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Warmhearted stories, deeply felt prayers mark Archbishop Flynn’s funeral
More than 2,000 people, including a dozen bishops and a U.S. cardinal, hundreds of laypeople, priests, seminarians, religious brothers and sisters, attended the funeral for the late Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Some immigration judges say they rule a certain way to avoid firing
The president of the National Association of Immigration Judges disclosed this detail during a Sept. 27 panel discussion on sweeping changes in the nation's immigration courts enacted by the federal Department of Justice, which oversees the judges' work.
$170 million fine against YouTube: A message or a drop in the bucket?
The fine represents a day and a half of Google's annual profit. The two Democrats on the FTC cited the fine as one reason for voting against the settlement, even though they agreed with the aims of the FTC action.
Reviewer says N.Y. Archdiocese complying with charter in ‘all respects’
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said Sept. 30 he was "grateful and relieved" by the report of a comprehensive independent review of archdiocesan compliance with the U.S. bishops' "Charter for the Protection of Child and Young People."
Militias’ ongoing harassment of Christians in Iraq, Syria focus of hearing
The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon.
Caring for the poor, the hungry ‘is who we are’ as church, cardinal says
"Taking care of the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked and the imprisoned," Cardinal Pietro Parolin said, "is the yardstick that our Lord Jesus will use to measure how much we shall have lived the greatest commandment of love."
Refugee advocates decry Trump administration’s plan to cut refugee cap
Refugee advocates are opposed to the decision announced by the Trump administration Sept. 26 that it plans to admit no more than 18,000 refugees in the next fiscal year, the lowest number since the resettlement program was created in 1980.
Mobile medical team assesses health needs in Bahamas after Dorian
Untreated chronic illnesses, wounds and stress-related complications are some of the medical issues Abaco Islands residents are still facing in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
Looking at Elizabeth Warren’s child care plan through a pro-life lens
In February, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a leading Democratic presidential candidate, unveiled her plan for universal child care, which she said would be paid in part by an "ultra-millionaire tax."
Panelists tout drop in sex abuse cases, see more to be done on crisis
Four speakers with expert knowledge of the clergy sexual abuse scandal plotted the past, present and future, ranging from progress in responding to the crisis to the slow pace of reform.