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Candidates, party platforms differ on need to act on climate change
A Catholic Charities executive called upon the presidential candidates and elected officials to take seriously the threat of flooding and disappearing land not just in Louisiana, but also in other coastal communities.
A year after pope’s visit, domestic workers gather on immigration issue
Last year, when they heard the pope would be addressing immigration on his first trip to the U.S., a group of 100 domestic workers decided they would make a religious pilgrimage from Pennsylvania to Washington to hear what the pontiff had to say.
CRS, other NGOs pledge total of $1.2 billion to help world’s refugees
The funds will provide urgent medical assistance, food and nutrition, security, shelter, education and other essential services to displaced populations, according to CRS.
Scholars reaffirm Catholic teaching against artificial birth control
On the same day speakers at the United Nations called for reversal of the Catholic Church's ban on artificial contraception, Catholic theologians reaffirmed "Humanae Vitae," the 1968 document on the issue.
Religious organizations play major role in caring for migrants, refugees
The Vatican's secretary of state was among those speaking at a U.N. program that underscored new partnerships among nations, international organizations and faith-based organization to offer efficient and compassionate aid.
New Jersey bishops add voices to opposition of ‘deceptive’ abortion ad
The ad aimed to portray the public funding of abortion as a social justice issue.
CRS announces agency veteran as new CEO
A six-month search for a new president and CEO for one of the largest humanitarian relief agencies in the world ended at its doorstep, with Catholic Relief Services announcing that it is hiring a veteran employee, Sean Callahan, as its new president and CEO.
Bishop, other leaders call for peace, unity after attack in Minnesota
One day after a knife-wielding Somali-American man injured nine people at a shopping mall near St. Cloud, Bishop Donald J. Kettler called for prayers for those impacted by the violence.
Exhibit of St. Thomas More artifacts debuts at St. John Paul II shrine
Nearly all of the 60 or so items in the exhibit come from Stonyhurst College in England, according to Jan Graffius, the curator of collections at Stonyhurst, a Jesuit institution.
High stakes for religious freedom, free speech seen in U.S. election
With every passing U.S. election cycle, First Amendment and religious freedom-minded voters and watchdogs might be tempted to think, "This is the election that will most matter in our lifetimes."