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Haitian expatriates have long considered themselves a “dissed” diaspora—in both their new country and the old.
Signs Of the Times
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Why abortion laws could change in Ireland.
The call to liberalize Ireland’s abortion laws has created significant political pressure.
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After-Brexit Worries
The U.K.’s Catholic Association for Racial Justice plans to identify and support specific groups who have become newly vulnerable since Brexit.
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Cardinal Pell Answers Aussie Police Inquiry
Australian police questioned Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, in Rome regarding accusations of sexual abuse. Cardinal Pell was “voluntarily interviewed” by Victoria police in late October, said a statement on Oct. 26 from the cardinal’s office.
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Catholic Caring
Three Catholic charitable organizations that support programs in the United States and around the world rank among the top 100 groups in terms of fundraising.
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Unprecedented Preaching
One of the more intriguing questions Pope Francis prompted earlier this year when he announced that a Vatican commission would study whether the early church had women deacons was: How would Catholics react to women preaching?
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As Mass Extinction Threatens, Are Catholics Listening to ‘Laudato Si’’?
Researchers say deforestation, pollution, overfishing and the illegal wildlife trade, together with climate change, “are pushing species populations to the edge.”
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News Briefs
Iraqi Christians gathered on Oct. 25 at the Church of our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ainkawa, Turkey, to offer prayers of support for Iraqi forces pressing an offensive against the Islamic State around Mosul. • President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela met privately with Pope Francis an Oct. 24 as the Vatican began a mediation […]
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Typhoon Haima hammers Philippines
Heavy damage was reported to homes and farmland in the northern Philippines on Oct. 20 after the strongest storm in three years struck overnight. Typhoon Haima barreled into northern Cagayan and Isabella provinces, ripping the roofs off homes and flattening crops. By late Oct. 21, 13 people had been
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Canada bishops deplore refugee delays
The president of the Canadian bishops’ conference has written a frank letter to Canada’s federal immigration minister urging immediate government action to unclog delays in processing refugee applicants. Bishop Douglas Crosby, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, wro