Following a conversation involving a border bishop and Catholic leaders, migrant advocates from around the U.S. got behind a July 18 pastoral letter issued by the bishop of the Diocese of El Paso calling for a stop to militarization along the border with Mexico and showing compassion for migrants.
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Opioid addiction, overdoses an epidemic, say public health officials
Over the past 18 years, the use of opioid drugs -- both legal and illicit -- has surged throughout the United States.
Health care prescription? Regroup, cooperate, Catholic health leaders say
After efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act collapsed late July 17 in the U.S. Senate, Catholic health care leaders said they hope Congress will work together, in small steps, to fix flaws in the current legislation.
Pro-life group welcomes court ruling to let U.S. doctor examine baby
The national director of Priests for Life in New York welcomed a London court's decision allowing a U.S. doctor to go to England to examine a 10-month-old terminally ill British infant at the center of a medical and ethical debate.
Holy Land Festival unites Muslims, Christians in hope for restored peace
Along the western banks of the Jordan River, the place of Christ's baptism and today known as Qasr al-Yahud, numerous churches and monasteries of different religions sit vacant and silenced due to the dangerous landmines that lie beneath them.
Laziness, vices prevent seeds of Gospel from taking root, pope says
God proposes -- not imposes -- his Gospel and offer of salvation, putting the responsibility of being open to and moved by his message on the listener, Pope Francis said.
Religious order welcomes gas pipeline opponents to pray at new ‘chapel’
As chapels go, the simple structure on property owned by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ congregation in Columbia, Pennsylvania, is not much.
Holy Land Franciscans build interreligious bridges with Buddhist camp
Some of the children seemed fascinated with the life-size scene of Jesus on the cross. Some of the youngest wondered what was happening, why did people look so sad, they asked looking at the scene of Calvary.
Former Vatican hospital officials indicted for illegal use of funds
Vatican magistrates have formally indicted two former officers of the Vatican's pediatric hospital on charges of illegally using funds to help finance the remodeling of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone's apartment.
Amid polarization, nation urged to reclaim civility through dialogue
Political polarization in America has recently peaked, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others.
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