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• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• '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, ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• Many focused on what incoming Washington archbishop will say about race - Angelus News
  Many focused on what incoming Washington archbishop will say about race  Angelus NewsWhether it was deliberate or by accident, the Archdiocese of Washington announced on the 51st anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Anger erupts in Egypt after massacre of Christian pilgrims - National Catholic Reporter
  Anger erupts in Egypt after massacre of Christian pilgrims  National Catholic ReporterMinya, Egypt — The Coptic bishop of this city south of Cairo, Anba Makarios, spent the weekend trying to comfort mourners after two buses carrying Coptic ...
• Catholic leaders confront polarization but skirt polarizing issues at Georgetown forum - America Magazine
  Catholic leaders confront polarization but skirt polarizing issues at Georgetown forum  America MagazineOn Monday morning, the Supreme Court handed down its decision on a much-anticipated case that involved the often polarizing issues of religious liberty and ...
• 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 ...
• Amid polarization, nation urged to reclaim civility through dialogue - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  Amid polarization, nation urged to reclaim civility through dialogue  Crux: Covering all things CatholicWASHINGTON, D.C. - Political polarization in America has recently peaked, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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, ...
• 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 ...
• Sunday to Sunday: Father Matt Pennington - America Magazine
  Sunday to Sunday: Father Matt Pennington  America MagazineThe first stop of the Sunday to Sunday preaching journey takes us to San Luis Obispo, CA where we meet Fr. Matt Pennington at the Nativity of Our Lady ...
• Remembering the life and legacy of Jean Vanier - America Magazine
  Remembering the life and legacy of Jean Vanier  America MagazineJean Vanier, the founder of the L'Arche and Faith and Light communities, which support people with disabilities and their families, died in the early morning of ...
• Before arriving in U.A.E., pope challenges his hosts to help end Yemen crisis - America Magazine
  Before arriving in U.A.E., pope challenges his hosts to help end Yemen crisis  America MagazineA Saudi Arabia-led coalition, of which the U.A.E. is a member, has so far not respected international accords to help end a crisis in which 10 million people risk ...
• 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.
• Hundreds of U.S. Catholic leaders challenge President Trump on Iran and North Korea - America Magazine
  Hundreds of U.S. Catholic leaders challenge President Trump on Iran and North Korea  America MagazineA statement signed by 751 leaders of Catholic organizations, religious orders and justice and peace committees challenges President Trump's threat to “totally ...
• After unrest and anger, new Washington archbishop wants to rebuild trust - Intermountain Catholic
  After unrest and anger, new Washington archbishop wants to rebuild trust  Intermountain CatholicHYATTSVILLE, Md. (CNS) — Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, set to become the new head of the Archdiocese of Washington, promised to serve with truth, love ...
• 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 ...
• On Good Friday, we do not celebrate the Eucharist. But Christ is still with us. - America Magazine
  On Good Friday, we do not celebrate the Eucharist. But Christ is still with us.  America MagazineThe church has a single focus today—the death of Christ—but her Christ still lives, still suffers in her members and still feeds her with his flesh. We pause in time.
• Is the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report misleading? - America Magazine
  Is the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report misleading?  America MagazineThe Catholic Journal Commonweal published an extensively reported piece dissecting a grand jury report released last summer, which alleges widespread ...
• Author Frida Berrigan encourages 'modest work' in wake of election - National Catholic Reporter
  Author Frida Berrigan encourages 'modest work' in wake of election  National Catholic ReporterPax Christi: Members of the Pax Christi Metro DC group gathered in Silver Springs, Md. to honor two local peacemakers, Franciscan Sr. Marie Lucey and ...
• 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.
• USA Northeast Province releases names of Jesuits credibly accused of sexual abuse - America Magazine
  USA Northeast Province releases names of Jesuits credibly accused of sexual abuse  America MagazineFollowing similar moves by other U.S. provinces, the USA Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus on Jan. 15 released a list of members with credible ...
• Social Justice Lenten Series Unites Voices from Jesuit Network - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  Social Justice Lenten Series Unites Voices from Jesuit Network  Ignatian Solidarity NetworkThroughout Lent, he Ignatian Solidarity Network will bring together contributors from the national Jesuit network for a Lenten series titled “Break Forth.”
• Fr. James Martin: 'Racism ... Is Our Greatest Injustice' - Church Militant
  Fr. James Martin: 'Racism ... Is Our Greatest Injustice'  Church Militantby Stephen Wynne • ChurchMilitant.com • November 7, 2017 43 Comments. Makes no mention of abortion in Sunday tweet. You are not signed in as a Premium ...
• Two U.S. churches: One is closing down parishes, the other is standing-room only - America Magazine
  Two U.S. churches: One is closing down parishes, the other is standing-room only  America MagazineWhile the church continues to shut down parishes in the Rust Belt, a new wave of immigrants is contributing to an urgent demand for more pews in the South and ...
• 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 ...
• As Notre Dame burned, America watched with sorrow - America Magazine
  As Notre Dame burned, America watched with sorrow  America MagazineThe day before this issue went to press, we watched on our newsroom monitors the devastating fire at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Catholic organisations oppose Trump's plan for US-Mexico border wall - Catholic Herald Online
  Catholic organisations oppose Trump's plan for US-Mexico border wall  Catholic Herald OnlineCatholic organisations in the US have expressed concerns about anti-immigration measures authorised by President Donald Trump. Trump signed executive ...
• The Deliver Us podcast asks: How Can I Remain Catholic? - America Magazine
  The Deliver Us podcast asks: How Can I Remain Catholic?  America MagazineOn our debut episode of “Deliver Us,” Maggi Van Dorn asks: How can I stay in a church where so many children have been hurt? Not everyone does.
• Pope Benedict breaks his self-imposed silence with a letter on sexual abuse - America Magazine
  Pope Benedict breaks his self-imposed silence with a letter on sexual abuse  America MagazineThis week on "Inside the Vatican," we'll talk about some of the questions the pope emeritus' letter raises.
• 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 ...
• Newsline for February 22, 2019 - Church of the Brethren Newsline
  Newsline for February 22, 2019  Church of the Brethren NewslineNEWS 1) Annual Conference registration opens March 4, business schedule will focus on compelling vision 2) Compelling vision online conversation is offered ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• Pope Francis makes donation to help migrants traveling through Mexico - America Magazine
  Pope Francis makes donation to help migrants traveling through Mexico  America MagazinePope Francis has donated $500000 to assist migrants attempting to travel through Mexico, but who are increasingly being impeded by Mexican officials from ...
• Kings Bay Plowshares Anti-Nuclear Activists Prepare for Trial - Between The Lines
  Kings Bay Plowshares Anti-Nuclear Activists Prepare for Trial  Between The LinesBTL 7 Plowshares anti-nuclear activists prepare for trial over a Plowshares protest action against nuclear weapon at the Kings Bay naval station in Georgia.
• Meet the evangelical pastor who spoke with Pope Francis - America Magazine
  Meet the evangelical pastor who spoke with Pope Francis  America MagazineWalk together, work together, love each other.” That is how Pope Francis described the journey of building Christian unity in the 21st century. Michael Rudzena ...
• Two bishops removed from ministry over allegations of sexual harassment - America Magazine
  Two bishops removed from ministry over allegations of sexual harassment  America MagazineBALTIMORE (CNS) -- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore announced March 11 that a preliminary investigation into allegations of sexual harassment of ...
• Women served as deacons for a millennium - America Magazine
  Women served as deacons for a millennium  America MagazineIn 2016, Pope Francis gathered a commission to study the history of women deacons in the church. For the first time, Phyllis Zagano and Bernard Pottier, S.J., ...
• With declining numbers, women religious are invisible to many non-Catholics - National Catholic Reporter
  With declining numbers, women religious are invisible to many non-Catholics  National Catholic ReporterA small c catholic: Fewer Catholic women religious make it harder and harder for Protestants to run into nuns and get any sense of what they're about.
• What's behind the stalled U.S. bishops' vote on sex abuse? - America Magazine
  What's behind the stalled U.S. bishops' vote on sex abuse?  America MagazineThis week on “Inside the Vatican,” we devote the entire show to recent developments in the sexual abuse crisis.
• 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 ...
• Job Board - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  Job Board  Ignatian Solidarity NetworkThe Ignatian Solidarity Network Job Board is a hub for job and internship opportunities in the areas of faith, social justice, social *service* and Catholic education.
• U.S. Catholic leaders call for compassion and dignity for migrant 'caravan' - America Magazine
  U.S. Catholic leaders call for compassion and dignity for migrant 'caravan'  America MagazineAs U.S. Catholic leaders urged compassion and a solution to a possible collision over migration at the border that respects human dignity, Pentagon officials ...
• San Quentin's chaplain: California's death penalty moratorium has given us hope - America Magazine
  San Quentin's chaplain: California's death penalty moratorium has given us hope  America MagazineEverything about the death penalty system seemed to be designed to deny hope.
• D.C. bishop to Congress: Pass a permanent solution for Dreamers and T.P.S. recipients - America Magazine
  D.C. bishop to Congress: Pass a permanent solution for Dreamers and T.P.S. recipients  America MagazineA compromise to protect Dreamers and T.P.S. recipients “must not be achieved at the expense of other immigrant children and families,” said Bishop Mario ...
• Medicare for All education event to be held in Viroqua - Swnews4u
  Medicare for All education event to be held in Viroqua  Swnews4uVIROQUA - An educational 'Medicare for All' event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 120 N. Rusk Ave., Viroqua.
• 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 ...
• Pope Francis authorizes the organization of pilgrimages to Medjugorje - America Magazine
  Pope Francis authorizes the organization of pilgrimages to Medjugorje  America MagazinePope Francis has authorized the organization of pilgrimages to the Marian shrine of Medjugorje, the Vatican announced today.
• The big money behind March Madness - America Magazine
  The big money behind March Madness  America MagazineWatching “March Madness,” the N.C.A.A. annual college basketball tournament, has become a tradition for many Catholics, thanks in part to the regular ...
• The Catholic past of Hercule Poirot - America Magazine
  The Catholic past of Hercule Poirot  America MagazineThere is a mystery at the heart of the new “The ABC Murders.” And not just the one about serial killers in merry old Depression-era England. Who, exactly, was ...
• Pope Francis' big reforms to the Roman Curia are finally coming - America Magazine
  Pope Francis' big reforms to the Roman Curia are finally coming  America MagazineThis week on “Inside the Vatican,” we talk through some big reforms Pope Francis has planned for the Roman Curia.
• 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 ...
• Poland vows firm penalties for sex abuse amid church crisis - America Magazine
  Poland vows firm penalties for sex abuse amid church crisis  America MagazineA new documentary called "Tell No One" on the sexual abuse crisis, has shaken the Catholic Church in Poland to its core. The government vows tougher ...
• How many members of the new Congress are Catholic? - America Magazine
  How many members of the new Congress are Catholic?  America MagazineHours before being sworn in, many senators and representatives of the 116th Congress gathered inside St. Peter's Catholic Church, just steps from the U.S. ...
• Cardinal DiNardo, USCCB president, 'resting comfortably' after suffering mild stroke - America Magazine
  Cardinal DiNardo, USCCB president, 'resting comfortably' after suffering mild stroke  America MagazineIt is expected that Cardinal DiNardo will remain hospitalized for several days.
• How are bishops being held accountable for abuse and cover up? - America Magazine
  How are bishops being held accountable for abuse and cover up?  America MagazineThis week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I update you on Australian Cardinal George Pell and several other high-profile cases of abuse. We'll also talk about ...
• Initial reaction to refugee ban ranges from concern to opposition - Catholic News Service
  Initial reaction to refugee ban ranges from concern to opposition  Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Within hours of President Donald Trump's new executive order March 6 banning arrivals from six majority-Muslim nations, Catholic and ...
• The editors on Marian Anderson's exclusion from Constitution Hall - America Magazine
  The editors on Marian Anderson's exclusion from Constitution Hall  America MagazineIn 1939, the editors spoke out against the Daughters of the American Revolution when the group tried to prevent Marian Anderson from performing in ...
• 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 ...
• Theologians press US bishops to declare racism 'intrinsic evil' - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  Theologians press US bishops to declare racism 'intrinsic evil'  Crux: Covering all things CatholicWith new urgency surrounding the issue in light of the tensions that erupted in the Dallas shootings, theologians and pastoral leaders are calling on the U.S. ...
• New Mexico archbishop again denounces 'Santa Muerte' - America Magazine
  New Mexico archbishop again denounces 'Santa Muerte'  America MagazineA New Mexico archbishop is renewing his call for Catholics to stop worshipping the skeleton folk saint known as La Santa Muerte, or "Our Lady of Holy Death," ...
• A new production tells the story of Father Tolton, the slave who became a priest - America Magazine
  A new production tells the story of Father Tolton, the slave who became a priest  America MagazineTwo years ago, the actor Jim Coleman had never heard of the Rev. Augustus Tolton, who is believed to be the first African-American Catholic ordained a priest.
• The era of the parochial school is over. Meet the Catholic educators searching for what's next. - America Magazine
  The era of the parochial school is over. Meet the Catholic educators searching for what's next.  America MagazineAbigail Akano was not sure she wanted to be principal. For 10 years she had been a teacher, then assistant principal at Sacred Heart, a pre-K through eighth ...
• 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 ...
• The Editors: The Vatican's sex abuse summit is a time for decisive action - America Magazine
  The Editors: The Vatican's sex abuse summit is a time for decisive action  America MagazineHopes are high (perhaps too high) that the summit will bring about significant and lasting change.
• Caravan migrants join long queue of asylum seekers in Tijuana - America Magazine
  Caravan migrants join long queue of asylum seekers in Tijuana  America MagazineMembers of the Central American caravan will likely have to wait months to have their asylum cases heard, according to the Rev. Pat Murphy, a Scalabrini priest ...
• Bringing Jesus' peace to the secular world - National Catholic Reporter
  Bringing Jesus' peace to the secular world  National Catholic ReporterMaking a Difference: The secular world's view of peace is often referred to as "peace through strength" -- military strength.
• What happens when a Catholic priest fathers a child? A Vatican cardinal answers - America Magazine
  What happens when a Catholic priest fathers a child? A Vatican cardinal answers  America MagazineVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When the Vatican Congregation for Clergy developed guidelines a decade ago for handling cases of priests who father children, the ...
• As immigration denial rates increase, asylum seekers face setback at U.S. border - America Magazine
  As immigration denial rates increase, asylum seekers face setback at U.S. border  America MagazineIn the fiscal year of 2018, U.S. immigration judges denied asylum in 65 percent of cases.
• Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Lent is a time for spiritual renewal - America Magazine
  Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Lent is a time for spiritual renewal  America MagazineHow has your Lent been going? Lent and Advent are two times of the year when Catholics really try to rev up their spiritual lives. And often we can get down on ...
• Pope Francis meets with South Sudan president, encourages peace process in the country - America Magazine
  Pope Francis meets with South Sudan president, encourages peace process in the country  America MagazineWhen Pope Francis received South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit in the Vatican today, March 16, they talked about the implementation of the peace ...
• Why good things happen to bad people - America Magazine
  Why good things happen to bad people  America MagazineCatechists, preachers and others who regularly share the word of God know that certain passages of the Gospels can cause significant consternation. The first ...
• Pope Francis ends visit to Bulgaria, urging its religious leaders to work for peace - America Magazine
  Pope Francis ends visit to Bulgaria, urging its religious leaders to work for peace  America MagazineOn his last day in Bulgaria, Pope Francis made a heartfelt appeal to the country's political, religious and cultural leaders to work with determination for peace at ...
• Explainer: Former Cardinal McCarrick faces laicization. What does that mean? - America Magazine
  Explainer: Former Cardinal McCarrick faces laicization. What does that mean?  America MagazineA sentence of laicization—sometimes referred to colloquially as defrocking—would complete a stunning fall from grace for the former cardinal.
• Like a mother, the Lord worries when we go astray (and will let us know) - America Magazine
  Like a mother, the Lord worries when we go astray (and will let us know)  America MagazineWhen we do wrong, our Lord can be as relentless as any mother.