The four-page letter offers a “pastoral reflection” on the challenges the assisted-dying law.
Bishops
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Post-Castro Church
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami was one of the first Catholic Church officials to respond on Nov. 26 after the death of Fidel Castro. “The death of this figure should lead us to invoke the patroness of Cuba, the Virgin of Charity, calling for peace for Cuba and its people,” he said
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This bishop has helped free over 200 Christian hostages from ISIS
Deep inside Syria, a bishop worked around the blurred edges of international law to save the lives of more than 200 people.
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Archbishop of Tijuana: “The last thing we need is another wall.”
Immigration is an ancient and contemporary reality; human beings have always sought better conditions for their lives.
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Victim advocates are wary of new priest abuse victims program.
The New York archdiocese’s program lets people take claims to a noted outside mediator while keeping painful details private.
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Why do Catholic bishops fear chaos in Congo?
“Despite all divergences, we believe a political compromise is still possible,” the bishops said in a Dec. 2 statement.
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Human dignity, the common good, and solidarity are ‘more than mere words,’ bishops say
The dignity of human life, the common good and solidarity are “more than mere words and phrases,” said the Catholic bishops of Washington state in a joint pastoral letter
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Upcoming U.N. talks to abolish nuclear weapons face uncertain future
The United Nations is preparing to embark on talks to ban nuclear weapons.Negotiations are set to begin in March and are expected to take an indefinite time to complete.The end result is uncertain, but the 123 nations that voted on Oct. 27 for a resolution within the U.N. General Assembly committee
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Bishops of Rwanda ask forgiveness for Catholics’ role in 1994 genocide
In 14 points, the bishops ask forgiveness for the role that some members of the Catholic Church played during the genocide, especially for the pastors that “sowed seeds of hate.”
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Myanmar’s Three ‘Cs’
Yangon Cardinal Charles Bo said it was time to “reverse the trend” of a 60-year decline in Myanmar.