Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke about human rights concerns around the world, highlighting in particular the targeting of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority.
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In Florida shelter, exhausted people wait out Hurricane Irma
Strangers from around the country find themselves facing Hurricane Irma together in a High School turned shelter.
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Cardinal Tagle asks Philippine Catholic churches to ring bells to remember drug-war deaths
“We cannot allow the destruction of lives to become normal. We cannot govern the nation by killing. We cannot foster a humane and decent Filipino culture by killing.”
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Church leaders pray for victims of Mexican earthquake
Church leaders react to the massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake which struck off of the Mexican coast, leaving death and destruction in Guatemala and southern Mexico.
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Pope Francis says DACA repeal not “pro-life” and refutes climate change deniers
Pope Francis said that being pro-life included being pro-family in the case of Dreamers, and strongly argued for listening to scientists on climate change.
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Pope Francis in Colombia, Day 5: Pope, in farewell appeal to Colombians says, “Be slaves of peace forever.”
The motto for Francis’ visit was, “Let us take the first step.”
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Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ Mass translation change another sign that Vatican II endures
Cardinal Cupich said the pope is making clear that Vatican II documents are authoritative and permanent.
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Pope Francis in Colombia, Day 3: On ‘sacred ground’ of suffering, pope prays for reconciliation
The pope’s third day in Colombia included a Mass for 600,000 and a prayer service with victims from both sides of the half-century armed conflict,.
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Jesuit Universities defend DACA students
Students, faculty, and staff at Jesuit Universities around the country push back against the Trump administration’s plan to end DACA, a policy which could lead to the deportation of students at Jesuit Schools. Special Thanks to the Los Angeles Loyolan. Their coverage of the LMU demonstration here.
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Time to move from outrage to action on DACA, Fordham University president says
Jesuit and other Catholic academic leaders are ready to protect the Dreamers in their communities from deportation forces.