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Panel: After rescue, trafficking victims need help addressing trauma
It's not enough to rescue victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation -- they must be given supportive care to address their trauma, and tools to live economically independent lives free from abuse.
RCIA draws formerly homeless man to Christ; now he helps others find way
Todd Smith, a former homeless man, says the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and the Light of the World evangelization program of the Diocese of Worcester has changed his life.
Senators ask Gorsuch about abortion, religious liberty
When asked again about his stance on Roe v. Wade, the 1973 court decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand, Gorsuch said March 22 he accepts the decision "as the law of the land."
Cardinal William Keeler, retired archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 86
A product of St. Charles Seminary and formerly the bishop of Harrisburg before going to Baltimore in 1989, he was made a cardinal in 1994. He became known for his vital role in ecumenical and interreligious relations.
Texas history trots through town; trail riders visit Catholic school
They were bound for the world's largest livestock show and rodeo, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, held March 7-26 this year.
U.S. Catholics asked ‘to accompany’ migrants, refugees seeking better life
UPDATED - Titled "Living as a People of God in Unsettled Times," the reflection was issued "in solidarity with those who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, conflict or fear in their native lands."
Eritrean Catholic bishop visits diaspora, says too many migrants perish
Bishop Tsalim, 46, was at St. John Chrysostom Parish in Columbus, Ohio, in early March visiting the Eritrean Catholic diaspora who have been worshipping with the Byzantine Catholic community since 2014.
Justice Department to appeal decision blocking temporary travel ban
An appeal of the March 16 decision by U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland sends the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which is based in Richmond, Virginia.
South Dakota priest named to head Diocese of Cheyenne
Ordained by Archbishop Chaput in 1993, Bishop-designate Steven Biegler will apply his pastoral experience and theology training in Rome to his leadership of the statewide church in Wyoming and its 55,000 Catholics.
House bill’s ‘life protections’ said laudable, other aspects ‘troubling’
The inclusion of "critical life protections" in the House health care bill is laudable, but other provisions, including those related to Medicaid and tax credits, are "troubling" and "must be addressed" before the measure is passed, said Bishop Frank J. Dewane.