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African churches work to counter pressures on Congo River basin
Even as the Catholic churches in the basin stress the need to care and protect the environment, Congolese bishops and officials warn that the forest is disappearing, little by little.
Trump administration to apply ‘third country’ rule for asylum-seekers
UPDATED - The Trump administration announced the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security are adopting an interim "third country rule" requiring immigrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to first apply for refugee status in another country.
Pew report on religion restrictions gives U.S. bad marks in key areas
The Pew Research Center's annual report on restrictions on religion worldwide showed the United States had the worst scores in the Americas in three of the eight categories Pew surveyed.
Detroit Catholics help save iconic church of their twin parish in Ontario
Since its founding as a mission of Ste. Anne Oct. 3, 1767, Assumption has been the cultural home of Catholicism in Windsor and western Ontario. Just about every parish west of Montreal can trace its history to the church.
Mother Cabrini’s ministry to immigrants called ‘more essential’ than ever
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini took to heart Jesus' greatest commandment to love God and love one's neighbor by tending to those most in need -- children, the sick, orphans and "most of all" immigrants, said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.
Local clergy, pastoral workers react to threatened ICE raids
The large-scale deportation of undocumented immigrants, set for July 13-14, failed to develop but the fear inspired by such efforts was no less real, according to those who serve migrants in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
With love and listening, Landings guides returning Catholics back to pews
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Landings is a Paulist program that meets returning Catholics with love and guides them back into the pews.
Cardinal fears Iraq could be caught in middle of a U.S.-Iran conflict
Iraq's Christians are struggling after destruction of their ancestral lands by Islamic State militants and the current growing encroachment by Shiite militias on their towns, following years of sectarian violence convulsing Iraq.
Faith leaders decry ICE deportations, say action causes anxiety, fear
UPDATED - The threats of deportation and family separation are causing anxiety and fear within the vulnerable communities our agencies serve, endangering immigrant rights and safety. Most significant is the lasting psychological damage family separation inflicts upon children
Seminarians gear up for bike tour to 10 local parishes
In the new initiative "Biking for Vocations," a small group of men from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary will ride their bikes through three counties in the Philadelphia Archdiocese to speak and pray with parishioners.