The Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan said he was horrified to see widespread devastation and what he called “ghost towns” during a recent visit to northern Iraq. He said by email that there was little left in some of the communities that he toured on Nov. 27-29 and that
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Hidden homelessness spikes in a high rent New York
New Yorkers can be forgiven if they believed homelessness were a problem consigned to the past.
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This bishop has helped free over 200 Christian hostages from ISIS
Deep inside Syria, a bishop worked around the blurred edges of international law to save the lives of more than 200 people.
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Catholic Charities just opened an immigrant relief center in the Rio Grande Valley
“God asked the church especially to be a sign of his love by continuing to open up a space where our service to one another can be manifested,” Bishop Daniel E. Flores said.
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The United States has a special obligation to take risks for refugees
No civilized society can remain indifferent to the clear suffering of so many at this time.
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Exclusive: Martin Scorsese discusses his faith, his struggles, his films and “Silence.”
An exclusive interview with James Martin, S.J. and Martin Scorsese, the director of “Silence.”
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Archbishop of Tijuana: “The last thing we need is another wall.”
Immigration is an ancient and contemporary reality; human beings have always sought better conditions for their lives.
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Victim advocates are wary of new priest abuse victims program.
The New York archdiocese’s program lets people take claims to a noted outside mediator while keeping painful details private.
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Why has Chicago failed to honor the grave of Emmet Till?
After one of my own teenage students was murdered, Emmett Till’s grave became a place of occasional pilgrimage for me.
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VIDEO: What are the arguments for and against women deacons?
This video has been edited. The transcript below reflects a full record of this part of the discussion. ModeratorJames Martin, S.J.Editor-at-large for America Media PanelistsNancy DallavalleTheologian and vice president for mission and identity at Fairfield University Deacon Gr