“Across Alaska, thousands of low-income families now face new struggles through funding cuts to agencies that operate food pantries, shelter programs, and early childhood education,” the bishops said
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Baltimore’s Archbishop Lori pushes back against Trump Twitter rant
“It saddens me to see Baltimore severely denigrated by President Trump,” the archbishop said. “Baltimore is near and dear to my heart. It is hometown to more than half a million people.”
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Archbishop Carlson: Release of abuse allegations ‘is the right thing to do’
As the Archdiocese of St. Louis released a list of names of archdiocesan clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor July 26, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson acknowledged that seeing the names “will be painful” and publishing them “will not change the past.”
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Cuban Cardinal Ortega, longtime voice of Cuba’s poor, dies at 82
Serving as head of the Archdiocese of Havana for almost 35 years pushed the cardinal into a prominent role as a spokesman for Cuban Catholics on national and international issues.
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Salvadoran bishops express concern over treatment of migrants
The photo of the nearly 2-year-old Valeria clinging to her father, Oscar Martinez Ramirez, 25, lifeless on the banks of the Rio Grande, is “evidence of the painful drama of migration,” said a statement issued by the Salvadoran bishops’ conference.
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West Virginia’s attorney general demands more transparency in Bishop Bransfield case
The Office of the West Virginia Attorney said sanctions issued by Pope Francis against Bishop Michael J. Bransfield are a “first step” but demanded further disclosure of the investigation.
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Northern Irish bishops accuse Britain of hijacking bill to allow abortion
Four Irish bishops said abortion and same-sex marriage will be imposed on Northern Ireland after British politicians “hijacked” a bill intended for other purposes.
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Pope Francis issues disciplinary measures for Bishop Bransfield
Pope Francis proclaimed that the former Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston can no longer participate in the liturgy and commands him to make amends for the harm he caused.
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Bishop sends letter to Trump, urging end to ‘stranglehold’ on immigration
Bishop Edward C. Malesic of Greensburg made the comments in a July 12 letter to members of the U.S. House and Senate who represent his state. He said he also sent the letter to President Donald Trump.
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Central African Republic bishop negotiates peace deals in government’s absence
For a population that has seen growing displacement, poverty, fighting and chaos over much of the past six years, it is a relief, Bishop Nongo-Aziagbia told Catholic News Service.