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Don’t close doors to refugees, church leaders say after Mideast trip
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony told journalists that nations like Lebanon and Jordan have been "very heroic" in accommodating large numbers of refugees, "as compared to many other countries, especially the United States."
Teens, tweens want news, but get it from different sources
In a survey of 853 "tweens," kids ages 10-12, and teenagers ages 13-18, five out of eight said they had gotten news the day before from family, teachers or friends, and close to half said they had gotten news online.
At a glance: GOP measure to repeal, replace Affordable Care Act
UPDATED -Here are some of the main provisions of the U.S. House bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Hear no evil: How culture of resistance may hinder child protection
When a child-protection advocate resigned from a papal advisory board in early March, she did so because of growing frustration with persistent resistance and a "toxic" sense of superiority from some in the Roman Curia.
Vatican forum calls for church, world to heed women’s voices
Women and men from around the globe gathered for an event inside Vatican City that celebrated and encouraged the need for women's voices to be heard in the church and in the world.
U.S.-Holy See ties won’t change with Trump, U.S. diplomat says
Despite opposing views on some issues, the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See will still look for common ground on global issues, the interim leader of the embassy said.
Guatemalan bishop suggests human rights be guaranteed in new U.N. treaty
Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini Imeri of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, has urged governments to ensure human rights are given priority in trade and investment by big companies when a U.N. treaty is developed this fall.
Catholic leaders react to House bill to repeal, replace health care law
UPDATED - Calling health care "a vital concern for nearly every person in the country," the U.S. Catholic bishops said March 8 they will be reviewing closely a measure introduced in the House March 6 to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
In Arkansas, eight executions set for April; bill filed to end practice
Arkansas, which has not executed anyone in more than 12 years, plans to execute eight death-row inmates in a period of 10 days this April before one of the state's lethal injection drugs expires.
Arkansas parishioners actively support blessing boxes to aid the needy
The 600-family parish hasn't operated a food pantry but saw the unmanned "pantry" as a good alternative.