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Congo’s church urges contributions from multinationals for development
Foreign companies working in mineral-rich Congo ought to contribute part of their profits to local development programs, said an official of the country's Catholic bishops' conference.
Hospital ship begins serving people along the Amazon
Even before the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon begins, a new church initiative in the region set sail: the Pope Francis Hospital Ship.
Popular movements key to social change, pope says
Popular movements can spark the change needed to ensure a future that is no longer in the hands of elites and powerful people, but includes the poor who have the inalienable right to a life of dignity, Pope Francis said.
Faith leaders ask for end to Trump administration rule for asylum-seekers
Calling it "a backdoor asylum ban," more than 250 faith leaders and organizations called for an end to the Trump administration's policy to turn away asylum-seekers if they don't first seek protection in countries along their way to the U.S.
Florida governor asked to spare life of man set to be executed
The executive director of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, himself a Catholic, to stay the Aug. 22 execution of Gary Ray Bowles, who pleaded guilty to a 1994 murder and was sentenced to death.
In Harrowgate, Catholics get their ‘fighting Irish’ up to face challenges
Supporters of St. Joan of Arc, a worship site of Holy Innocents Parish, gathered for a July 24 Mass and Notre Dame football trip raffle, celebrating both community and some creative fundraising.
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LCWR award recipient embraces ‘holy chaos’ of her ministry to migrants
As the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley on the U.S.-Mexico border, Sister Norma Pimentel sees up to 800 migrants every day pouring into her center in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas.
Outgoing LCWR president asks women religious ‘to model hope’ amid despair
Despite the twists and turns of a world filled with hateful rhetoric and political division, a church beset by a decades-long abuse scandal and the diminishing number of women religious, Catholic sisters are called to stand together and be models of hope.
Is it time for regional synod for U.S. church to address abuse crisis?
In the face of a crisis even worse than 17 years ago, the idea of a regional synod for the Catholic Church in the United States looks increasingly appealing.