After two Christmas seasons in which the political reality had overtaken holiday cheer, people seemed primed to finally feel some merriment in Bethlehem.
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Iraqi Christians in America pray for the chance to see their families again.
They “pray, pray” that family members can get out of northern Iraq before a major Islamic State attack.
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Why do Catholic bishops fear chaos in Congo?
“Despite all divergences, we believe a political compromise is still possible,” the bishops said in a Dec. 2 statement.
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Why has Chicago failed to honor the grave of Emmet Till?
After one of my own teenage students was murdered, Emmett Till’s grave became a place of occasional pilgrimage for me.
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Lakota teens say DAPL victory is ‘history in the making’
“We’re trying to do something for our nation,” says Taylor Charging Crow. “We’re risking our lives. We’re risking our families.”
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Army Corps blocks route of Dakota Access oil pipeline
The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site.
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VIDEO: New top Jesuit talks Pope Francis, future of the order and more
“Pope Francis—and myself, we’re sons of a church and a living church.”
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South African bishops are working to promote Pope Francis’ ecological concerns
“The Holy Father makes it clear that caring for our common home is a fundamental dimension of Christian spirituality.”
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Jesuit college and university presidents make a pre-emptive defense of DACA ‘dreamers’
The Jesuit presidents wrote they are called “to embrace the entire human family, regardless of their immigration status or religious allegiance.”
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Catholic colleges are taking a stand for undocumented students
The leaders pledged to continue working “to protect to the fullest extent of the law undocumented students on our campuses” and to promote retention of students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.