The University of Notre Dame is reversing itself and now telling employees they will continue to receive no-cost birth control coverage.
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Responding to Texas church shooting, U.S. bishops renew call for gun control
There are signs that at least among some U.S. Catholic bishops, statements of grief and sorrow are being backed up with pledges to push for legislative action on guns.
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As Kenya holds election rerun, deep divisions across country persist
Last week Kenyans went back to the voting polls after the Supreme Court annulled elections in August.
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Stephen Colbert: Don’t lose hope in battle against guns
Mr. Colbert’s words called to mind Pope Francis’ critique of the arms industry.
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3 reasons the adoption tax credit shouldn’t be cut from the Republican tax plan
The tax credit helps eliminate the stigma of adoption, works on the principle of subsidiarity and prevents adoption from becoming nothing but the sale of children.
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Jesuit network marks 20 years of working for justice
At the 2017 gathering, organizers offered Catholic speakers that tackled racism, immigration, climate change, socioeconomic inequality, prison reform and other forms of social exclusion.
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Pope Francis meets with ‘The Elders’ delegation to discuss climate change and migration
Pope Francis met with Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general, and former Irish President Mary Robinson to discuss shared concerns about peace, human rights and climate change.
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What is the future of religious minorities victimized by ISIS?
“The international community must respond to the outrages systematically committed by Daesh with a rock-solid resolve to prevent similar future abominations from recurring.”
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Gov. Jerry Brown urges religious leaders to fight climate change at Vatican conference
The governor used his visit to Rome to say that the world is facing bigger challenges in addressing climate change than one president.
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There’s no problem with praying after a mass shooting—but what does that prayer look like?
The real problem is not the offering of prayers in the face of tragedy but the interpretation of what prayer entails.