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Advocates decry Homeland Security’s TPS decision for Nicaraguans
UPDATED - Immigration advocates decried a Department of Homeland Security decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 2,500 Nicaraguans who have been living in the United States for nearly 20 years.
Refugees need education, jobs, not just food and shelter, panelists say
The sheer number of people in exile -- 22.5 million -- and says the capacity of countries to cope with these numbers requires serious conversation about how to best meet short and long-term needs.
Federal court halts construction of Pa. pipeline on nuns’ land
Environmental and Native American groups had sought to stop work on a 183-mile natural gas pipeline. A short segment of it passes through property owned by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Columbia.
High school students unearth possible ties to slavery at Jesuit school
Gonzaga history teacher Ed Donnellan and six students searched through the archives to unearth any ties to slavery at the Jesuit-run high school.
Late goal sends field hockey final into OT, where Prendie wins it
Bonner-Prendergast forward Carly Brosious scored the game winner less than two minutes into the overtime period, sealing the Pandas' first Catholic League championship since 2009.
Chicago-area Catholics, Lutherans renew covenant between their churches
Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich and Lutheran Bishop Wayne Miller commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation by recommitting their respective churches to dialogue and to working together on issues of mutual concern.
Raised Catholic then lapsed, she now has ‘a love affair with God’
When Cynthia Brown of Our Lady of Hope Parish decided to reengage her Catholic faith in memory of her father, she hit the ground running. She leads so many Catholic initiatives, she was awarded a special medal.
Nation’s leaders urged to ‘engage in real debate’ on curbing gun violence
Such debate is essential because "violence in our society will not be solved by a single piece of legislation, and many factors contribute to what we see going on all around us," said Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida.
Overbrook parish will host retreat on healing from divorce
Author and speaker Rose Sweet will lead a day-long workshop Nov. 18 at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Philadelphia, which concludes with the celebration of Mass.
Detroit Catholics at ‘fever pitch’ over beatification of Father Casey
For decades during the Great Depression and afterward, Capuchin Franciscan Father Solanus Casey was the "go-to" guy for those who were sick, poor, afflicted or discouraged in their faith.