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Melkite Catholic young adults in Middle East find hope at gathering
Meeting under the theme, "To You I Say Rise," the participants, ages 18-35, came from the Palestinian territories, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and Lebanon for the Aug. 9-13 event, hosted by the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate.
Kenya wind farm welcomed, but indigenous wonder who benefits most
As turbines turn on Africa's largest wind farm on the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Catholic leaders welcomed the project as good for the environment and important for human development.
Volunteer went to southern border to show everyone belongs somewhere
Fredeswinda Rodriguez, an educator for Catholic Social Services, served hundreds of migrants taking shelter at a former monastery in Tucson. She calls the crisis a "historical moment" for recognizing our shared humanity.
Before school starts, seniors take important health exam
Residents at Nativity B.V.M. Place, an archdiocesan apartment complex for older adults in Port Richmond, completed their Medicare health risk assessment at an Aug. 12 wellness fair, a review few seniors get.
Pen pals young and old glimpse world through ‘different eyes’
A letter-writing exchange between seniors and students at St. Helena's Out of School Time program opens minds to new horizons -- including such concepts as the Fortnite video game and life without electricity.
Opinion on abortion’s legality unchanged; some shifting within groups
While a survey of more than 54,000 Americans showed little change in their attitudes between 2014 and 2018 on the legality of abortion, researchers detected movement in many demographic groups, Catholics included.
Closeness is God’s answer to suffering, pope says
In hopeless situations of pain and suffering, God never abandons his children but rather remains close to them, Pope Francis said.
Bishops of four Mississippi churches condemn ICE raid, roundup of workers
Mississippi's Catholic bishops joined with the state's Episcopal, Methodist and Lutheran bishops in condemning the Trump administration's Aug. 7 raid on seven food processing plants in the state to round up workers in the country illegally.
Those on path to legal immigration who use public funds face a roadblock
The Trump administration announced Aug. 12 a plan to deny permanent legal immigration status for those who use public funds such as food stamps or public housing.
Franciscans’ Denver meeting first phase of making six provinces into one
Revitalization of Franciscan life and ministry in America is the goal of this multiyear process of restructuring that began in 2012 with discussions by the friars of the six provinces.