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• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• Peace activists' prayer service marks Nagasaki, Hiroshima anniversary | Catholic News & Multimedia | Diocese of Rochester - Catholic Courier
  Peace activists' prayer service marks Nagasaki, Hiroshima anniversary | Catholic News & Multimedia | Diocese of Rochester  Catholic CourierWASHINGTON (CNS) -- About 30 people from various Catholic organizations came together outside the White House for a prayer *service* of repentance Aug.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 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 ...
• ‘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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 gather in Philadelphia and Indianapolis to pray for healing - National Catholic Reporter
  Catholics gather in Philadelphia and Indianapolis to pray for healing  National Catholic ReporterSeveral hundred participants gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul Sept. 14 for a prayer vigil organized by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in ...
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.comRay Kelly of No Boundaries Coalition of Central West Baltimore exchanges the sign of peace during Mass in 2016 at St. Peter Claver Church and St. Pius V ...
• 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 ...
• 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.”
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Irish pastoral worker tweets Laudato Si' to Trump, line by line - National Catholic Reporter
  Irish pastoral worker tweets Laudato Si' to Trump, line by line  National Catholic ReporterAt the conclusion of their much-anticipated Vatican meeting last year, Pope Francis presented President Donald Trump with a variety of gifts, among them his ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• Vatican calls on Catholics and Buddhists to work together to promote nonviolence - National Catholic Reporter
  Vatican calls on Catholics and Buddhists to work together to promote nonviolence  National Catholic ReporterVatican City — The Vatican has called on Catholics and Buddhists to work together to teach wider society the value of a nonviolent lifestyle, saying in a letter for ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 'Wonder Woman' rises above darker superhero films, but not violence itself - National Catholic Reporter
  'Wonder Woman' rises above darker superhero films, but not violence itself  National Catholic ReporterEditor's note: This post contains spoilers. "Wonder Woman" delivers a true rarity in the world of blockbusters: an inspiring story without vulgarities, objectifying ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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. Makes no mention of abortion in Sunday tweet. You are not signed in as a Premium user; we rely ...
• Charity is at the heart of the church, pope tells Vincentians - National Catholic Reporter
  Charity is at the heart of the church, pope tells Vincentians  National Catholic ReporterSt. Vincent de Paul's zeal for helping the poor was the instrument God used to bring about a "burst of generosity in the church," Pope Francis said. The "small ...
• Vatican conference urges church to abandon just war theory - National Catholic Reporter
  Vatican conference urges church to abandon just war theory  National Catholic ReporterMaking a Difference: A monumental conference held in Rome sought to deepen the church's commitment to nonviolence, a very personal subject for me.
• No major US religious groups approve refusing service to gays - National Catholic Reporter
  No major US religious groups approve refusing service to gays  National Catholic ReporterIn no U.S. religious group does a majority think it's acceptable for businesspeople to invoke their religious beliefs to refuse *service* to gays.
• 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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. ...
• 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, ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• Remembering a peacemaker: Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen - U.S. Catholic magazine
  Remembering a peacemaker: Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen  U.S. Catholic magazineGuest blog post by John Zokovitch This past summer, Pax Christi USA honored one of its own, Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen, as the 2009 recipient of the Teacher ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• Review: 'The Long Road Home' brings back Iraq War memories - National Catholic Reporter
  Review: 'The Long Road Home' brings back Iraq War memories  National Catholic ReporterE.J. Bonilla as Lt. Shane Aguero and Katie Paxton as Amber Aguero on the set of "The Long Road Home" at U.S. Military post, Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas ...
• 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 ...
• 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 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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."
• 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: 2000 Gather at the 20th Annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice - Ignatian Solidarity Network
  Rowing Into the Deep: 2000 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• If I were to have a conversation with Cornel West - National Catholic Reporter
  If I were to have a conversation with Cornel West  National Catholic ReporterYoung Voices: If I just had a moment to sit with Cornel West, could I even challenge him or be a decent conversation partner?
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• Why Presbyterian Elites Turned Left - American Thinker
  Why Presbyterian Elites Turned Left  American ThinkerLeaders of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have joined ranks with the radical left in recent years. They vilify Israel, apologize for Islamic terrorists, and cheer on the ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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.
• Jan. 16 Updates on the Gun Violence Debate - New York Times
  Jan. 16 Updates on the Gun Violence Debate  New York TimesThe Lede is following the debate on gun violence in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn., with reports from our correspondents and from around the ...
• Lighting more than Advent candles - U.S. Catholic magazine
  Lighting more than Advent candles  U.S. Catholic magazineQuiet evenings in Advent lead one family to peace.
• 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 ...
• 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…