The presidential proclamations would cut the monument by 85 percent.
Politics & Society
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Meghan Markle’s high school teachers remember her service and advocacy for women
Markle, recently engaged to Prince Harry, was a Kairos retreat leader and was close with her theology teacher, a former Catholic Worker.
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Catholic leaders call for ‘repentance and atonement’ between North Korea and South Korea
The call came just before the U.S. and South Korea opened a massive joint military air exercise Dec. 4.
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Sharing the journey: Mentor aids Sudanese refugee in new U.S. life
After arriving, Alo faced the same challenges that confront many refugees: separation from family, poor command of English, adjustments to an unfamiliar culture, and no knowledge of how to navigate life in a new country.
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Patricia Heaton: ‘Iceland isn’t eliminating Down syndrome—they are just killing everyone who has it.’
Close to 100 percent of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome in Iceland are aborted.
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Pope Francis prays for peace as Jesuits allege electoral fraud in Honduras
Deadly protests erupted after a delayed vote count in a hotly disputed presidential election.
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Bishops urge Congress to ‘fix fundamental flaws’ in final tax reform bill
“Congress should advance a final tax reform bill only if it meets the key moral considerations outlined in our previous letters,” Bishop Dewane said.
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Archbishop urges federal funding for HIV & AIDS programs
The funding is at peril in the proposed federal budget.
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We have reached “the limit” with nuclear arms, says Pope Francis, and must “go back”
The pope’s comments on nuclear weapons are seen as a significant change from John Paul II’s reluctant acceptance of them for their deterrent value.
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These Iraqi Christians returned home after surviving ISIS. Now they face a new threat.
After surviving ISIS, Christian communities in Nineveh face a new threat as Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi government troops backed by Shiite militias square off across the province.