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Arizona mother deported from U.S. taken in by shelter just across border
U.S. Immigration agents arrested and deported Garcia de Rayos after she arrived at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix Feb. 8 for a mandatory check-in.
Pope names envoy to study pastoral care of faithful in Medjugorje
Archbishop Henryk Hoser's assignment has "an exclusively pastoral character," the Vatican said, making it clear his task is separate from the work of a commission set up in 2010.
Couple donates Ethiopian religious manuscripts to Catholic University
The collection includes more than 215 Islamic manuscripts, 125 Christian manuscripts, and 350 so-called "magic" scrolls with prayers to protect the owner or reader from particular illnesses.
Immigrant teacher fears new barriers for children she serves
"A couple of parents that I've met with this week have mentioned that they're afraid of what's going to happen to their children if (the parents) were to be deported," said Maria Dominguez.
U.S. bishops call for solidarity with Middle East victims of violence
"A concern for our Christian brethren is inclusive and does not exclude a concern for all the peoples of the region who suffer violence and persecution, both minorities and majorities, both Muslims and Christians," said a statement from four bishops.
Bishop Vasquez welcomes federal appeals court ruling on refugee ban
The bishop pledged that church agencies would continue to welcome people "as it is a vital part of our Catholic faith and an enduring element of our American values and traditions."
Church in North Africa hosting migrants from south, seeks support
Tthe Regional Bishops' Conference of North Africa said Catholic communities in the Maghreb had taken in sick migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, as well as single mothers, unaccompanied children, uprooted students and those in prison.
Health care is not a business, but a service to life, pope says
"If there is a sector in which the 'throwaway culture' demonstrates its most painful consequences, it is the health-care sector," the pope told patients, medical professionals, pastors and volunteers.
Russia’s Catholics ponder ‘historic lessons’ on revolution anniversary
As preparations get underway for this year's 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the country's small Catholic Church is keeping a low profile.
Don’t dialogue with the devil, pope says at Mass
Satan is a liar and a cheat who promises people everything then leaves them with nothing, Pope Francis said at his early morning Mass.