“May our mother, the Virgin of Guadalupe, with great tenderness be near the beloved Mexican nation,” the pope said in Spanish Sept. 20 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
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J.F.K. at 100: America’s Camelot has lost its sheen, but the vision lives on.
John F. Kennedy’s austere brand of patriotism still shines.
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St. Louis archbishop calls for peace after acquittal of white police officer in murder of African-American man
Church leaders call for peace amidst demonstrations against the acquittal of a white police officer in the murder of an African-American man.
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Rohingya Muslims are being wiped off Myanmar’s map
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, the minority ethnic group is being wiped off the map. After a series of attacks by Muslim militants last month, security forces and allied mobs retaliated by burning down thousands of Rohingya homes in […]
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Sister Carol Keehan: Graham-Cassidy health care plan ‘disastrous’
“The health of the American people is incredibly important…you just don’t railroad something through, something you’ve just whipped together in the last couple of weeks.”
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Church leaders condemn possible massacre of indigenous in Amazon
Catholic leaders respond forcefully to reports that an indigenous group was massacred to make way for illegal gold mining in the Amazon, casting blame on the Brazilian government.
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How the new Supreme Court term will impact the future of immigration, religious freedom and more
The court is scheduled to hear cases relating to immigration, religious freedom, federalism, voting, employee rights and federal court jurisdiction over foreign governments and corporations.
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Salesian priest “Fr. Tom” recounts harrowing tale of his capture, liberation
An Indian Catholic priest recounts how he kept his faith alive during his long captivity after his capture in a violent attack that also left four religious sisters dead.
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Catholic leaders are trying to correct anti-migrant policies of Poland’s government.
The church’s reproach, while so far delivered diplomatically, raises the question of whether the ruling Law and Justice party could be at risk of losing some of its wide support among believers in a country where nine out of 10 citizens identify as Catholic.
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The fleeting satisfaction of pulling down Confederate monuments
Probably most Americans can agree that Confederate monuments should never have been erected, but dismantling them is a different story for many citizens.