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Kenyan nuns work to educate voters before Oct. 26 election
When Kenyans go to the polls to elect a president Oct. 26, nuns from the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya will be prominent as poll observers. The sisters already have spent hours in voter education for the repeat election.
Texas bishops criticize ACLU’s support for teen immigrant’s abortion
UPDATED - "Federal and Texas state officials are to be commended for defending the life of an innocent unborn child in a recent case involving an unaccompanied pregnant minor in federal immigration custody," the state's bishops said.
Puerto Rico recovery effort shows ‘a church that walks with the poor’
By joining forces to create coalitions on behalf of those who are suffering in the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico has been fulfilling Pope Francis' expressed wish to see "a church that walks with the poor."
Refugees fearful as India plans to deport Rohingya
Fear gripped Muslim Rohingya refugees in India following a hardening of New Delhi's insistence that Myanmar take them back.
Caritas Mexico raises $900,000 after September quakes
The money will be used to build relief centers and shelters for those who were left homeless or displaced.
Mideast church leaders look to U.S., but want voice in own destiny
Two prominent Mideast church leaders told a U.S. audience that they were looking to the United States for leadership to obtain peace in the Middle East.
Catholic schools in Puerto Rico begin reopening after hurricane
Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and at least one other diocese on the island have resumed classes with limited water and almost no electricity service after Hurricane Maria devastated the region.
Two Virginia Catholic cemeteries have history on their side
UPDATED - Not only are cemeteries -- and Catholic cemeteries in particular -- a trove of history about the people who are interred there, but two in the state of Virginia show they can have their own moment in the spotlight.
Parish cemeteries: A labor, but also a labor of love
Often overlooked amid issues of grief and loss in Catholic families after the death of a loved one is that thousands of parishes across the United States have their own parish cemetery.
New Quebec law about state neutrality on religion under fire
The provincial law requires that all public services -- including buses and trains -- be accessed without anything covering a person's face. Critics called it discriminatory against some Muslim women.