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Longtime peace educator Marie Dennis is Pax Christi USA’s Teacher of Peace
For more than 50 years, Marie Dennis has been asking herself as a white middle-class woman who once worked for the U.S. Navy how she could respond as a Catholic to the cries for justice of people around the world.
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24 members of Congress write Biden about Jesuit murders, Mexico violence
U.S. members of Congress have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to "work closely with the Mexican government to sure there is full accountability for the murders" of two Jesuits in their parish and a tour guide ...
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New Detroit auxiliary to refrain from public ministry as claim investigated
Archbishop Paul F. Russell, Detroit's newest auxiliary bishop, will refrain from public ministry following an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor dating to his time as a priest in the Archdiocese of Boston more than 30 years ago.
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In Lebanon, young adults renovate homes to help poor, build friendships
For the poor in Lebanon whose lives are clouded in misery, even a fresh coat of paint can brighten bleak living conditions.
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Pastor of St. Peter’s Basilica: Friar helps tourists become pilgrims
In his small office next to the world’s largest Catholic Church, Conventual Franciscan Father Agnello Stoia spoke about the unique joys and challenges of being the pastor of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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For first time since pandemic, pilgrims hike Ireland’s holiest mountain
Thousands of pilgrims hiked up Ireland's holiest mountain for the annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage, held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The pilgrimage traditionally is held the last Sunday of July, but it was postponed in 2020 ...
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Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’