The 50th anniversary of the Argentina’s military dictatorship arrived amid controversy in the country.
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After botched execution in Tennessee, Catholics pray for the end of the death penalty
“We have, unfortunately, a lot of examples that point to why the death penalty should be ended once and for all,” the head of the Catholic Mobilizing Network said after a woman survived two failed attempts to execute her by lethal injection.
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Global Catholic charity head says they’re doing ‘less with less’ after Trump’s foreign aid cuts
Even as some foreign aid has been revived, pledges from donor states remain far below the world’s needs and humanitarian groups are still struggling to recover from 2025’s debilitating cuts.
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Protestant march through Catholic community opens old wounds in Northern Ireland
The approval of a contested march through a Catholic nationalist neighborhood has sharpened tensions between nationalist and unionist communities across Northern Ireland.
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Why are presidential candidates chasing the evangelical vote in Catholic-majority Brazil?
Home to more than 100 million faithful, Brazil has been called the world’s most Catholic nation. But in the upcoming presidential election, candidates are chasing evangelical voters the hardest.
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At Mass for Migrants, Washington’s Cardinal McElroy says public cannot ‘pass by’ plight of immigrants
“For the last year and a half,” Cardinal McElroy said, “the people of the United States have witnessed the suffering of the undocumented in our midst, purposely and strategically magnified by our government, and for the most part, we have simply passed on by.”
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Catholic sisters bring fight to end human trafficking to U.N. General Assembly
Gertrude Elelegu, S.S.L., of Nigeria and Sarah Puls, S.G.S., of Australia have devoted many years to mitigating the global scourge of human trafficking and restoring the people traumatized by their experiences in this shadow world.
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A ‘Pope Leo effect’ might be driving Latino vocations to the priesthood
It may be too early to tell, but Father Corral believes the election of Pope Leo XIV has led more young men to at the very least consider the priesthood. That includes Latinos.
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The original Cristo Rey Jesuit high school celebrates 30 years
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, the pioneering school in what is now the Cristo Rey Network, turns 30 this year.
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Interview: Bishop Olson on the ‘racist and sinful rhetoric’ of a Texas politician
Bishop Olson responded to Bo French: “This is racist and sinful rhetoric that seeks to harm and to divide. It is disturbing that it comes from a candidate for public office. An apology is called for.”