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Leaders of local Catholic Charities agencies from around the country traveled to Washington for a Nov. 18, 2025 summit organized by Catholic Charities USA, to share firsthand insights and experiences in serving those experiencing homelessness in their communities.

Catholic agencies strategize how to serve homeless amid major US policy change

The major change in federal policy on homelessness and its potential impact on the people Catholic Charities agencies serve was among the issues discussed at a summit of Catholic Charities' leaders and local politicians on Nov. 18.
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Catholic Charities agencies continue to help Florida’s hurricane victims

Lizvelle Rivera recalls vividly how Hurricane Ian passed over her home in Fort Myers. “It was really scary,” she said. “I heard crazy sounds. You hear every single shingle come off; every single tree come down.”
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Nigerian teen held by Boko Haram: ‘I don’t think I am able to forgive’

As Maryamu Joseph, a 16-year-old victim of Boko Haram violence, recovers from trauma after years of captivity, she finds it hard to forgive the men who abducted her.
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Missouri bishop offers prayers after deadly school shooting

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, asked for prayers after three people died following an Oct. 24 shooting at a high school in St. Louis.
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Ukraine dominates interreligious prayer for peace meeting

The international community must work for peace, and believers of all faiths must pray for it, but pressuring Ukraine to make peace with Russia would be to "consecrate the law of the strongest," French President Emmanuel Macron told religious leaders ...
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Perceptions of migrants are in the political crosshairs ahead of midterms

The political ads began appearing in early October, strategically aired a month before the November midterm elections that will determine which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Vatican movie ‘night’: Popcorn, beer, rosaries and Russell Crowe

As soon as the lights dimmed for the start of the show in the tiny Vatican movie theater, the crack of beer cans being opened joined the quieter crunch of popcorn.
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