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After years in war zone, burnout rises among those who serve Syrians
Helene Tremblay-Boyko said there is a great need for psychosocial support, not only for the people displaced by the Syrian Civil War, but also for the humanitarian workers.
Special Olympians show world that ‘every person is a gift,’ pope says
The athletes of the Special Olympics witness to the world the beauty and value of every human life and the joy that comes from reaching a goal with the encouragement and support of others, Pope Francis said.
God will ask an account for blood spilled in today’s wars, pope says
Humankind will have to answer to God for the bloodshed of the innocent victims of war, and the blood spilled by greed and arms trafficking, Pope Francis said.
For African-Americans, new history museum ‘tells our story’
The new museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, has drawn about 750,000 visitors in the four months since it opened and is already one of the most popular attractions in Washington.
Rallies held nationwide call on Congress to defund Planned Parenthood
More than 15,000 people attended 229 rallies held in 45 states. Average attendance was around 75, but in some cities, crowds numbered as high as 600, according to a new release issued after the rallies.
Need for Catholic health care has never been greater, says cardinal
"In a totally secularized society, there is more than ever a hunger for the witness to the meaning of human life and human suffering which Catholic health care gives," said Cardinal Burke.
‘Radical hospitality’ drives founders of Houston food truck park to serve
Above a row of dozens of craft beer taps, a handwritten line from the Rule of St. Benedict declares a mission: "Hospites Tamquam Christus Siscipiantur." Translated from Latin, it says, "Greet others as if they were Christ,"
Lenten Choral Vespers
This event is coming to Old St. Joseph's in Philadelphia in March.
Cardinal Burke presides over trial investigating Guam archbishop
Three men have publicly accused Archbishop Apuron of sexually abusing them when they were altar boys in the 1970s.
Bishop Cantu urges administration to pursue deeper nuclear arms cuts
The correspondence pressed the secretary of state to ensure that both countries build on the New START agreement, a pact negotiated in 2010 that calls for reducing their strategic arsenals.