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Candidates, party platforms differ on need to act on climate change
A Catholic Charities executive called upon the presidential candidates and elected officials to take seriously the threat of flooding and disappearing land not just in Louisiana, but also in other coastal communities.
Christian educators say Israeli cuts threaten schools’ existence
When Israel's Ministry of Education ranked its top 277 schools, eight of the nation's 47 Christian schools were on the list.
A year after pope’s visit, domestic workers gather on immigration issue
Last year, when they heard the pope would be addressing immigration on his first trip to the U.S., a group of 100 domestic workers decided they would make a religious pilgrimage from Pennsylvania to Washington to hear what the pontiff had to say.
CRS, other NGOs pledge total of $1.2 billion to help world’s refugees
The funds will provide urgent medical assistance, food and nutrition, security, shelter, education and other essential services to displaced populations, according to CRS.
Coming soon: Film on Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia
Relive the excitement and solemnity of Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia and the World Meeting of Families last year by watching a screening of a new film on the events Oct. 13 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Two priests kidnapped, killed in Mexico
The priests were beaten and shot, and found along the side of a highway with their hands and feet bound, according to media reports. In less than two years 14 clergymen have been killed in the country.
At Mass for a new saint, a new name for St. Teresa Parish
Blessed Teresa Church in Limerick, Montgomery County became "St. Teresa," and a priest and others who were personally inspired by Mother Teresa recalled her holiness and witness at a parish event Sept. 11.
Pope joins global faith leaders in Assisi to pray for peace
Too often the victims of war "encounter the deafening silence of indifference" from those "who silence their cry for help with the same ease with which television channels are changed," Pope Francis said during a Sept. 20 prayer service.
Scholars reaffirm Catholic teaching against artificial birth control
On the same day speakers at the United Nations called for reversal of the Catholic Church's ban on artificial contraception, Catholic theologians reaffirmed "Humanae Vitae," the 1968 document on the issue.
Religious organizations play major role in caring for migrants, refugees
The Vatican's secretary of state was among those speaking at a U.N. program that underscored new partnerships among nations, international organizations and faith-based organization to offer efficient and compassionate aid.