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Bishops’ chair invites Vance to dialogue over church’s work with migrants
The U.S. bishops’ migration chair called recent comments by JD Vance about the church’s work with migrants “a mischaracterization” while speaking at an event in the nation’s capital Feb. 12.
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Report: Russia weaponizes orthodoxy to persecute, kill Christians in Ukraine
A new report calls for the Russian Federation to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism.
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Pope hospitalized for tests, bronchitis treatment
After suffering from bronchitis for more than a week and having obvious difficulty breathing, the 88-year-old Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 14.
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Pope adds feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata to universal calendar
Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a "beacon of hope" and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so that her "Optional Memorial shall be ...
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Pope to U.S.: Migration policies built on force, not truth, ‘will end badly’
Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to "narratives" that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and refugees.
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Caritas Internationalis calls U.S. foreign aid freeze ‘ruthless’
The "ruthless" and "callous" decision of the Trump administration to freeze U.S. humanitarian and development aid "threatens the lives and dignity of millions" of people around the world, said Caritas Internationalis.
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Coalition aims to have prison ministry in all US dioceses, get more laity involved
Those who accompany the incarcerated have said there is a lot to do in ministering to a population that has committed crimes and had to live with the consequences of those actions.