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Thousands of Philippine Catholics march to defend church leaders
The country’s Justice Department is set to open a preliminary investigation the week of Aug. 5 into sedition and cyber libel charges against church leaders.
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New Jersey assisted suicide law shows ‘utter failure’ of government and society, bishop says
New Jersey’s new law allowing assisted suicide, effective Aug. 1, “points to an “utter failure” on the part of government and indeed all society, said Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen.
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African bishops want to be ‘sign of hope’ for all people
Africa’s bishops pledged to work together to ensure that the continent’s resources serve development and peace of all people.
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Alaskan Catholic bishops urge state to restore funding for social services
“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.