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In Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, Christians, Muslims live together peacefully
While tense relations between religious groups contribute to violence in many parts of the world today, Christians and Muslims in the war-ravaged Nuba Mountains of Sudan say they are getting along just fine.
CRS launches water project at Vatican meeting on impact investing
Regular access to clean water is a challenge for some 2.1 billion people around the world, and Catholic Relief Services has launched an impact investment project designed to help local communities improve their water and sanitation service.
Bishops, journalists attacked at church in Nicaragua
The attack on the bishops came as Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent police and paramilitaries to counter protesters calling for his ouster.
St. Stanislaus hosts day trip to Divine Mercy shrine
The parish's Divine Mercy cenacle will travel to the devotion's national headquarters in Stockbridge, MA on September 19.
Hearing refugees’ stories firsthand in Lebanon heart-wrenching for bishop
"If you just listen to the radio or watch the news on TV, you don't really get the exact picture" of what life is like in that part of the world, Bishop Solis said.
President Trump picks Judge Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court Nominee
UPDATED - President Donald Trump announced July 9 that his nominee for the Supreme Court is Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington and a Catholic who once clerked for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Philippine bishops announce days of prayer, fasting, penance for peace
The bishops said they wanted to "invoke God's mercy and justice on those who have blasphemed God's holy name, those who slander and bear false witness, and those who commit murder or justify murder as a means for fighting criminality in our country."
Catholic physicians highlight lesser known dangers of contraceptive use
A team of Catholic Medical Association physicians and students are working on a comprehensive literature review of the medical effects of contraception, set to be available later this year.
Chicago cardinal praises anti-gun march on local highway
Hundreds of protesters led by Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger and anti-gun activists filled a major Chicago highway for about an hour July 7 demanding that city officials do something to stop gun violence in the city.
Nebraska Catholic bishops oppose execution of death-row inmate
The Nebraska Supreme Court issued a death warrant July 5 for Carey Dean Moore, who would be the first inmate executed in 21 years in the state, and the first by lethal injection. The execution would have to take place Aug. 14.