U.S. bishops may be prepared for a stronger pushback against Trump administration policies that are being criticized as cruel and outside the U.S. tradition on the welcoming of immigrants and the treatment of people seeking protection from harm.
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Maryland parishioners urged to help one another in flood aftermath
In the immediate aftermath of the flood that washed through Main Street and other parts of historic Ellicott City May 27, St. Paul Church, perched on the hill above the floodwaters, was able to serve folks in little ways.
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Typhoon Haiyan survivors in Philippines continue to recover with church help
The church’s recovery and rehabilitation program has become one of its largest and far-reaching natural disaster responses in the country.
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Sex trafficking is ‘rooted in structure of society,’ says nun
The fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation may need its own #MeToo moment.
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Volcano’s lava flow displaces members of one Hawaii parish
According to Hawaii County Civil Defense, 36 structures, including 26 homes, already have been destroyed by lava from the newest outflow from Kilauea Volcano.
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Sudan rebel leader praises Catholic work in Nuba region
Bishop Gassis’ visits came in the middle of decades of on-again, off-again fighting between the central government and several rebel movements in the South and other peripheral areas of the country.
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As South Sudan war drags on, churches do their best to help displaced
Since civil war began to rip apart South Sudan’s fragile democracy in 2013, roughly one-third of the country’s 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes.
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It’s bodies against bullets at the Gaza border
Hamas, it seems, has taken Israeli contempt for Palestinian life as a cultural and political weakness that Gazans can turn against the oppressor state.
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As Syrian war grinds on, humanitarian aid slow to ramp up
Getting humanitarian aid to desperate populations during the conflict has largely been contingent on the warring sides to agree to a temporary cease fire.
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Catholic Extension helps Puerto Rican parishes continue recovery efforts
Parishes across the island have exhausted themselves in providing material and spiritual comfort.