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Critics of Congolese relief project got it wrong, CRS says
Catholic Relief Services says claims that it took part in contraceptive distribution as part of a Congolese aid project were based on a lack of clarity in reports. The bishops of Congo and the U.S. backed CRS' work.
School official says ‘synergy’ of strategies reason for bigger enrollment
Not just once, but now two years in a row, enrollment in Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Omaha has grown by hundreds of students.
Debate shines spotlight on candidates’ views on abortion and more
The final debate between the presidential nominees Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Oct. 19 featured testy exchanges about abortion, immigration and gun control.
Poverty not ‘a misfortune,’ but ‘an injustice,’ says Peruvian theologian
Dominican Father Gustavo Gutierrez, a Peruvian theologian and one of the principal founders of liberation theology, told a Dallas audience that "poverty is not a destiny, it's a condition."
Nuncio at border Mass prays for an end to barriers that separate people
Archbishop Christophe Pierre faced the immense steel border fence in Nogales as he and the bishop of Tucson and the bishop of Mexico's Diocese of Nogales, Sonora, concelebrated the liturgy with people gathered on both sides of the border.
Knights of Columbus urges U.S. Catholics to pray novena ahead of election
"Pope Francis has said in reference to the U.S. election that we should 'study the proposals well, pray and choose with your conscience,' and this novena is designed to help Catholic Americans do that," Anderson said in a statement.
Pope Francis an honored guest of National Park Service during his visit
In addition to awe-inspiring parks such as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Glacier, some of the United States' most iconic sites also are a part of the National Park Service, including the White House and Independence Hall, both of which were on the pope's itinerary during his 2015 U.S. apostolic journey.
Gloves come off at 71st annual Al Smith Dinner in New York
When Donald J. Trump stepped over yet another invisible line of the contentious presidential race Oct. 20, many of the 1,500 people at 71st annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation broke historic precedent to boo him.
Can U.S. rejection of private prisons lead to similar move by states?
In August, a federal Justice Department official issued a memo announcing the federal government must stop using privately run, for-profit prisons to house inmates.
For expectant parents, miscarriage can be ‘loss of a dream’
When Kayla suffered a miscarriage around the 11-week mark of her pregnancy, she and her husband were devastated, but determined to honor the life that existed, however briefly, inside of her.