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Veterans say helping bury the dead with dignity ‘a way of giving back’
When 66-year-old Army veteran Jacky Eugene Gonzalez was laid to rest, a group of U.S. military veterans from the Jesus Martinez American Legion Post 93 in Mission performed full military honors.
Priests’ group meets in Chicago, announces its first episcopal moderator
They want to affirm their commitment to the values espoused by the Second Vatican Council and to bring their voices together to encourage the church in the United States to do the same.
Project’s report gives data on cases of mothers, children detained by ICE
The report shares the cases of Central Americans who were arrested and taken to detention centers in the United States after fleeing their own countries to escape violence.
Teacher with DACA status says family’s lives ‘on hold’ after DAPA ruling
The court's decision could impact Yara Hidalgo's parents because it blocks the administration's Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, known as DAPA.
Federal court rulings seen affecting Catholic ministries in Mississippi
Federal court decisions in three cases in late June will directly impact the work of the Catholic Church in Mississippi.
Mexican Supreme Court rules on abortion, but issue remains unsettled
Mexico's Supreme Court has discarded a proposal by one of the justices to declare unconstitutional parts of the country's criminal code on abortion.
Pray for those who scorn, take advantage of you, pope tells poor
The pope met with about 200 people from the French province of Lyon, who are homeless, living in poverty or coping with an illness or disability.
Syria needs political, not military, solution to crisis, pope says
The world community needs to get serious about ending the conflict in Syria and call out those who claim to support peace while making money off of arms sales, Pope Francis said.
Visiting Assisi chapel, Pope Francis will highlight divine mercy
To mark the 800th anniversary of the "Pardon of Assisi," an indulgence earned by visiting faithful who confess their sins and make a sincere promise of repentance, Pope Francis will visit a stone chapel rebuilt by St. Francis of Assisi.
Pope meets parents of U.S. student found dead in Rome
Meeting the grieving parents of a U.S. student who was found dead in Rome, Pope Francis mourned the death of the teenager, who had been set to begin a study-abroad program.