Macron won the second-round presidential ballot with 66.1 percent of votes against 33.9 percent taken by Marine Le Pen.
Bishops
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Bishops look to Tillerson to ensure fair elections in Congo
The Congolese bishops voiced their concern over rising tension in Congo after President Joseph Kabila unilaterally nominated Bruno Tshibala as prime minister over the objection of opposition parties.
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The Philippine bishop who is standing up to Duterte
“Filing a complaint at the ICC is a good move for the whole world to know that crimes against humanity, seemingly sanctioned by the government, are being committed in this Christian country,” said Bishop Bastes.
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Pope Francis supports Canadian bishops in fight against euthanasia
Ontario bishops spoke particularly about concerns that proposed Ontario laws and policies surrounding euthanasia currently offer no real guarantees of the freedom of doctors and nurses to conscientiously object to actively helping a person die.
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Why one Italian bishop is answering pope’s call to evangelize abroad
Bishop Gianfranco Todisco said he wrote to the pope last year saying he wanted to return to his work as a missionary.
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Philippine archbishop rebukes those who say, ‘I am Catholic, but …’
“How many of our Catholics openly and blatantly declare, ‘I am a Catholic, but I agree that drug addicts must be killed; they are useless,'” the archbishop said.
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Top U.S. Bishop plans to meet Trump
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo supports President Trump for his anti-abortion views and for promising to defend religious liberties, but takes issue with his policies on refugees and immigration.
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Aloha innovation: the Catholic Church in Hawaii
For the 1.5 million people who live on its six islands, Hawaii is not a vacation fantasyland but home, with its own set of struggles and blessings.
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Ending the ‘scourge’ of human trafficking is the focus for U.S. bishops
Catholic bishops whose dioceses cover portions of Maryland said their state “is not immune from this tragic reality.”
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On MLK anniversary, Bishop Braxton reminds Vatican panel that racial divide in church continues
“The racial divide in the United States and, sadly, in the Catholic Church in the United States is not something of the past. It is very much something of the present,” the bishop said.