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Sidewalk Advocates Training
Dr. Monique Ruberu will be hosting a training for anyone who would like to know about sidewalk advocacy outside of an abortion facility.
War without end, amen: U.S. to increase troop presence in Afghanistan
Analysts debate how the new strategy of President Donald Trump, which he called for without a timetable, benchmarks of success or a definition of victory, will "overcome the many past barriers to success."
Peace and the just use of force
In light of the escalation of tensions between the United States and North Korea, Stephen M. Colecchi, director of the U.S. bishops' Office of International Justice and Peace, answered these questions about Catholic Church teaching and war.
Racism ‘remains pre-eminent sin of nation, church,’ says Brooklyn bishop
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn is forming a new commission to study the effects of racism in the Catholic Church and on the Brooklyn Diocese.
Catholic groups are mobilizing to help in Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath
Catholic dioceses and charities are quickly organizing to help in the aftermath of a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall with winds of 130 miles per hour late on Aug. 25 into the Rockport, Texas area, northeast of Corpus Christi.
Bank pledges to rectify mishandled church donations
Some donations to the Catholic Charities Appeal and St. Charles Seminary Appeal did not make it into the archdiocese's accounts due to the actions of a TD Bank employee who was fired and faces charges. Parishioners received a letter detailing the matter in recent days.
Oklahoma set to welcome world for beatification of ‘ordinary’ native son
On Sept. 23, Oklahomans will get a front row seat to the beatification of Father Stanley Rother, an ordinary man from an ordinary town, who died extraordinarily as a martyr in Guatemala while serving in a mission.
‘We are with you,’ says Pence during Florida visit with Venezuelan exiles
Vice President Mike Pence met with members of the Venezuelan exile community, recent Venezuelan migrants, other local leaders and officials about the continuing devastation and unrest in in the country.
Minnesota Vikings coach brings faith to the field
"My Catholic faith influences really every facet of my life," offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. "I've always believed it's a terrific guideline for living and certainly has carried over to coaching."
Ignorance is fueling racism, and respect is the antidote, archbishop says
In an interview about racism, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta calls out the offensive language of today's "post-polite" world and conveyed a challenge for the faithful to become "voices of reason and civility."