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Panel says voting rights need strengthening
Voting rights advocates discussed the disenfranchisement of voters in the United States, especially in the November election and said the system needs to improve.
Cardinal Dolan has one minute to read from Bible at inauguration
The New York cardinal will read from the Book of Wisdom at the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as president. When people ask religious leaders to pray for them, "That doesn't mean we're for them or against them," he said.
St. Louis archbishop decries proposal affecting reproductive health choices
A proposed city ordinance seeks to make St. Louis a "sanctuary for abortion," said Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, who called the measure an attack on the "most deeply held moral and religious convictions of the people of this great city."
Advocates ask consumers to consider plight of seafood industry workers
The series highlight sex crimes, worker killings, kidnapping, slavery and the stranding of workers on boats or ships in addition to overfishing and spills of waste products, said reporter Ian Urbina.
Autonomy can be ‘seriously threatening’ to common good, says cardinal
Cardinal O'Malley made his remarks at a conference, "Erroneous Autonomy: The Dignity of Work," Jan. 10 at The Catholic University of America that was co-sponsored by the university's Institute of Policy Research and Catholic Studies and the AFL-CIO.
Paralyzed NYPD officer who spoke of forgiveness dies at 59
Detective Steven McDonald, the New York City police officer who was paralyzed after being shot in the line of duty 30 years ago and famously forgave his teenage assailant and went on to became a prophetic voice for forgiveness and reconciliation, died Jan. 10.
Bishop opposes death sentence for man convicted of killing churchgoers
Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone said in a statement that the Catholic Church opposes capital punishment and reminded people that all life is sacred.
Event inspires Catholic collegians to evangelize on their campuses
SEEK 2017, sponsored by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, generated excitement in Texas for 13,000 young adults to spread the faith back at home. Archbishop Charles Chaput was a speaker at the national conference.
Catholic-Muslim dialogue opens to support Islamic American communities
UPDATED -- The effort will address a surge in violence against American Muslims and their engage their concerns in light of calls by President-elect Donald Trump and others to monitor American Muslims and limit entry of Muslim visitors from abroad.
Georgia woman killed by gunman at Florida airport was parish stalwart
Olga Woltering, 84, was leaving for a cruise with her husband, Ralph, to celebrate his birthday and were flying through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport when a gunman started shooting people in a baggage claim area. Ralph Woltering was not injured.