As the U.S. bishops were beginning their fall assembly in Baltimore, also marking their 100th anniversary as a conference, a couple of nonviolent protesters gathered nearby.
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Puerto Rico Archbishop: We’re still in a state of emergency
“We still need water, we still need food, we still need clothing,” Archbishop Roberto González Nieves said
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Nuclear disarmament now a ‘moral imperative’ as Pope Francis rejects deterrence
Pope Francis condemned not only the threat of nuclear weapons but also “their very possession” in a landmark statement on Nov. 10.
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Head of U.S. bishops: We must resist the division caused by hot-button issues
The theme of division in the church and in society has been frequently invoked during the bishops’ deliberations this week.
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After 33,000 migrant deaths in 24 years, will ‘Fortress Europe’ keep building walls?
A German newspaper published the names of about 33,293 people who died seeking refuge in Europe.
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Report shows emissions rise as climate talks enter 2nd week
Scientists say new figures show global carbon emissions will reach a record high in 2017.
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Pope Francis: We need global cooperation to curb climate change
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Global problems associated with climate change demand global cooperation, Pope Francis told a group of heads of state from the Pacific Islands. The planet Earth, when viewed from space, is a world without borders, he said, and “it reminds us of the need for a global outlook, international cooperation and solidarity, […]
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Poland strongly condemns racism, but defends weekend march
Masked participants had chanted “Sieg Heil” and “Ku Klux Klan” as well as “Pure Poland, white Poland” and “Clean blood, lucid mind.”
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Vatican secretary of state to U.S. bishops: Resist ego and fight polarization
Cardinal Parolin’s visit comes at a time when internal divisions among U.S. Catholics have become public.
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Texas execution of Mexican citizen rebuked by President Peña Nieto
Mr. Cardenas’s lawyers argued that Texas authorities had not properly informed him that as a Mexican citizen he was entitled to legal aid from the Mexican consulate.