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More bishops issue statement against Trump tweets on Baltimore
"Painfully, for the past several weeks we find ourselves once more discussing how people, even our national leaders, use language that is divisive and disrespectful," said a brief joint statement from three chairmen of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committees.
Catholic social action directors urged to recognize ‘pivotal moment’
Catholic social action directors across the country were urged to continue their work of fighting social injustices during the annual Social Action Summer Institute July 25-28 at the University of Utah.
Gregory: Offensive speech, actions ‘growing plague’ and ‘must end’
Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said recent public comments by President Donald Trump and others about Baltimore and the responses those remarks have generated "have deepened divisions and diminished our national life."
Without budget constraints, what would immigration policy look like?
Given that elected officials in both parties seem to be comfortable with deficit spending, it makes one wonder what U.S. immigration policy would look like if money were no object.
Third Option Program offers hope to couples in troubled marriages
The Third Option Program was founded in the mid-1980s in Syracuse, N.Y., to save troubled marriages by supporting and mentoring Catholic and other couples to help them address their difficulties. It is now an international program.
California Catholics urged to pray for defeat of medication abortion bill
If it becomes law, the state's public colleges and universities would have to provide RU-486, a chemical compound that, taken in pill form, can induce abortion in women up to 10 weeks pregnant by blocking the hormone progesterone needed to sustain a pregnancy.
Fire destroys ‘treasured’ historic Catholic church in Texas
The Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, a nearly 125-year-old wooden church with bell towers on each side, burned to the ground July 29.
County board OKs Tucson Diocese’s use of facility for asylum-seekers
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted July 22 to approve an agreement with Catholic Community Services and the Diocese of Tucson for use of vacant sections of the county's Juvenile Detention Center on the city's south side.
Abortion rate falling in South Carolina; pro-life advocates welcome trend
The number of abortions occurring annually in South Carolina continues to fall, a trend welcomed by advocates who credit pro-life legislation and increased public awareness for the decline.
New Pax Christi leaders believe nonviolence education can change world
Pax Christi International has two new co-presidents and while they hail from different continents, they share the view that rampant violence is posing ever-growing danger to the world.