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Rally with Thanksgiving theme last-minute plea for immigration order
A table spread with the components of Thanksgiving dinner, with the White House as a backdrop, set the scene Nov. 19 for what will turn out to be a last-minute pitch to the president to protect some of the nation's 11 million immigrants who are in the country illegally.
Pastoral care of the dying a ‘ministry of presence’ as end draws near
The sacrament of the anointing of the sick is just one way priests and chaplains can minister to the dying and their families.
Rabbi, speaking at the Vatican, champions marriage as male-female bond
The family based on marriage between a man and a woman is the "single most humanizing institution in history" and the test of any society's future, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain told an interreligious conference at the Vatican.
Pakistani church sends demands related to blasphemy to government
The Catholic Church in Pakistan has presented a series of demands to the government, calling for a fair and thorough investigation into the beatings and burning of a young Christian couple accused of desecrating the Quran.
Feed the hungry and care for ‘mother Earth,’ pope tells leaders
Every person has a right to food, and no business plan can override that right, Pope Francis told world leaders today. Ad-libbing, he asked: "And what of our sister and mother, Earth? Are we free of political or economic pressure so we can care for her to avoid self-destruction?"
Pope condemns attack on Jerusalem synagogue, urges end to violence
Pope Francis condemned the "unacceptable episodes of violence" in Jerusalem, episodes that "do not spare even places of worship," after an attack in a synagogue left four worshippers, a policeman and the two attackers dead.
Merton discussions challenge prisoners’ minds, foster their prayer life
The only chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society that is located in a prison is at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Shirley, according to the 83-year-old who started it there.
Congress urged to act on poverty, conscience protection, online access
In two letters to members of Congress, the chairmen of four committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged action to protect the poor and to enact conscience protections for medical workers and insurers.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Marriage Encounter plans weekend getaway in Doylestown
Married couples: Do you want to have the best Advent and Christmas ever? Give yourselves time away from the pressures of work and family on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend Nov. 21-23.