The Mexican bishops conference extended congratulations to presidential election winner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who won a landslide victory on an agenda of change and promises to combat corruption and poverty.
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English bishop cautions Catholics on care in state-funded hospitals
An English bishop warned Catholics to be alert to the possible deliberate killings of seriously ill patients in state-funded hospitals.
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Australian bishop sentenced to one year’s detention for cover-up
The most senior Roman Catholic cleric to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse was sentenced to 12 months in detention by an Australian court Tuesday.
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As the year ends for the Supreme Court, all eyes move towards next term
Big cases this year involved the president’s travel ban, a same-sex wedding cake, gerrymandering, sports betting, cellphone tracking, union dues and pro-life pregnancy centers.
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Near immigration’s ground zero, bishops begin border trip with Mass
The bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States have for weeks expressed outrage and condemned the government’s recent practice of separating children from a parent or a family member if they’re caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without legal documentation.
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Bishops and Catholic groups set to highlight immigration injustices
A group of bishops, including the head of the U.S. bishops conference, will visit the border early next week.
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Bishops ‘cannot, in good faith, endorse’ new GOP immigration bill
The U.S. bishops “cannot, in good faith, endorse” an immigration bill submitted by the House’s Republican leadership, said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Migration.
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What are ‘canonical penalties’ and how should they be handed down?
It is rare for penalties to be discussed in relation to a subject other than abortion.
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New York court again rules Fulton Sheen’s remains may be moved to Peoria
The Diocese of Peoria has reacted with “great joy” to a decision by a New York court in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham’s petition to have the remains of her uncle, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, moved from New York City to Peoria.
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Speaker Paul Ryan promises compromise to protect Dreamers
“We do have a sovereign border, but we also have a call to recognize that there are people who are fleeing to this country to save their own lives.”