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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 ...
• Global Fragility And Violence Reduction Act Passes House - TexasGOPVote
  Global Fragility And Violence Reduction Act Passes House  TexasGOPVoteAround the globe today, nations plagued by conflict and violence pose serious challenges for our interests abroad and security at home.
• 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 ...
• Morning Briefing - National Catholic Reporter
  Morning Briefing  National Catholic ReporterIn what's being called President Trump's “Watergate moment,” his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, implicated the president in a federal crime, and his ...
• 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.
• Healing the Racial Divide: Building the Beloved Community - Qcity metro
  Healing the Racial Divide: Building the Beloved Community  Qcity metroThe Black Culture Commission of. Our Lady of Consolation Parish Presents Healing the Racial Divide: Building the Beloved Community Facilitated by
• Justice Action Bulletin: Gun violence protest shuts down Chicago highway - National Catholic Reporter
  Justice Action Bulletin: Gun violence protest shuts down Chicago highway  National Catholic ReporterEditor's note: Welcome to NCR's Justice Action Bulletin, where every Tuesday we bring you the latest news on active nonviolence in the *service* of peace and ...
• 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 ...
• ‘Catholics for Dreamers’ Arrested While Protesting at Capitol - National Review
  ‘Catholics for Dreamers’ Arrested While Protesting at Capitol  National Review“Catholics for Dreamers” were arrested in the Capitol for civil disobedience as they called on Congress to find a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants brought ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• At Vatican summit, millennial Catholics have no vote but do have a voice - National Catholic Reporter
  At Vatican summit, millennial Catholics have no vote but do have a voice  National Catholic ReporterThe more than 30 young adults taking part in a global meeting of Catholic leaders to discuss how to engage today's youth have been dismissed by critics of the ...
• Pax Christi member finds seeds of transformation in the church - National Catholic Reporter
  Pax Christi member finds seeds of transformation in the church  National Catholic ReporterAmong my favorite Pax Christi memories is one of Nancy Small leading a few hundred of us in a prayerful protest against the first war in Iraq from the steps of ...
• For some, sitting back in the face of violence just won't do - CatholicPhilly.com
  For some, sitting back in the face of violence just won't do  CatholicPhilly.comBy Dennis Sadowski • Catholic News *Service* • Posted March 6, 2018. WASHINGTON (CNS) — The sound of gunfire can be heard at almost any time on any ...
• 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.”
• Faith Communities Urge Geneva Conference to Pave the Path to a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World - IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters
  Faith Communities Urge Geneva Conference to Pave the Path to a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World  IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That MattersGENEVA (IDN) – Diverse faith-based organizations and individuals are appealing to States gathered at the UN in Geneva to spare the world a nuclear ...
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Pope Francis on Pacem in Terris | ICN - Independent Catholic News
  Pope Francis on Pacem in Terris | ICN  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 ...
• National Catholic Network Gathers for 20th Annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  National Catholic Network Gathers for 20th Annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice  Ignatian Solidarity NetworkFor two decades, the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice has formed leaders for justice—this year with a primary focus on racism and immigration.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 women tell candidates: 'Family values' not just a buzzword - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholic women tell candidates: 'Family values' not just a buzzword  National Catholic ReporterPoliticians who speak of family values would do well to understand all that term entails, says a letter from 44 lay and religious Catholic women.
• 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 ...
• This teacher pushes students across cultures and boundaries - National Catholic Reporter
  This teacher pushes students across cultures and boundaries  National Catholic ReporterJacqueline Jill-Rito Italian teacher and professor. Lives in: Hicksville, Long Island. Sr. Camille: Where do you live and what school claims you as one of its ...
• Become what you play: South Sudanese man creates games for peace - National Catholic Reporter
  Become what you play: South Sudanese man creates games for peace  National Catholic ReporterIf the last thing you think about when somebody mentions "gaming" is "peace," then you don't know Lual Mayen. The South Sudanese software engineer turned ...
• Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons opens for signature - National Catholic Reporter
  Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons opens for signature  National Catholic ReporterThe book of signatures at the signing ceremony for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is seen at the United Nations in New York City Sept. 20.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Thomas Gumbleton - National Catholic Reporter
  Thomas Gumbleton  National Catholic ReporterA longtime national and international activist in the peace movement, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton is a founding member of Pax Christi USA and an outspoken ...
• Who's showing whose true colors? - National Catholic Reporter
  Who's showing whose true colors?  National Catholic ReporterJust Catholic: Unlike other seagoing ships, pirates only showed their true colors when close enough to attack. Remind you of the cardinals against Amoris ...
• 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, ...
• Pope commemorates life of beloved Italian bishop who served poor - Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  Pope commemorates life of beloved Italian bishop who served poor  Crux: Covering all things CatholicThe Church needs courageous men and women like Italian Bishop Antonio Bello of Molfetta, who imitated Jesus' closeness to the poor and the downtrodden, ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 2016: The year racism and fear make a comeback - National Catholic Reporter
  2016: The year racism and fear make a comeback  National Catholic Reporter2016: No one imagined then that frustrations about race and racism in the United States, which began with the police shootings, were about to get worse in the ...
• 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 ...
• No date yet for Blessed Romero canonization, archbishop says - National Catholic Reporter
  No date yet for Blessed Romero canonization, archbishop says  National Catholic Reporter"I must say, in all sincerity, that there is no date. And we understand it well because it involves a process," said Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas.
• 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 ...
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. ...
• Catholic leaders push immigration as pro-life issue - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholic leaders push immigration as pro-life issue  National Catholic ReporterA statement challenging pro-life Catholic members of the House of Representatives to view immigration reform as a pro-life issue was released Tuesday.
• 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.
• 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 ...
• Drought causes extreme hunger in Madagascar - National Catholic Reporter
  Drought causes extreme hunger in Madagascar  National Catholic ReporterHunger levels are so severe in drought-ridden southern Madagascar that many people in remote villages have eaten almost nothing but cactus fruit for up to four ...
• Military archdiocese collection muddies nonviolence message, detractors say - National Catholic Reporter
  Military archdiocese collection muddies nonviolence message, detractors say  National Catholic ReporterThose who advocate for a church of peace and nonviolence are boycotting this weekend's special collection for the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.
• 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 ...
• Methodist General Conference has lessons for Christianity's other branches - National Catholic Reporter
  Methodist General Conference has lessons for Christianity's other branches  National Catholic ReporterA small c catholic: The recent General Conference shows what it might mean for how both Catholics and Protestants bring about change, specifically regarding ...
• 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 ...
• Survey takes pulse of campus ministers, students with eye to betterment - National Catholic Reporter
  Survey takes pulse of campus ministers, students with eye to betterment  National Catholic ReporterA survey of more than 4000 Catholic campus ministers and students at U.S. colleges, commissioned by the U.S. bishops' Secretariat of Catholic Education, ...
• Bishop at forefront of initiative says racism demands churchs attention - Catholic News Service
  Bishop at forefront of initiative says racism demands churchs attention  Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) -- By creating a committee to deal with racism, the country's Catholic bishops are standing up for the American value of equality and for a ...
• Newsline for March 23, 2018 - Church of the Brethren Newsline
  Newsline for March 23, 2018  Church of the Brethren NewslineNEWS 1) Leadership Team issues call to Christ-like discourse 2) Denominational ministries experience positive financial results in 2017 3) Office of ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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."
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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.
• Making bad situations worse in the Middle East - National Catholic Reporter
  Making bad situations worse in the Middle East  National Catholic ReporterMaking a Difference: The heart-wrenching tragedies throughout the Middle East are not the United States' fault; that is, at least not entirely.
• Christ and Culture: Behind the debate about 'public theology' - America Magazine
  Christ and Culture: Behind the debate about 'public theology'  America MagazineAmerica readers may be unfamiliar with “public theology,” but they are well acquainted with its work. The culture wars are expressions of public theology. Church ...
• 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 ...
• Ruben Garcia sought his mission in life. He found it helping the 'poorest of the poor' - Christian Science Monitor
  Ruben Garcia sought his mission in life. He found it helping the 'poorest of the poor'  Christian Science MonitorRuben Garcia founded Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas, which aids immigrants fleeing violence in Mexico and Central America.
• Rowing Into the Deep: 2,000 Gather at the 20th Annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  Rowing Into the Deep: 2,000 Gather at the 20th Annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice  Ignatian Solidarity NetworkFrom November 4-6 in Washington, D.C., the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice built upon a network for justice, equipping attendees to “row into the deep.
• Group of Bishops Using Influence to Oppose Kerry - New York Times
  Group of Bishops Using Influence to Oppose Kerry  New York TimesDENVER, Oct. 9 - For Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, the highest-ranking Roman Catholic prelate in Colorado, there is only one way for a faithful Catholic to vote ...
• Catholics continue to press Trump on climate change - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholics continue to press Trump on climate change  National Catholic ReporterEco Catholic: Two letters from 100-plus Catholic leaders urged the Trump administration to continue the Clean Power Plan and U.S. involvement in the Paris ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• OBS Annual Report 2013: Violations of the right of NGOs to funding - from harassment to criminalisation - FIDH
  OBS Annual Report 2013: Violations of the right of NGOs to funding - from harassment to criminalisation  FIDHPublication of the Annual Report 2013 of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. EMBARGO until February 28, 2013, 12.01 am GMT ...
• East Oakland barber offers clients more than trims: hope, inspiration and challenge - East Bay Times
  East Oakland barber offers clients more than trims: hope, inspiration and challenge  East Bay TimesOAKLAND — When you listen to Tyrone Burns, 46, owner of “Pull Up Your Pants Barbershop” on 82nd and Hillside avenues in East Oakland, you hear the ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 51 Christian faith leaders urge Congress to vote for Iran Deal - Mondoweiss
  51 Christian faith leaders urge Congress to vote for Iran Deal  Mondoweiss51 Christian leaders representing dozens of denominations and Christian organizations sent a letter to Congress today, urging lawmakers to vote in favor of the ...
• 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.
• Joint letter to the Attorney General Lynch calling for end to illegal entry/reentry prosecutions at the border - Human Rights Watch
  Joint letter to the Attorney General Lynch calling for end to illegal entry/reentry prosecutions at the border  Human Rights WatchJuly 28, 2015. Attorney General Loretta Lynch U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530-0001. Re: Prosecutions for ...
• In letter to John Kerry, 19 reps stand up for Palestinian children behind bars - Mondoweiss
  In letter to John Kerry, 19 reps stand up for Palestinian children behind bars  MondoweissIn arguably the strongest signal Congress has ever sent in support for Palestinian human rights, 19 members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State ...
• Faculty Experts Available to Discuss Pope�s First US Visit - Loyola University New Orleans - Loyola University New Orleans
  Faculty Experts Available to Discuss Pope�s First US Visit - Loyola University New Orleans  Loyola University New OrleansScholars can discuss Pope Francis' addresses to Congress and the U.N., environmental encyclical, Society of Jesus, economic impact on the region, human ...
• 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 ...
• Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good:Â A Religious and Political Trojan Horse Organization - Pewsitter
  Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good:Â A Religious and Political Trojan Horse Organization  PewsitterPewsitter.com is a Catholic news website that relies upon user generated *content* and traditional media sources. The site features audio, video and print news ...
• Occupy Hawaii Island Protesters Gather Near Pelosi's Vacation Resort - Hawaii Reporter
  Occupy Hawaii Island Protesters Gather Near Pelosi's Vacation Resort  Hawaii ReporterHawaii Island's Occupy Wall Street movement held a protest on December 31, 2011, against the “1 percent” of America's wealthy, including affluent residents ...
• Gun control activists see post-Newtown progress - National Catholic Reporter
  Gun control activists see post-Newtown progress  National Catholic ReporterA year after the shooting in Newtown, Conn., federal action to control gun violence has stalled, but advances have been made at the state level.
• Extremely Disappointed: Catholic Voices on Immigration Ruling - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  Extremely Disappointed: Catholic Voices 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 ...
• A list of faith groups opposing Trump’s new Muslim ban - ThinkProgress
  A list of faith groups opposing Trump’s new Muslim ban  ThinkProgressPresident Donald Trump signed his second attempt at a Muslim ban on Monday, altering parts of the original executive order but maintaining most of its core ...
• Local priest celebrates 50th anniversary of his ordination - Santa Fe New Mexican.com
  Local priest celebrates 50th anniversary of his ordination  Santa Fe New Mexican.comThe Mass celebrating his 50th anniversary as a priest had come to an end. The Rev. Earl Rohleder raises both of his arms in a final blessing. “Peace to the.
• 9 Things Parents Do Every Day That Perpetuate Racism - Romper
  9 Things Parents Do Every Day That Perpetuate Racism  RomperAs parents, we try to do the best we can to educate our children on important topics. Matters of race are as important as ever these days, and especially as we ...
• From Irishness of New York sprung a remarkable concentration of grief - Irish Times
  From Irishness of New York sprung a remarkable concentration of grief  Irish TimesEXPATRIATES' LOSS: Between the dead in the collapsed towers and those trying to rescue them, Irish-America was impacted like…
• Four Lessons for Teaching Justice: Education for justice requires freeing the imagination and stimulating inventiveness. - America Magazine (subscription)
  Four Lessons for Teaching Justice: Education for justice requires freeing the imagination and stimulating inventiveness.  America Magazine (subscription)Though it has been nearly 20 years since I was a classroom teacher at the University of Notre Dame, I still believe in the engagement of the teacher with the ...