The reform is a way of assuring that the Order of Malta is better prepared to fulfill its charitable and humanitarian duties in the modern age without straying from the mission entrusted to it since their founding in Jerusalem in 1048.
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Knights of Malta: Rescuing refugees stranded at sea is a ‘mission’
ROME (CNS)—While European leaders continue to debate how to handle the influx of migrants, the head of the Order of Malta’s Italian relief corps said that search and rescue operations are a human obligation. Those who believe that rescuing countless refugees who escape war, hunger and persecution only encourages more people to make the treacherous […]
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Getting a health care bill through Congress fraught with difficulties
It is obvious that passing legislation on health care is going to be a heavy lift in Congress.
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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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Bishop Dewane: House budget blueprint puts poor in ‘real jeopardy’
“A nation’s budget is a moral document,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Fla.
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Health bill must protect poor, unborn and conscience rights, bishop says
Bishop Frank J. Dewane called both the House and Senate health care bills “seriously flawed.”
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Pope Francis to beatify Colombian martyrs who were witnesses ‘to the point of death’
In September, the pope will beatify a bishop and a priest filled in the country’s decades-long civil war.
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The good works of churches often go unnoticed by Americans
Churches do much more than feed the hungry and clothe the naked.
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Answering the Five Most Common Questions (and Critiques) about “Building a Bridge”
Fr. James Martin, S.J., answers the five most common questions and critiques about “Building a Bridge.”
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Your vote isn’t enough. It will take a lot more to change deep American values
Affecting the outcome of specific elections, however, is not the only way Catholics can influence the social and political direction of the nation.