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U.S. can both secure border and treat migrants humanely, says bishop

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Securing borders and humane treatment of those fleeing persecution and seeking a better life “are not mutually exclusive,” the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration […]

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Catholic advocates outline legislative goals for a new Congress

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas? Thought not. Neither did several Catholic organizations, despite the last-minute flurry of legislation typical of a lame-duck Congress. Even […]

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News Briefs: January 13, 2019

House budget bill repeals ‘Mexico City Policy’ on NGO abortion funding WASHINGTON (CNS) — The budget bill passed by the House of Representatives to try to end the partial government […]

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U.S. Catholics prepare for 9 Days for Life campaign

WASHINGTON — Each year the Octave Day of Christmas falls on the first day of the New Year, on which Catholics also celebrate the solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, […]

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Keep bringing Christ to others, archbishop tells SEEK conference attendees

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila described the 17,000 mostly college students attending SEEK2019 in Indianapolis as “a great sign of hope for the Church, that the Church […]

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Robots, AI: Papal academy decodes newest pro-life challenges

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even though today’s modern tools and technologies are hardly human, the Pontifical Academy for Life is zeroing in on the world of robots and machines powered […]

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Pope to U.S. bishops: Abuse crisis requires conversion, humility

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The clerical abuse crisis and the “crisis of credibility” it created for the U.S. bishops have led to serious divisions within the U.S. Church and to […]

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News Briefs: January 5, 2020

Amid these trying times, faithful urged to look to good news of Christmas PHILADLEPHIA (CNS) — In a world and culture that makes believers weary and wary, the Ukrainian Catholic […]

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Young adults leaving Church start down that path at age 13

By Nicholas Wolfram Smith SANTA CLARA, Calif. (CNS) — To find Catholics who have left the Church, start looking at the faces in the pews, according to a recent report. […]

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Immigration battles continue in 2019

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The year 2018 may have come to an end but the battles on the immigration front promise to continue well into 2019 and beyond. “On immigration, there […]

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Spanish Mass in U.S. receives new translation

MISHAWAKA — Sunday, Dec. 2, marked the first Sunday of Advent and a new year in the Church calendar. For the Catholic Church in the United States, something else was new […]

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U.S. bishops move to address allegations of abuse, claims of cover-up

WASHINGTON (CNS) — 2018 will no doubt be remembered as a dark time for the U.S. Catholic Church. Catholics felt betrayed by Church leaders accused of sexual misconduct and cover-up […]