Migration is a privileged space in which the salvific mystery is being acted out.
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Cardinal Dolan continues visit in Israel and Palestine following Iran’s unprecedented attack
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he “feel[s] safe and secure” April 14, after Israel defended itself overnight from unprecedented Iranian drone strikes and missiles.
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U.S. Catholic leaders applaud Vatican document on human dignity
The Vatican’s new declaration, “Dignitas Infinita” (”Infinite Dignity”), garners praise from U.S. Catholic leaders for its comprehensive addressing of key issues surrounding human dignity, including poverty, migration, abuse, gender issues, and digital violence.
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Thomas Gumbleton, Detroit Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94
Bishop Gumbleton became a national religious figure in the 1960s when he was urged by activist priests to oppose the U.S. role in the Vietnam War. He was a founding leader of Pax Christi USA, an American Catholic peace movement.
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A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that exemptions that allow religious organizations to avoid paying Wisconsin’s unemployment tax don’t apply to a Catholic charitable organization.
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Baltimore to pay $275k in legal fees after trying to block Church Militant’s 2021 rally
Baltimore’s agreement with St. Michael’s Media, the parent firm of the Church Militant website, comes even as the site’s future remains in flux.
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‘Nobody wants to stay in this hell’: The moral call of Haiti
Jean Denis Saint-Félix, S.J.: “Nobody wants to stay in this hell. People are seeking ways to enter, no matter how, the United States,” even “knowing the danger and risks they go through.”
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Church Militant will cease publication in April after losing defamation suit
The troubled Catholic outlet’s fate was announced by a law firm representing a priest who had sued Church Militant for defamation.
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The Eucharist is the ‘source and summit’ of Christian life. What does that really mean?
Is our intense focus on the form of liturgical celebration placing a disproportionate emphasis upon the Eucharist as the summit of Christian life?
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Catholic charities and religious freedom are under fire at the border
If in its first years, the bishops’ campaign for religious freedom seemed directed at the U.S. left, it is actors on the hard right who have now emerged as the most significant threat to religious freedom.