Organizers said those who were detained had no prior warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be arresting them the morning of June 11.
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Father James Martin: L.G.B.T. Catholics have been treated like dirt. We can do better.
One year ago, a gunman opened fire in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., killing 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. This week, Father James Martin tells us why he was disappointed with how many church leaders spoke about the attack (very few uttered the word “gay”)—and what he’s […]
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Priest offers powerful reflection immigration using simple chalice
The chalice was handcrafted primarily with wood from a refugee boat that landed upon the beaches of Lampedusa.
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The Letters
Love Chooses Life Re “A.C.L.U. v. Catholic Health Care,” by Stephanie Slade (6/12): This is an excellently researched and informative article. As a Catholic, I find it disturbing that our religious liberties continue to be eroded. Catholics who work in health care because of their religious beliefs are now being asked to ignore the very core […]
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What’s the health of the Catholic Church? The Vatican has an office with answers
The yearbook tracks the Catholic population, both by a head count of the baptized in each country and as a percentage of the world’s population.
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Bishops ‘can never say we are sorry enough’ for tragedy of abuse, Archbishop Gregory says
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory made the comments in the homily at an evening Mass said to commemorate a “Day of Prayer and Penance” for victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishops renew pledge to fight Trump-backed immigration proposals
Catholic bishops pledged to be more proactive in laying out a vision for comprehensive immigration reform.
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What you need to know about this year’s Catholic bishops’ meeting
Some of the issues on the bishops’ agenda—immigration and health care specifically—have already caused a great deal of tension between the White House and Catholic leaders.
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Bishops must rededicate themselves to fighting church abuse, annual audit finds
Church leaders have taken steps to help many find healing as victims of clergy sexual abuse, but there is still work to be done.
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Trump: ‘It’s time to put a stop to attacks on religion’
“We will end the discrimination against people of faith. Our government will once again celebrate and protect religious freedom,” Trump, a Presbyterian not known to be particularly religious, told more than 1,000 people in a hotel ballroom across town from the hearing.