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Trump in announcement on Cuba policy unclear about changes he’ll make
Though he said that "effective immediately, I'm canceling completely the one-sided deal with Cuba," he announced that the U.S. Embassy would remain open on the island and didn't mention anything about the island nation's embassy in the U.S., which is in Washington.
Deportation feared as program protecting parents of citizen children ends
Advocates for immigrants expressed concern that millions of illegal alien parents of U.S. citizens and other permanent legal residents will be subject to deportation after Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly rescinded a memo that protected them.
Convocation delegate wants to find new ways to spread unchanged Gospel
One thing Deacon Eric Paige hopes to get a better grasp of during the gathering -- with its workshops, keynote addresses and time for prayer -- is advice on how to use modern technology to spread the Gospel message.
Latinos join nonprofit’s efforts to help poor on ‘skinny’ budget
Through a program for the Christian nonprofit Bread for the World, which focuses on eradicating hunger, more than two dozen Latinos from around the country who spent June 12 learning about the budget being proposed by the Trump administration.
After K-12 in Catholic schools, quadruplets choose Catholic colleges
Elizabeth, Alexandra, Sarah and Richard are moving on from their Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood to Philadelphia-area universities, thanks to the many sacrifices of their proud parents.
Padre Pio Festival features prayers, processions and fun
St. Bede Parish in Holland, Bucks County, will hold its second annual festival in honor of St. Pio of Pietrelcina June 24-25. In addition to prayers, entertainment for the whole family is offered.
Bishop Cantu reports on unrest, religious persecution around globe
As chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace, Bishop Cantu gave a report on human rights and religious persecution June 15 during the bishops' spring assembly in Indianapolis.
Bishops’ voices called ‘vital’ to fight challenges to religious liberty
The bishops' action came less than a week before the start of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' fifth annual Fortnight for Freedom June 21-July 4. It is a two-week period of prayer, advocacy and education on religious freedom.
Humanity must unite in fight against corruption, pope says
Christians and non-Christians must join the fight against corruption, which tears apart the bonds that unite humanity, Pope Francis said.
Priests say Vietnam is letting gangs terrorize Catholics in northeast
"We see that the attacks have been carried out in an orchestrated manner, and the police know well what is occurring, but are ignoring what is going on," said 11 priests in a June 13 petition given to the Vietnamese government.