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Korean bishops’ head backs South Korean leader’s peace goal with North
Since taking office, President Moon Jae-in has said South Korea will take the lead in the peaceful coexistence with the North and presented principles aimed toward such a goal.
Laziness, vices prevent seeds of Gospel from taking root, pope says
God proposes -- not imposes -- his Gospel and offer of salvation, putting the responsibility of being open to and moved by his message on the listener, Pope Francis said.
House members approve measure to repeal D.C. assisted suicide law
The amendment to the fiscal year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill looks to repeal the assisted suicide law, which went into effect this past February.
USCCB leaders say armed attacks near Jerusalem holy sites ‘a desecration’
The president of the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference and two committee chairmen condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the fatal shooting of two Israeli police officers July 14 in Jerusalem's Old City near some of the world's holiest sites.
Catholic, Lutheran leaders lament refugee entry cap being reached
The federal government suspended travel July 12 for refugee immigrants without close family connections after confirming that 50,000 refugees -- the limit imposed by President Donald Trump in a March 6 executive order -- had arrived on U.S. soil.
Catholics lead resistance to Minnesota Satanic Temple veterans monument
Located 45 miles southwest of Minneapolis, Belle Plaine -- population 6,400 -- attracted the Satanic Temple's interest after accommodating the placement of another monument that included a cross in a public park.
Decline of civil society, community seen as ‘spiritual crisis’ for nation
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has initiated the Social Capital Project, which found that civil society has declined in America. He led a discussion pondering localism and federalism as two routes for combating this trend.
Cardinal hopes church’s history of survival in Iraq will help its future
To understand the current situation in Iraq -- the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilience of its Christians -- one has to understand its past, which is often ignored or unknown in the West, said a former papal representative to the country.
Cardinal Schonborn: Church doing best to strengthen families of all types
"Favoring the family does not mean disfavoring other forms of life -- even those living in a same-sex partnership need their families," Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna said during a visit to Ireland.
Archbishop: Brazil trying to undo protections for indigenous peoples
"In the 1980s, we helped to draft the articles in the 1988 constitution that recognize the culture of the indigenous peoples and set out protection of their lands by demarcation," said Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho. "Today, we are struggling to keep those protections in place."