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Industry wants FCC to relax children’s TV regulations
The television industry has asked the Federal Communications Commission to relax -- if not outright get rid of -- regulations on children's TV. Advocates for children's TV are saying, "Not so fast."
Bishops’ annual Labor Day statement scores ‘excessive inequality’
Bishop Dewane, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, pointed to a "twisted understanding of labor and laborers" that fosters deepening inequality.
Kansas nun shares memories of her brother who is on path to sainthood
Sister Marita Rother will be among those participating in a beatification ceremony for Father Stanley Rother Sept. 23, in Oklahoma City. Pope Francis acknowledged Father Rother's martyrdom in December, making him the first recognized martyr to have been born in the United States.
Catholic Benefits Association presses Trump to end contraceptive mandate
"This is a problem that's easily remedied," Douglas C. Wilson, CBA's chief executive officer said. "It was created by Obama's regulatory administration and it can be undone by the Trump administration just as easily."
Prayers, aid offered amid floods as Texas parishes grapple with Harvey
A number of parishes throughout the 10-county Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston assisted with flood relief as emergency shelters or donation sites Aug. 29.
Pilgrims journey to former Pennsylvania coal town to offer Marian prayer
Nearly 400 people made the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Philadelphia's pilgrimage to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Centralia, Pa., for the second annual "A Call to Prayer" on the eve of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God.
Bishop DiLorenzo remembered for embracing life’s fullness, supporting poor
The bishop of Richmond was buried Aug. 25. "He was just a kid from West Philly" who, said his brother, "loved to eat, but he was nourished by human interaction and intellectual curiosity ... and the need to keep trying to make the world a better place,"
Where to give to assist with Hurricane Harvey recovery
Several organizations have established emergency relief operations for the thousands of people affected by Hurricane Harvey and the floods in Texas and Louisiana.
Texas bishop urges courage against DACA ‘politically motivated assault’
Bishop Seitz was referring to the threat by 10 state attorneys general to sue the federal government to end the DACA program if the Trump administration does not do so by Sept. 5.
Recently settled refugees get help from ‘friendly’ West Virginians
Catholic Charities West Virginia and parish communities in the state have worked to help provide refugees with a fresh start in a new country.