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Haitians in Miami mourn fallen Haiti president on eve of his state funeral
Faithful in South Florida's Haitian-American community gathered for a July 22 Mass in honor of Jovenel Moïse, who was assassinated in his home July 7.
A month after Surfside collapse, many have questions about what comes next
A memorial site and a rebuilt condo complex are among the plans under discussion following the June 24 tragedy, which killed some 97.
Policy keeping migrants out may stay in place longer
Given a rise in coronavirus cases, the Biden Administration may indefinitely continue to invoke Title 42, a move several bishops and immigration advocates have criticized as a misuse of the policy.
Report that led to priest’s resignation prompts look at journalism ethics
Apart from the serious issues of alleged clergy misbehavior, covert data collection in religion news reporting may have run afoul of the code of ethics for Catholic and secular journalists, especially privacy rights.
Catholics weigh in on abuse scandal 3 years after McCarrick and Pa. report
Catholics surveyed about the clergy sex abuse scandals that rocked the U.S. church in 2018 revealed their insights about the church and how they view progress in confronting the issue.
Program aims to engage diverse group of Catholic young adults
Journeying Together gathers young adults from every large cultural family to promotes the voices and understand the needs of those who are the future of the Catholic Church in the U.S.
Catholic school’s lawsuit against mask mandate goes to federal court
A Catholic school in Michigan and parents are suing over the state's requirement that students wear face masks in school, saying this violated the school's religious practices and mask wearers show they have "surrendered (their) freedom to the government."
Congress urged to be ‘courageous,’ pass comprehensive immigration bill
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington joined immigrants, business representatives and politicians in calling for legislative protections for immigrants that keep families together, including a pathway to citizenship.
Pro-life groups criticize Catholic university for hosting Biden town hall
The order of sisters that founded a Cincinnati Catholic university which hosted CNN's town hall with President Joe Biden said they were not involved in planning the event, which was criticized by Cincinnati's archbishop.
Cellphone hacking, tracking cases show growing loss of privacy
After a top Catholic official's behavior was discovered through data analysis and a sophisticated government surveillance tool was revealed recently, Catholic experts in tech and media ethics weighed in on the expectations of digital privacy -- and threats to it.