An attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Jordan left nine dead and 30 wounded. Does that violence suggest that Jordanian Christians may become the next Holy Land community under threat?
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Interview: Archbishop Broglio warns U.S. soldiers are increasingly at risk of ‘moral injury’
The idea of “moral injury” has been a matter of growing concern to Archbishop Broglio, especially in an era of battlefield acts that are increasingly managed at a physical and moral distance by operators in the U.S. military.
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Archbishop Gudziak: Ukraine’s only option is to fight on after Trump’s appeasement of Putin
It will be difficult for Ukraine to survive its war with Russia without U.S. support, but Ukrainians are determined to carry on with or without help from the Trump administration.
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Trump calls off livestreamed execution after backlash. Have Americans finally had enough of the death penalty?
For many Americans, a recent botched execution and Pete Hegseth’s plans for public execution are “just the last straw.”
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St. Louis archdiocese sues DHS and ICE to bring sacraments to immigrant detainees
“Catholics receive the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and the deprivation of these sacraments imposes real and immediate harm on Catholic detainees and priests,” the archdiocese said.
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Global Catholic charity head says they’re doing ‘less with less’ after Trump’s foreign aid cuts
Even as some foreign aid has been revived, pledges from donor states remain far below the world’s needs and humanitarian groups are still struggling to recover from 2025’s debilitating cuts.
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Catholic sisters bring fight to end human trafficking to U.N. General Assembly
Gertrude Elelegu, S.S.L., of Nigeria and Sarah Puls, S.G.S., of Australia have devoted many years to mitigating the global scourge of human trafficking and restoring the people traumatized by their experiences in this shadow world.
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Interview: Bishop Olson on the ‘racist and sinful rhetoric’ of a Texas politician
Bishop Olson responded to Bo French: “This is racist and sinful rhetoric that seeks to harm and to divide. It is disturbing that it comes from a candidate for public office. An apology is called for.”
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With sex abuse allegations, some priests wonder: Will I be presumed innocent until proven guilty?
When a priest is accused of sex abuse, should they be removed before an investigation is complete?
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U.S. Catholics, from bishops to lay advocates, scramble to help Haitian community as ICE prepares for deportations
In Miami, which hosts the largest Haitian community in the country, Archbishop Wenski described Haitian residents as “very tense, very nervous” as they await whatever comes next.