A Catholic aid worker warned of a worsening crisis in the Central African Republic, as church centers are attacked and more armed groups fight over territory and resources.
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Mexican bishops don’t see explosion as attack on church
The motive for the explosion on July 25 remains a mystery, though some in the conference said it reflected the violence suffered by society at large in a country with soaring homicide rates and a decade-long drug cartel crackdown.
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Explosive device detonated outside Mexican bishops’ offices
An explosive device was detonated outside the offices of the Mexican bishops’ conference, directly across the street from the country’s most visited religious site, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Catholic leaders mourn for migrants found dead inside trailer of 18-wheeler
San Antonio law enforcement officials found eight bodies inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler sitting in the parking lot of a Walmart.
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Bishops disappointed in Texas official seeking to end immigration policy
Texas bishops say they are “disappointed” by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s demand that the administration terminate DACA.
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Migrant advocates show support for border bishop’s call for solidarity
Bishop Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso made a passionate plea for others to understand the real danger that prompts migrants to leave their native lands.
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Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich: Saying gay, lesbian and L.G.B.T. is a step toward respect
“I think that the terms gay and lesbian, L.G.BT. should be respected…. People should be called the way that they want to be called rather than us coming up with terms that maybe we’re more comfortable with.”
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El Paso bishop: Stop deportations until immigration is fixed
“Our border community knows the reality of a broken immigration system.”
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USCCB: Retain open internet ‘by strongest legal authority available’
The USCCB is “concerned that the FCC is contemplating eliminating current regulations limiting the manner by which the companies controlling the infrastructure connect people to the internet,” said USCCB assistant general counsel Katherine
Grincewich.
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Bishops: Senate health care bill remains unacceptable
The Catholic Health Association, meanwhile, said the revisions to the proposal “reinforces the fact that this bill cannot be fixed.”