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Cap on refugees forces Catholic Charities layoffs in Nashville Diocese
President Donald Trump's Jan. 27 executive order capped the number of refugees that could come to the U.S. during the 2017 fiscal year at 50,000. While portions of the executive order have been held up in a court challenge, the refugee cap remains in effect.
President honors spirit of Notre Dame student with rare disease
The president Feb. 28 acknowledged Megan Crowley, 20, who has Pompe disease, for her strength and character while living with the inherited disorder since being diagnosed at 15 months of age.
Pope: Lent breathes life into world asphyxiated by sin
Lent is a time to receive God's breath of life, a breath that saves humanity from suffocating under the weight of selfishness, indifference and piety devoid of sincerity, Pope Francis said.
‘Angels’ from Baton Rouge welcome Iraqi family
The Iraqi family was living in Turkey before finally completing a two-year vetting process, which included rigorous scrutiny from the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the Department of Defense and other agencies.
Pax Christi invites church to embrace tradition of active nonviolence
A quiet movement is underway to reaffirm the central role of active nonviolence practiced by Jesus, as told in the Gospels, and to bring that teaching to a new generation of Catholics.
Prayers raised in response to immigrants’ fears of deportation
Catholics from several parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese rallied for a prayer service on Sunday in Bensalem to support immigrants fearing arrest -- as has happened already. People are afraid to leave their homes, said the bishop who led the liturgy.
Lent is time to relive exodus from slavery to freedom, pope says
Through his passion, death and resurrection, Jesus "has opened up for us a way that leads to a full, eternal and blessed life," the pope said at his weekly general audience March 1, Ash Wednesday.
Abuse survivor quits papal body, citing Vatican resistance to safeguarding
"It is devastating in 2017 to see that these men still can put other concerns before the safety of children and vulnerable adults," Marie Collins said.
Despite opposition, assisted suicide law takes effect in nation’s capital
On Feb. 13, the House Oversight Committee approved a resolution to cancel the law, but the resolution never made it to the floor for a full House vote. Since the deadline passed with no action, the law went into effect Feb. 18.
Video series offers Catholics Gospel guidance for their Lenten journey
The Diocese of Nashville is producing a weekly series of reflections by local priests that aim to give a deeper understanding of the Sunday readings during Lent.