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‘Thank you for saving us’: Refugees start new life with Catholics’ help
One person at a time, archdiocesan Catholic Social Services is helping some of the 44,000 persons fleeing their homes globally every day, the highest in recorded history, amidst a climate of fear and polarization.
Riot police withdraw as bishops, priests visit besieged Nicaraguan city
Masaya has been the site of protests against the country's unpopular president, and police and paramilitaries have been accused of attacking and killing the civilian population.
De La Salle Vocational grads ready to roll up sleeves for work
Ten young men received their high school diplomas June 15 at the Bensalem-based center for at-risk youth. More a second home than a boot camp, the Catholic Social Services school joins work training with counseling.
Church now facing its own #MeToo moment, says Australian archbishop
Abuse survivors are "willing to speak and they are believed," and the church has new processes of investigation, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane said June 21.
Pope: Individual bishops must decide about Communion in mixed marriages
The question of allowing Protestants married to Catholics to receive Communion at Mass in special cases has to be decided by each individual bishop and cannot be decided by a bishops' conference, Pope Francis said.
Catholic Extension launches reunification fund to help families at border
Extension said the fund will support ministries that provide direct outreach and advocacy for immigrant families who are "separated as a consequence of our broken immigration system.
As immigration woes rise, lawmakers can’t agree on solutions
UPDATED - Bipartisan disagreement on how to fix the country's immigration system led to failure once again as lawmakers on Capitol Hill turned down one immigration bill June 21 and postponed a vote on a second proposal.
Physician warns of family separation’s harmful effects on children
At a congressional panel discussion, Dr. Sanjeev K. Sriram, a pediatrician in Southeast Washington, discussed the long-term effects of separating children from their parents.
Mexican bishops announce security protocols for priests, religious
The protocols urge priests to practice precautions such as not following the same schedule each day, installing alarms and security cameras in parishes and creating security commissions of lay members.
Port chaplain leads pastoral, practical outreach to crew on detained ship
Deacon John Archer, port chaplain of the Archdiocese of Mobile, has been providing pastoral and practical support for the crew of a cargo ship detained in the Port of Mobile for months.