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FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
In September, the pope will beatify a bishop and a priest filled in the country's decades-long civil war.
FaithNews
Adelle Banks - Religion News Service
Churches do much more than feed the hungry and clothe the naked.
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America Video
Fr. James Martin, S.J., answers the five most common questions and critiques about “Building a Bridge.”
Politics & SocietyIdeas
Bryan Vincent
Affecting the outcome of specific elections, however, is not the only way Catholics can influence the social and political direction of the nation.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Carolyn Mackenzie - Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Political polarization in America has recently peaked, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others.

In a time where such polarization threatens civility in public discourse, Catholic leaders in interviews with Catholic News Service called for respect and trust in dialogue and awareness of the opinions of those with whom one disagrees.

Pope Francis speaks on April 4 to participants at a Vatican conference marking the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI's encyclical on development, "Populorum Progressio." At left is Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handout).
FaithIn All Things
John J. Conley, S.J.
Cardinal Turkson insists that the ultimate causes of environmental degradation must be sought in the sinfulness of the human person.