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From sidewalk to swamp, wonders of creation abound
Whether it's the forests and waterways of the Amazon or life in the world's far-flung cities, people have "boxed everything into neat categories" and succumbed to a "disconnected view of creation and of humanity," said an observer at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.
Mexican bishops call for peace, conversion amid growing violence
Violence erupted in Culiacan Oct. 17 after Mexican security forces detained Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of "El Chapo," in mid-afternoon.
Synod groups: Ecology, violence, migration among challenges for church
The 12 small-group reports, published by the Vatican Oct. 18, were the result of reflections in groups organized by language; each group summarized its members' conclusions and offered proposals for the whole synod.
Lebanon’s Catholic patriarchs support protesters seeking economic reforms
Fueled by economic insecurity and deteriorating living conditions, a fifth day of protests Oct. 21 were sparked by government plans to impose new taxes.
At catacombs, synod members pledge simplicity, closeness to the poor
More than a half century after a group of bishops at the Second Vatican Council made a solemn pledge to live a simple lifestyle close to their people, a group of participants from the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon signed a new pact in the Catacombs of Domitilla.
Mission is to make disciples for Christ, not for one’s group, pope says
Every Christian is called to be a missionary, sharing the good news of salvation in Christ and making disciples for him, not for oneself or one's clique of like-minded believers, Pope Francis said.
Barr sees ‘growing refusal’ on religious liberty in U.S.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr told an audience at Notre Dame that the Judeo-Christian moral system is under increasing attack and there is "a comprehensive effort to drive it from the public square" by secularists.
Report outlines ‘dangers, harms’ assisted suicide laws pose to disabled
The National Council on Disability's concerns stem from the understanding that if assisted suicide is legal, some people's lives, particularly those of people with disabilities, will be ended without their fully informed and free consent.
Archbishop Chaput to celebrate St. Martin de Porres Mass
The annual liturgy, sponsored by the Archdiocese's Office for Black Catholics, will take place on Nov. 7 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul as part of Black Catholic History Month.
Americans must remember ‘core principles,’ Mattis says
Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis was the keynote speaker at the annual Al Smith dinner in New York, during which he invoked Abraham Lincoln's warnings and urging to "restore trust in one another."