“We are the hands and feet of Jesus.”
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to extend protected status for Central Americans
Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Paul Ryan jabs Trump at Al Smith Dinner
At this year’s Al Smith Dinner, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan doled out the event’s trademark deprecating humor with zingers aimed at both sides of the aisle—and the White House.
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Paul Ryan makes jabs at Trump, Dolan and himself at Al Smith Dinner
“Everyone will report what happened here tonight differently,” Mr. Ryan joked.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
The Museum of the Bible is ultimately a leap of faith
An unprecedented ecumenical and interreligious cooperation is the museum’s greatest accomplishment.
Posted inFaith, News
Half of U.S. Catholics say belief in God is not necessary to be a good person
The majority of Americans now believe that “God is not a prerequisite for good values and morality.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
After the California fires, the Diocese of Santa Rosa finds community among the ruins
Upward of 3,000 buildings have been destroyed just in Santa Rosa, a city of 175,000 people.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Catholics of color are keeping the U.S. Catholic Church alive
The Catholic Church in the United States is being transformed by its black and brown parishioners, whose numbers and voices are rising.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Protesters arrested for blocking pipeline work through nuns’ property
“We will continue to have a presence here. How can we not? We live here. This is our home.”
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Advocates for death penalty abolition encouraged by Pope Francis statement
“We absolutely welcome the pope’s strong statement on this issue; we welcome the moral clarity and the leadership he is showing.”