“Changing the law would threaten the integrity and independence of houses of worship,” reads the letter faith leaders sent to protect church-state separation.
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Charlottesville and Trump: A spiritual exercise for the overwhelmed and exhausted
How do you continue to “bear witness” when every three or four days there is another crisis?
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An open letter to Trump voters from a concerned Catholic priest
I have read about you in the papers and seen you on television. But the reality is I still do not understand you.
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Why refugees in the U.S. are risking their lives at the Canadian border
Refugees who initially fled from places in Africa were treated for frostbite after crossing the northern border on foot.
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Catholic bishops condemn white supremacist rally that left one dead in Charlottesville
The U.S. bishops “stand with all who are oppressed by evil ideology.”
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Experts say law-abiding migrants at greater deportation risk under Trump
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The stories come in dribs and drabs on the evening news or in timelines via Twitter, but they’re steady. On Aug. 2, two young popular soccer players, brothers living in Bethesda, Maryland, were deported to their native El Salvador. In mid-July, Jesus Lara Lopez, a 37-year-old father of four in Cleveland, was […]
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Is voting a public or a private act? (Your ballot is not as secret as you think)
Our information has been or soon will be made available to the Presidential Advisory Commission.
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Catholic leaders in Guam urge calm amid rising tension with North Korea
Catholic leaders in Guam, the U.S. island territory caught in the middle of an escalating war of words between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, are urging calm and asking believers to pray for peace. “Following national news reports that North Korea has threatened to strike our island with missiles, the Archdiocese […]
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What Thomas Merton would say about war with North Korea
His horror at the mere existence of nuclear arms brought Merton to reflect on Christ’s promise of peace.
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Trump’s “us-versus-them” rhetoric hurts police and black lives
Brutality, corruption and an “us-versus-them” mentality in the ranks undermine what is for many officers a sincere vocation to protect and serve.