Every month a group gathers at Holy Trinity Church to hold a vigil for those who have died homeless in Toronto.
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Pope honors ‘rebel’ priests censured by the Vatican for their commitment to the poor
Pope Francis made the pilgrimage to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the poor and powerless brought them censure from the Vatican.
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Meet the missionaries who are living the ‘Ignatius option’
The motivation for withdrawal in the Ignatius option is formation for mission rather than countercultural resistance.
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Southern Baptists condemn white supremacy, after declining to comment before
The group called it “antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
A year after Orlando shooting, Catholic mother uses advocacy to honor slain son
Maria Wright lost her son, 31-year-old Jerald A. Wright, during the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.
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Empty words do not help the poor, Pope Francis says in World Day of the Poor message
People cannot sit back and be indifferent or unresponsive to growing poverty in the world as a privileged minority accumulates “ostentatious wealth,” Pope Francis said.
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Women must have the opportunity to fully contribute to society, pope says
“Women are fully entitled to actively take part in all settings, and their rights must be affirmed and protected,” the pope said.
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How Knights are raising funds for Christians in the Middle East
The Knights of Columbus has begun a nationwide television and digital ad campaign to spread awareness of the situation of Christians in the Middle East and raise funds on their behalf.
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How Louisville is using the ‘power of prayer’ against violence
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin called on the “power of prayer” to help combat Louisville’s rising murder rate as he urged people to form prayer groups to walk high-crime neighborhoods.
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Meet the nun who’s transforming companies into socially responsible corporations
“For many years if anyone from General Electric would see Sister Pat on the streets of New York they would cross the street to avoid her,” the GE executive recalled. “Today, I knew she was going to be here and I looked for her at breakfast.”