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Christians should return to Iraq as full citizens, cardinal says
Christians don't want to be a "protected minority" in the Middle East; they must be full citizens with full rights and the opportunity to contribute to a just and lasting peace, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Pope’s communications day theme: Truth in age of ‘fake news’
Pope Francis message for World Communications Day will call for studying the causes and consequences of baseless information and will promote "professional journalism," which always seeks the truth and therefore peace and understanding in the world.
Congress urged to let houses of worship seek FEMA aid after disasters
Lawmakers in Washington were urged to approve a bill introduced in Congress to ensure the fair and equal treatment for houses of worship damaged in natural disasters "by enabling them to seek aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency."
Faith groups ask government to reconsider historically low refugee cap
Leaders are objecting to reports that the Trump administration will limit the number of refugees the United States accepts to 45,000, the lowest admission level for persons fleeing persecution since 1980.
Supreme Court’s busy docket includes religious liberty, not travel ban
With the Supreme Court's new term starting Oct. 2, one person equipped to comment on it -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- hesitated to say too much but hinted that it would be interesting.
Wine and Cheese Vocations Benefit
The Vocations Office for Diocesan Priesthood will host the Heed Your Call Benefit on Saturday, Nov. 4 in support of the programs that help young men discern God's call to become a priest.
Catholic families leave Belfast homes after threats to their safety
The police reportedly told the families they had received intelligence warning that the Catholics were unwelcome in the area. The threat also said that if the residents did not leave the area, they faced violence.
British Benedictine, 82, creates mural to capture her order’s charisms
When Mother Joanna Jamieson went back to art school after more than 60 years in a Benedictine convent, she was likened by one British national newspaper to an "intergalactic time traveler" who hadn't heard a record by the Beatles or seen a James Bond film.
High court stays Georgia inmate’s execution amid claims of racial bias
Keith Tharpe had argued that one juror in his murder trial used a racial slur to describe some black people and had said Tharpe "wasn't in the 'good' black folks category in my book, should get the electric chair for what he did."
Ukrainian Catholic archeparchy welcomes newly ordained auxiliary bishop
Clergy, religious and laypeople welcomed Bishop Rabiy to the archeparchy with the liturgy celebrated by the bishop at the golden-domed Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.