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Peace and the just use of force
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In light of the escalation of tensions between the United States and North Korea, Stephen M. Colecchi, director of the U.S. bishops’ Office of International Justice and […]
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Catholic groups are mobilizing to help
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic dioceses and charities are quickly organizing to help in the aftermath of a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall with heavy rains and winds of 130 […]
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Pope ‘saddened’ after shooting in Nigerian church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis sent his condolences to the victims and survivors of a deadly shooting that occurred during Mass Aug. 6 at a parish in Nigeria. Cardinal […]
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Bishops ask for peace after white nationalist rally turns deadly
Read Bishop Rhoades’ statement here. WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the aftermath of a chaos- and hate-filled weekend in Virginia, Catholic bishops and groups throughout the nation called for peace after […]
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Catholics on Guam pray for peace amid threats by North Korea
By Tony C. Diaz HAGATNA, Guam (CNS) — The Catholic Church on Guam is urging its members and all people on the island to be prayerful and stay centered in […]
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Bishop Cantu calls for diplomacy to ease U.S.-North Korea differences
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Diplomacy and political engagement are necessary to resolve the differences between the United States and North Korea and avoid a military conflict, the chairman of a U.S. […]
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Catholic groups ask Congress to reject ‘discriminatory’ RAISE Act
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Calling a proposed piece of legislation “discriminatory,” the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration called on the president and Congress to reject […]
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USCCB president urges Trump to quickly act to ease contraceptive mandate
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on President Donald Trump to ease the “onerous” contraceptive mandate of the Department of Health and […]
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New Smithsonian exhibit explores diversity of religion in early America
By Carolyn Mackenzie WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s new exhibition, “Religion in Early America,” celebrates the free exercise of religion and the religious diversity that […]
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New archbishop of Indianapolis calls faithful to be ‘bridges of unity’
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — July 28 was a day of joy for Catholics across central and southern Indiana, as Archbishop Charles C. Thompson was installed as the seventh archbishop of Indianapolis […]
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Catholic evangelization in a digital world
The message remains, but mediums must change USCCB communications restructuring shifts focus from print to digital By Chaz Muth The chief communications officer for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department […]
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Reformed churches sign agreement adopting justification doctrine VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Signaling a turning point in ecumenical relations with the Catholic Church, the World Communion of Reformed Churches signed an […]