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Ukraine’s religious leaders call Russia ‘terrorist state’
Pointing to signs of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities, the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religions pleaded with NATO countries to provide Ukraine with the weapons to defeat Russia.
Desire to restore ‘imperialist power’ leads to death, cardinal says
Without naming names, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri lamented how a national leader -- apparently referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin -- can sow death and destruction as in the war in Ukraine.
Advocates call for quick action after U.N.’s climate warning
Catholic organizations called upon parishioners to address climate change through daily actions and advocacy with political leaders following a report that warned that the earth's temperatures continue to rise, risking human lives.
Government to deprioritize some immigration cases
Biden administration officials have told prosecutors to focus on cases involving immigrants who pose a public safety, national or border security threat and set "low priority" cases on a different track.
Lecturer traces Catholic family’s entanglements with racism
The annual spring lecture of the American Catholic Historical Society titled "Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness" will take place Tuesday, April 19, led by professor Maureen O’Connell.
Inflation drives demand, costs for archdiocesan food aid
With inflation at a four-decade high, staff at Nutritional Development Services are fielding more calls for help -- and higher bills to stock the agency's network of cupboards.
Seminarians prepare 4,000 meals for the needy at Caring for Friends
The volunteers from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary spent last Thursday, as part of their weekly apostolic service, at the Northeast Philadelphia nonprofit that provides food and friendship to homebound people across the region.
New health care rule expected on abortion, transgender services
A Catholic insurance group believes the U.S. government will soon announce new mandates on health plan coverage and performance that will pose a threat to religious-based employers including Catholic hospitals.
Police ministry shows ‘behind the badge, there’s a human being,’ says archbishop
Named for the patron saint of law enforcement, the Michael the Archangel Ministry brings faith to the frontlines while helping the community, said Archbishop Nelson Pérez during a March 30 pastoral visit.
Groups decry end of Oregon rule on physician-assisted suicide
Oregon will drop residency requirements that were part of its physician-assisted suicide law, under which 3,280 people have received assisted-suicide prescriptions, and 2,159 people died from them, since 1997.