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Church teaching leads Catholic entities to divest from fossil fuels
Catholic institutions are planning to divest part of their financial portfolios from the fossil fuel industry because of its impact on climate change.
Fewer refugees accepted into U.S. impacts Catholic resettlement programs
Nearly 20 U.S. Catholic refugee resettlement programs have closed in the past two years and dozens of others have scaled back their efforts because there are fewer refugees being admitted into the country.
Some Catholic schools focus on prayer, dialogue during April walkout
Across the country, at least 2,000 walkout events were scheduled, slated to begin at 10 a.m. in each local time zone with 13 seconds of silence to honor the 13 people -- 12 students and one teacher -- killed at Columbine High School.
Catholic, other groups voice misgivings over 2018 farm bill
"Safety net" programs were boosted only marginally to aid farmers who have been getting dwindling prices for their crops and who could be the first victims of a trade war as tariffs are imposed on their produce.
A painful history strengthens bond of church in the U.S. and El Salvador
From the time of the civil war in El Salvador, 1980 to 1992, bishops in the United States have sought counsel from the bishops in El Salvador about what to do and say on their behalf at the highest levels of power in Washington.
Bush recalled for her ‘unwavering love, devotion’ to family, community
Wife of the nation's 41st president and mother of the 43rd president, Barbara Bush died at home in Houston April 17 surrounded by family. She was 92.
Mother killed on Southwest flight was firm believer in Catholic schools
Jennifer Riordan, a Catholic wife and mother from Albuquerque, N.M., was a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight and died from injuries she suffered when one of the plane's engines broke apart and burst into the cabin through a window.
‘V Encuentro’ inspires Texas youth group to connect with other cultures
The "V Encuentro" process is emphasizing evangelization and the call of every baptized Catholic to be a missionary disciple of God's love.
‘It saved my life,’ priest says about Michigan addiction treatment center
Guest House is a nonprofit health care provider that specializes in addiction treatment for Catholic clergy and women religious.
All Catholics have duty to ‘walk with’ their neighbors, bishop says
The energetic spirit of the 200-plus people who gathered in Alexandria April 13 and 14 for the Region VIII encuentro captured the heart of St. Cloud's Bishop Donald J. Kettler.