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• Pax Christi USA: Mass shootings are expected consequences of hatred and violence - Independent Catholic News
  Pax Christi USA: Mass shootings are expected consequences of hatred and violence  Independent Catholic NewsPax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace and nonviolence movement, joins with the thousands of individuals and groups who have raised their voice over ...
• Religious offerings: Flashcards available to help read Hebrew - Toledo Blade
  Religious offerings: Flashcards available to help read Hebrew  Toledo Blade'Read it in Hebrew'. Chabad House of Greater Toledo started a five-week language course, “Read it in Hebrew,” on Tuesday. The flashcard-based system is ...
• Faith leaders ask for end to Trump administration rule for asylum-seekers - National Catholic Reporter
  Faith leaders ask for end to Trump administration rule for asylum-seekers  National Catholic ReporterCalling 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 ...
• Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries  Crux: Covering all things CatholicAbout 40 peace advocates representing about a dozen religious communities held a special Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Prayer *Service* of ...
• In Memoriam - New Jersey Globe
  In Memoriam  New Jersey GlobeTonie Malone, a Seton Hall University ethics professor and a prominent peace and justice advocate, died on August 19. She was 83. Malone was a founding.
• LCWR commits to combat racism, serve immigrants and address climate change - Global Sisters Report
  LCWR commits to combat racism, serve immigrants and address climate change  Global Sisters ReportNearly 700 members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious voted unanimously Aug. 16 to commit the organization, their congregations and ...
• US Catholics oppose latest Trump asylum ban - The Catholic Universe
  US Catholics oppose latest Trump asylum ban  The Catholic UniverseAmerican Catholics have joined other faith leaders in calling for an end to a controversial asylum policy introduced by the Trump administration. The faith ...
• Don't trust Essex County to fix its ICE jail. It never has before, human rights advocates say. - NJ.com
  Don't trust Essex County to fix its ICE jail. It never has before, human rights advocates say.  NJ.comImmigrant and human rights advocates have consistently reported on poor conditions inside the Essex County jail since at least 2010.
• Bishop Stowe joins Pax Christi USA board as episcopal president - National Catholic Reporter
  Bishop Stowe joins Pax Christi USA board as episcopal president  National Catholic ReporterFor the first time in six years, Pax Christi USA has a bishop president. Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, has joined the national council of the Catholic ...
• U.S. bishop among nearly 200 faith leaders speaking against war in Iran - National Catholic Reporter
  U.S. bishop among nearly 200 faith leaders speaking against war in Iran  National Catholic ReporterTwo Catholic bishops are among nearly 200 faith leaders calling on President Donald Trump's administration to pursue diplomacy to resolve conflicts with Iran.
• Catholics to protest migrant detention centers, risk being arrested - KRIS Corpus Christi News
  Catholics to protest migrant detention centers, risk being arrested  KRIS Corpus Christi NewsA coalition of Catholic advocacy groups plan to gather at the U.S. Capitol to protest the mistreatment of migrant children at the border.
• Backing Catholic action day, bishops call out 'cruelty' in policies - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  Backing Catholic action day, bishops call out 'cruelty' in policies  Crux: Covering all things CatholicThough they weren't present, at least seven U.S. bishops made their views known via statements supporting the July 18 "Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant ...
• Faith Leaders Issue Emphatic 'No' to War with Iran - Sojourners
  Faith Leaders Issue Emphatic 'No' to War with Iran  SojournersAmerican church leaders are saying a clear and emphatic NO to a war with Iran. Diplomacy is the effective and necessary alternative to what would be a ...
• Pax Christi members participate in vigil for Sandy Springs nonprofit | Georgia Bulletin - Georgia Bulletin
  Pax Christi members participate in vigil for Sandy Springs nonprofit | Georgia Bulletin  Georgia BulletinSANDY SPRINGS—In the document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” the U.S. bishops examine the church's teaching encouraging Catholics to ...
• ISN to Join Hundreds of Faith Leaders at Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  ISN to Join Hundreds of Faith Leaders at Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children  Ignatian Solidarity NetworkOn Thursday, July 18, ISN will join faith leaders pressuring the Trump administration and Congress to end the practice of detaining immigrant children.
• Prospects for arms race rise with demise of historic nuclear treaty - National Catholic Reporter
  Prospects for arms race rise with demise of historic nuclear treaty  National Catholic ReporterThe Trump administration's decision to withdraw from one of the last major nuclear arms control treaties between the United States and Russia is leading to ...
• 'Ouch' moments discomfit, challenge sisters at convocation on racism - Global Sisters Report
  'Ouch' moments discomfit, challenge sisters at convocation on racism  Global Sisters ReportThis year's convocation of the Justice Conference of Women Religious focused on systemic racism operating invisibly and insidiously — including, leaders said, ...
• Bishops back Catholics arrested at Capitol for protesting treatment of immigrant children - America Magazine
  Bishops back Catholics arrested at Capitol for protesting treatment of immigrant children  America MagazineThough they weren't present, at least seven U.S. bishops made their views known via statements supporting the July 18 "Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant ...
• Pax Christi USA co-founder Sr. Mary Evelyn Jegen dies - National Catholic Reporter
  Pax Christi USA co-founder Sr. Mary Evelyn Jegen dies  National Catholic ReporterCincinnati — Sr. Mary Evelyn Jegen, one of the co-founders of Pax Christi USA and the group's first national coordinator, died Friday after a long illness.
• Anti-racism workshop is planned - Catholic Courier
  Anti-racism workshop is planned  Catholic CourierHistorical and modern-day racism — as well as ways to deal appropriately with such bigotry — will be the focus of a two-day April workshop being presented by ...
• Nearly 90 Groups Urge US to Invite UN Special Rapporteur on Racism to US - Human Rights Watch
  Nearly 90 Groups Urge US to Invite UN Special Rapporteur on Racism to US  Human Rights WatchWe write to urge you to extend an invitation to Professor E. Tendayi Achiume, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial ...
• Documentary chronicles the 40-year Catholic push for Appalachia - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  Documentary chronicles the 40-year Catholic push for Appalachia  Crux: Covering all things CatholicA new documentary chronicles the efforts to Catholics in Appalachia to combat the destruction of their land and heritage.
• Catholics to risk arrest Thursday in protest of migrant detention centers - America Magazine
  Catholics to risk arrest Thursday in protest of migrant detention centers  America MagazineA coalition of Catholic organizations will gather on July 18 in front of the U.S. Capitol to protest the treatment of immigrant children at the border.
• Remembering Edward “Ned” Smith Jr.: 'touched everyone's life with kindness' - PennLive.com
  Remembering Edward “Ned” Smith Jr.: 'touched everyone's life with kindness'  PennLive.comEdward “Ned” or “Naed” Smith Jr. was a fixture in the Allison Hill community of Harrisburg where he served. Smith, 52, committed suicide on May 10 at home.
• European Lawyers in Lesvos awarded Pax Christi Peace Prize - Independent Catholic News
  European Lawyers in Lesvos awarded Pax Christi Peace Prize  Independent Catholic NewsPax Christi International honoured the European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL) as the recipient of the 2019 Pax Christi International Peace Prize at a ceremony held ...
• Many focused on what Washington's new archbishop will say about race - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  Many focused on what Washington's new archbishop will say about race  Crux: Covering all things CatholicMuch of the discussion of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory's appointment to the Archdiocese of Washington has focused on the question of race and what he will ...
• Washington DC: Dozens arrested in #CatholicDayOfAction - Independent Catholic News
  Washington DC: Dozens arrested in #CatholicDayOfAction  Independent Catholic NewsAt least 70 Catholics, including a 90 year-old nun, were arrested in Washington DC yesterday, as they took part in a prayer vigil and protest against the Trump ...
• Farmworker rights is Diocese of Rochester's 2019 public-policy focus - Catholic Courier
  Farmworker rights is Diocese of Rochester's 2019 public-policy focus  Catholic CourierThe Diocese of Rochester's 2019 public-policy priority is advocating for the passage of New York's Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act. During the upcoming ...
• Pax Christi cuts ties with JustFaith Ministries - National Catholic Reporter
  Pax Christi cuts ties with JustFaith Ministries  National Catholic ReporterAtlanta — In a June vote by its governing assembly, Pax Christi USA opted to cut its ties with JustFaith Ministries, the Louisville, Ky.-based organization that ...
• Catholic peace group back in Arkansas after decades - Arkansas Catholic
  Catholic peace group back in Arkansas after decades  Arkansas CatholicWelcoming the stranger binds most of the world's major religions and when we close that door, we are closing it to God. Judge Annabelle Imber Tuck, a retired ...
• Statement: Jesus said welcome the stranger, not militarize the border - National Catholic Reporter
  Statement: Jesus said welcome the stranger, not militarize the border  National Catholic ReporterPax Christi USA, the Catholic peace advocacy group, issued a statement April 10 condemning President Donald Trump's April 4 decision to deploy National ...
• 500 religious groups, leaders seek end to 'Remain in Mexico' policy - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  500 religious groups, leaders seek end to 'Remain in Mexico' policy  Crux: Covering all things CatholicCalling the federal government's migration protection protocols -- also known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy -- "baseless and immoral," a coalition of 500 ...
• Religions that do not pursue peace are a contradiction, pope says - National Catholic Reporter
  Religions that do not pursue peace are a contradiction, pope says  National Catholic ReporterReligions, which are meant to build bridges, contradict their very nature if they stop pursuing the path of peace, Pope Francis said. "Our differences, therefore ...
• A 'political town with pastoral needs' anticipates a new archbishop - National Catholic Reporter
  A 'political town with pastoral needs' anticipates a new archbishop  National Catholic ReporterPope Francis is expected to appoint a new archbishop of Washington in the coming days, a high-profile pick that will be one of the most pivotal of his papacy ...
• Religious leaders express concerns about Providence Hospital's planned closure - My catholic standard
  Religious leaders express concerns about Providence Hospital's planned closure  My catholic standardReligious leaders joined community members in expressing concerns about the planned closure of Providence Hospital during a Nov. 2 D.C. Council ...
• Germany continues payments to churches a century after deciding to stop - National Catholic Reporter
  Germany continues payments to churches a century after deciding to stop  National Catholic ReporterIt's been 100 years since Germany's first democratic government decided to stop making generous payments to its Protestant and Roman Catholic churches ...
• Pope calls for stronger preparation for sacrament of marriage - National Catholic Reporter
  Pope calls for stronger preparation for sacrament of marriage  National Catholic ReporterEvery heart longs for unconditional love and fidelity, Pope Francis said. "Christ reveals authentic love," the pope said Oct. 24 during his weekly general audience ...
• Bishop Stowe criticizes Trump, urges broader pro-life agenda - National Catholic Reporter
  Bishop Stowe criticizes Trump, urges broader pro-life agenda  National Catholic ReporterA Kentucky bishop stands by his criticism of some abortion activists' support of President Donald Trump, whom he considers "not pro-life" because of a lack of ...
• Coalition Letter of Support for the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1714 - Human Rights Watch
  Coalition Letter of Support for the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1714  Human Rights WatchThe undersigned criminal justice, human rights, faith-based, and government accountability organizations write in support of the Stop Militarizing Law ...
• Speakers prompt young adults to help heal injustices and sin of racism - National Catholic Reporter
  Speakers prompt young adults to help heal injustices and sin of racism  National Catholic ReporterCalling racism the country's "national disease" and "our greatest injustice," Catholic speakers at an annual gathering of young adults asked the group to call out ...
• Q and A with Sr. Dianna Ortiz, advocate for victims of human trafficking - National Catholic Reporter
  Q and A with Sr. Dianna Ortiz, advocate for victims of human trafficking  National Catholic ReporterIn 1989, while serving in Guatemala as a missionary in a Mayan community, Ursuline Sr. Dianna Ortiz was abducted and tortured by Guatemalan security forces.
• Catholic Social Ministry Gathering aims for diversity, bipartisanship - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholic Social Ministry Gathering aims for diversity, bipartisanship  National Catholic ReporterOn the third day of a four-day gathering of Catholic social ministers, the otherwise bipartisan — some might say even apolitical — conference exploded with fiery, ...
• Catholic healthcare system to shutter DC hospital serving most vulnerable - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholic healthcare system to shutter DC hospital serving most vulnerable  National Catholic ReporterThe largest Catholic healthcare system in the world is preparing to shutter the hospital it operates in Washington, D.C., in mid-December, withdrawing services ...
• The Catholic peace movement: dying and rising - National Catholic Reporter
  The Catholic peace movement: dying and rising  National Catholic ReporterOpinion: The Catholic peace movement ain't what it used to be, but changes in the movement involve both a dying and a rising.
• Peace activists' prayer service marks Nagasaki, Hiroshima anniversary - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  Peace activists' prayer service marks Nagasaki, Hiroshima anniversary  Crux: Covering all things CatholicAbout 30 people from various Catholic organizations came together outside the White House for a prayer *service* of repentance Aug. 9 for the use of nuclear ...
• Limited emergency services at Providence open through April - My catholic standard
  Limited emergency services at Providence open through April  My catholic standardA group of nurses and community members gathered outside of Providence Hospital in Washington on Dec. 11 to protest the upcoming reduction of services in ...
• Interfaith letter opposes CIA lethal drone strikes, Brethren invited to May 3 rally against drone warfare - Church of the Brethren Newsline
  Interfaith letter opposes CIA lethal drone strikes, Brethren invited to May 3 rally against drone warfare  Church of the Brethren NewslineThe Church of the Brethren has signed an interfaith letter to the US Congress about CIA drone strikes. The sign-on by the denomination's Office of Peacebuilding ...
• 2016: The year racism and fear make a comeback | Georgia Bulletin - Georgia Bulletin
  2016: The year racism and fear make a comeback | Georgia Bulletin  Georgia BulletinWASHINGTON (CNS)—It began with the fatal shootings of unarmed black men and women by police. It was exacerbated in the summer when, on July 7, ...
• ISN Joins Faith Leaders Across the Nation in a Statement on the Morality of a Border Wall - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  ISN Joins Faith Leaders Across the Nation in a Statement on the Morality of a Border Wall  Ignatian Solidarity NetworkBY ISN STAFF | February 15, 2019. In a statement convened by the Center for Migration Studies, the Ignatian Solidarity Network has joined with faith leaders ...
• Catholic communities nationwide organize activities to battle racism - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholic communities nationwide organize activities to battle racism  National Catholic ReporterAround the country, Catholic organizations, parishes, clergy and laity are taking action and bolstering efforts to build peace and battle racism, following a ...
• Catholic groups oppose CIA nominee Gina Haspel for connection to torture - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholic groups oppose CIA nominee Gina Haspel for connection to torture  National Catholic ReporterSeveral Catholic groups have opposed President Trump's nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, saying Gina Haspel's role in overseeing ...
• Historic gathering of pope and patriarchs for Middle East peace - National Catholic Reporter
  Historic gathering of pope and patriarchs for Middle East peace  National Catholic ReporterHis latest major effort to oppose divisive walls and instead construct unifying bridges was his hosting of a July 7 unprecedented ecumenical gathering of Middle ...
• Catholics oppose Trump actions on border wall, sanctuary communities - Catholic News Service
  Catholics oppose Trump actions on border wall, sanctuary communities  Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic organizations expressed distress and unease with President Donald J. Trump's actions related to immigration while pledging to ...
• Bishop Thomas Gumbleton: 'War isn't the solution to our problems.' - America Magazine
  Bishop Thomas Gumbleton: 'War isn't the solution to our problems.'  America MagazineAn interview with the 'peace bishop' on his lifelong struggle for social justice.
• Anti-nuke activist honored as he faces long imprisonment - National Catholic Reporter
  Anti-nuke activist honored as he faces long imprisonment  National Catholic ReporterAlthough he's in prison, awaiting sentencing for a 2012 protest action in Tennessee, Michael Walli was awarded Pax Christi DC's annual peacemaker of the year ...
• Catholic sisters join the Women's March on Washington - America Magazine
  Catholic sisters join the Women's March on Washington  America MagazineEarly this morning crowds of women donning pink hats and carrying protest signs with slogans like “I'm with her” and “Love trumps hate” gathered in groups ...
• Racial justice activists want Catholic leaders to act - National Catholic Reporter
  Racial justice activists want Catholic leaders to act  National Catholic ReporterSince white supremacists and neo-Nazis marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, Catholic leaders have issued sharp condemnations of racism and ...
• US church urged to turn attention to racism before fractures widen - Catholic News Service
  US church urged to turn attention to racism before fractures widen  Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Father Bryan Massingale, a priest of the Milwaukee Archdiocese and well-known theologian, knows what it's like to be watched by ...
• Pope Francis on Pacem in Terris - Independent Catholic News
  Pope Francis on Pacem in Terris  Independent Catholic NewsToday -11 April - is the anniversary of Pope John XXIII's landmark encyclical on peace, "Pacem in terris" or "Peace on Earth". In 2013, in celebration of the 50th ...
• Opinion | How the March for Life will show that being 'pro-life' shouldn't stop at birth - Washington Post
  Opinion | How the March for Life will show that being 'pro-life' shouldn't stop at birth  Washington PostThe March for Life in Washington on Friday takes place against the backdrop of a Trump administration eager to reshape the Supreme Court, legislative efforts to ...
• Bishop Braxton calls action to end racism imperative for every American - National Catholic Reporter
  Bishop Braxton calls action to end racism imperative for every American  National Catholic ReporterEvery person "must do something," whether big or small, to address racism in the United States, Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois, told an audience ...
• Thousands join 1000 Ministers March for Justice in D.C. - Richmond Free Press
  Thousands join 1000 Ministers March for Justice in D.C.  Richmond Free PressBy Adelle M. Banks. Religion News *Service*. WASHINGTON. From Protestant preachers to Jewish cantors to Catholic nuns, religious leaders of a range of faiths ...
• Palestinian Christians and Muslims call on faith communities to help end the occupation - Mondoweiss
  Palestinian Christians and Muslims call on faith communities to help end the occupation  MondoweissPalestinian Christian Advocates for Justice and the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace: The Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, as well as the rest of the ...
• Letter to Trump: End U.S. War in Afghanistan - KRWG
  Letter to Trump: End U.S. War in Afghanistan  KRWGCommentary: Prominent Americans, peace activists, and organizations have created an open letter to President Donald Trump asking him to end U.S. war in.
• Fr. Ron Cioffi and his N.J. parish engage their social justice responsibilities - National Catholic Reporter
  Fr. Ron Cioffi and his N.J. parish engage their social justice responsibilities  National Catholic ReporterConversations with Sr. Camille: Fr. Ron Cioffi is pastor of St. Joseph Parish, which serves the local homebound and aids a parish in Haiti.
• Starks Famous: Bishop John Michael Botean - Canton Repository
  Starks Famous: Bishop John Michael Botean  Canton RepositoryAbout:• Graduate of Oakwood High School, St. Fidelis Seminary, the Catholic University of America; St. Gregory's Melkite Seminary, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox ...
• For God and country: Priests navigate US armed forces as chaplains - Catholic News Service
  For God and country: Priests navigate US armed forces as chaplains  Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) -- At first glance, it's difficult to distinguish Father Lukasz J. Willenberg as a Catholic priest as he gathers with U.S. Army paratroopers ...
• Dorothy Day's 'Pilgrimage' Was New York Encounter Topic - Catholic New York
  Dorothy Day's 'Pilgrimage' Was New York Encounter Topic  Catholic New YorkDorothy Day's life embodied a sense of odyssey marked by constant conversion of heart, intimacy with Jesus Christ and a holistic approach to all things, ...
• Nearly 600 institutions back Catholic Climate Declaration - National Catholic Reporter
  Nearly 600 institutions back Catholic Climate Declaration  National Catholic ReporterClose to 600 Catholic institutions have signed the Catholic Climate Declaration, which renews Catholic support for continuing U.S. actions to address climate ...
• Pro-Israel Christian Group Condemns Mainline Protestants' Statement Defending Palestinians - The Christian Post
  Pro-Israel Christian Group Condemns Mainline Protestants' Statement Defending Palestinians  The Christian PostA pro-Israel Christian organization has taken issue with a recently released joint statement by several mainline church groups denouncing violence against ...
• Eric Fair, former torturer, confronts his actions - National Catholic Reporter
  Eric Fair, former torturer, confronts his actions  National Catholic ReporterCONSEQUENCE: A MEMOIR By Eric Fair Published by Henry Holt and Co., 256 pages, $26. Eric Fair has been a soldier, a police officer, a heart transplant ...
• International Day of Peace is setting for community conversation on law enforcement and citizen rights - City-sentinel
  International Day of Peace is setting for community conversation on law enforcement and citizen rights  City-sentinelStory by Darla Shelden on September 20, 2015 . Click on author name to view all articles by this author. You can follow any responses to this entry through the ...
• Reflections on nonviolence in Atlanta's Catholic community - Georgia Bulletin
  Reflections on nonviolence in Atlanta's Catholic community  Georgia BulletinGiven the violence of this era, what does the previous generation need to communicate to the next about nonviolence as a means of social change? That was ...
• Live blog: March for Our Lives protests across the US for gun control - National Catholic Reporter
  Live blog: March for Our Lives protests across the US for gun control  National Catholic ReporterThe March for Our Lives, predicted to draw as many as 500000 people to Washington D.C. today, March 24, and thousands more to over 800 sister marches ...
• Local activist Bernie Kopera dies - Chicago Tribune
  Local activist Bernie Kopera dies  Chicago TribuneA local activist who took on social justice issues in the Chicagoland area has died.
• I was arrested protesting Trump's border policies. The Gospel calls us to do more. - America Magazine
  I was arrested protesting Trump's border policies. The Gospel calls us to do more.  America MagazineBeing arrested at a U.S. Senate office building, writes William Critchley-Menor, S.J., was an act of sincere resistance to a state that enforces the horrific treatment ...
• Joseph Sullivan, auxiliary bishop with wide impact on US church, dies - National Catholic Reporter
  Joseph Sullivan, auxiliary bishop with wide impact on US church, dies  National Catholic ReporterAuxiliary Bishop Joseph Sullivan never had his own diocese, but he served the church through charity and health care efforts.
• Walter Sullivan, 'everyone's bishop' with passion for peace, dies - National Catholic Reporter
  Walter Sullivan, 'everyone's bishop' with passion for peace, dies  National Catholic ReporterOne of the celebrated "Jadot bishops," meaning progressive American prelates appointed under Pope Paul VI during the 1970s, Walter Sullivan led the ...
• US activists answer: What is patriotism? - National Catholic Reporter
  US activists answer: What is patriotism?  National Catholic ReporterFor most Americans, the word "patriot" probably doesn't include peace activists, people fighting segregation, or journalists exposing classified information.
• The only way to overcome violence is love - National Catholic Reporter
  The only way to overcome violence is love  National Catholic ReporterThe Peace Pulpit: "Jesus is preaching a whole different kind of message than John the Baptist and many of the prophets, and John found it hard to accept."
• 'God's Not Dead 2': altar call for a militia - National Catholic Reporter
  'God's Not Dead 2': altar call for a militia  National Catholic ReporterMovie Review: The premise of "God's Not Dead 2" is nothing more than politicized religion as a vehicle to feed conspiracy theories.
• Leaders react to Pope Francis' United Nations speech - National Catholic Reporter
  Leaders react to Pope Francis' United Nations speech  National Catholic ReporterNCR Today: NCR solicited the views from a variety of leaders about Pope Francis' powerful speech in the General Assembly Hall at the U.N. in New York City.
• Catholic groups call on church to confront 'institutional racism' - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholic groups call on church to confront 'institutional racism'  National Catholic ReporterThirteen Catholic organizations released a statement today calling for the Catholic church to confront the "institutional racism that continues to plague our society ...
• Nonviolent conflict modeled by Gandhi could be just as effective today - National Catholic Reporter
  Nonviolent conflict modeled by Gandhi could be just as effective today  National Catholic ReporterCommentary: Today, it wouldn't be Gandhi's notions, but an advanced form of nonviolent conflict burnished by the experience of hundreds of social movements ...
• Faith leaders say refugees from Syria, elsewhere require compassion, acceptance - The Catholic Sun
  Faith leaders say refugees from Syria, elsewhere require compassion, acceptance  The Catholic SunWASHINGTON (CNS) — A Boston cardinal and the Maryland Catholic Conference were among hundreds of faith leaders who called for compassion in ...
• The Chaplain's Dilemma: Can pastors in the military serve God and government? - America Magazine (subscription)
  The Chaplain's Dilemma: Can pastors in the military serve God and government?  America Magazine (subscription)Editor's note. In response to readers' queries about the publication of advertisements in America for military chaplaincies, the editors invited articles about ...
• Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence Letter to Congressional Leadership After Sutherland Springs - Religious Action Center
  Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence Letter to Congressional Leadership After Sutherland Springs  Religious Action CenterNovember 09, 2017. The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Chuck Schumer. Majority Leader Minority Leader. U.S. Senate U.S. Senate. Washington ...
• How do we see the poor, or do we see them at all? - Bangor Daily News
  How do we see the poor, or do we see them at all?  Bangor Daily NewsAs a social worker in this community over the past three decades, I have seen the resources allocated to those living in poverty rise and fall. In recent years ...
• Editorial: Churches can lead the fight against racism - National Catholic Reporter
  Editorial: Churches can lead the fight against racism  National Catholic ReporterWe say: People of faith who want to move beyond the horror and outrage caused by the Charleston shooting must learn two hard lessons.
• Human rights groups press Obama on child soldiers decision - Foreign Policy
  Human rights groups press Obama on child soldiers decision  Foreign PolicyTwenty-nine leading human rights organizations wrote to President Obama on Friday to express their disappointment with his decision last week to waive ...
• Mennonite seminary apologizes to victims of famed theologian John Howard Yoder - National Catholic Reporter
  Mennonite seminary apologizes to victims of famed theologian John Howard Yoder  National Catholic ReporterElkhart, Ind. — The Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary community gathered for an emotional *service* March 22 to acknowledge the pain and trauma ...
• A Christmas prayer for peace - National Catholic Reporter
  A Christmas prayer for peace  National Catholic ReporterGod of Peace,. Thank you for your Christmas gift of peace, for the birth and life of the nonviolent Jesus, and for all the blessings of peace, hope and love he offers ...
• Two 2006 graduates win Gates Cambridge scholarships - University of Chicago Chronicle
  Two 2006 graduates win Gates Cambridge scholarships  University of Chicago ChronicleAs Karen McClendon was waiting to conduct her final Gates Cambridge scholarship interview, she was surprised to see one of her closest friends exiting the ...
• Francis the peacemaker - National Catholic Reporter
  Francis the peacemaker  National Catholic ReporterFaith and Justice: Part of the reason Pope Francis chose "Francis" as his papal name was the saint's "spirit of peace." How will the pope reflect that?
• Catholic Charities of Baltimore Hosts "Hungry for Change: How Our Daily Bread Transforms Lives" on Oct. 26 - PR Newswire
  Catholic Charities of Baltimore Hosts "Hungry for Change: How Our Daily Bread Transforms Lives" on Oct. 26  PR NewswireBALTIMORE, Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Catholic Charities of Baltimore will host a forum on poverty and the need for a response that is grounded in social ...
• Extremely Disappointed: Catholic Leaders on Immigration Ruling - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  Extremely Disappointed: Catholic Leaders on Immigration Ruling  Ignatian Solidarity NetworkNational Catholic leaders expressed disappointment with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on immigration programs known as DAPA and extended ...
• Protesters Convicted For 'Parading' Against the Death Penalty at the Supreme Court - Progressive.org
  Protesters Convicted For 'Parading' Against the Death Penalty at the Supreme Court  Progressive.org"Our deepest concern is to use our trial to put the death penalty on trial."
• Churches work to get death penalty initiative on ballot - National Catholic Reporter
  Churches work to get death penalty initiative on ballot  National Catholic ReporterOAKLAND, CALIF. -- In parishes across California, pastors are urging their parishioners to follow the lead of the state's Catholic bishops and help put a ...
• 'Graying Hippies' in Hilo Join NY City Allies in Protest of 'Corporate Greed and Influence' - Hawaii Reporter
  'Graying Hippies' in Hilo Join NY City Allies in Protest of 'Corporate Greed and Influence'  Hawaii ReporterA small group of what some bystanders described as “graying hippies” gathered outside the Merrill Lynch building in Hilo, Hawaii, on Monday afternoon to back ...
• In Washington, clergy demonstrate against white supremacy - Religion News Service
  In Washington, clergy demonstrate against white supremacy  Religion News ServiceWASHINGTON (RNS) — From Protestant preachers to Jewish cantors to Catholic nuns, religious leaders of a range of faiths demonstrated in the nation's capital ...