deny the Eucharist’
The parish council at the Jesuit-run Holy Trinity Catholic Church released a statement saying that the church “will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it.”
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How involved should priests be in politics? Nigeria is a reminder it’s not just an American question.
The United States is not the only nation struggling with the problem of outspoken priests becoming entangled with the partisan politics of the day.
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Pope Francis encourages Jesuit Father James Martin in his L.G.B.T. ministry
On the eve of the Outreach 2021 L.G.B.T. conference, Father Martin received a handwritten personal letter in Spanish from Francis, expressing his support.
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Bishop Seitz meets with Kamala Harris at the border, gives a rosary blessed by Pope Francis
Bishop Mark J. Seitz and other immigration advocates were there to welcome Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Catholic ministries step up efforts to reach homeless children on Brazil streets
“In every large city in Brazil, you can now see a greater number of kids begging for money or selling candy on the streets than before the pandemic.”