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Catholic Church remains in dialogue with Muslims, bishops say
The U.S. bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs said the Catholic Church remains committed to dialogue with leaders of other religions and Muslims in particular.
Catholic Latino leaders start program to help immigrants with DACA
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A foundation established by Carlos Slim, Mexico's media mogul, and the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders have launched a pilot program with $650,000 to help eligible Latino immigrants obtain a legal path to U.S. citizenship.
Faith is source of strength for slain Catholic U.S. journalist and his family
U.S. officials confirmed a video showing Muslim extremists beheading freelance journalist James Foley, a Marquette University graduate and Catholic native of New Hampshire, as authentic. He had prayed the rosary during captivity in Libya in 2011.
St. Louis archbishop urges prayers for peace to calm chaos in streets
Residents of Ferguson "are struggling to find peace in the chaos" that has followed the shooting death of an unarmed teen by a police officer and "as people of Christ, we are struggling to find direction in the unrest," said Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis.
‘Mass mob’ packs long-empty pews of inner city churches
The movement to invite thousands of people to fill beautiful, once-vibrant churches for Mass with has hit Detroit in spectacular fashion, as it has in Philadelphia and other cities from its beginnings in Buffalo, N.Y.
U.S. Dominicans praying, ‘agonizing’ for Iraqi Dominicans, villagers
Dominican Sister Attracta Kelly in Adrian, Michigan, has been able to speak a few times with the superior of a group of Iraqi Dominicans and knows how desperate their situation is since they escaped Islamicists in northern Iraq.
Federal court says accommodation process on HHS mandate ‘a subterfuge’
A U.S. District Court Aug. 13 ruled in favor of a Baptist-run college in its fight against the federal contraceptive mandate and the directive that nonprofit employers who are not exempt from the mandate but who object to it must authorize a third party to provide contraceptive coverage to employees.
Special U.S. collection urged to help those suffering in Middle East
The president of the U.S. bishops' conference Aug. 19 asked Catholic bishops across the country to take up a special collection for humanitarian needs and pastoral support for Christians and other victims of violence in the Middle East.
Regional gathering offers seminarians source of ‘affirmation, support’
About 120 men, nearly all of the seminarians for the seven dioceses that make up the province of Louisville, met for a first-of-its-kind gathering Aug. 11-13 at Barren River State Park in Kentucky.
Ryan’s proposal opens the door for a nationwide discussion on poverty
A springtime visit to a Catholic Charities program in Wisconsin has the House Budget Committee chairman thinking that ramping up case management services would help a lot of people escape poverty, hopefully for good.