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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

November 21, 2025
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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Author, former Marine, ponders how faith tempers horror, violence

October 4, 2022
In interviews with CNS over the past several months, Phil Klay talked extensively about how his Catholic faith has influenced his writing.
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German bishops outraged by Cardinal Koch’s Nazi comparison

October 3, 2022
The president of the German bishops' conference demanded an apology from a Swiss cardinal at the Vatican over comments that brought up Germany's Nazi past.
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Hurricane Ian leaves catastrophe in Florida, millions without power

September 30, 2022
It’s too early to tell the extent of the damage in the Catholic dioceses of Venice and St. Petersburg in Florida following a direct hit Sept. 28 by Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful hurricanes the state has seen.
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Catholic sisters, organizations call efforts to suppress voting a ‘sin’

September 29, 2022
Organizations led by women religious in the U.S., as well as other Catholic institutions, denounced those who threaten democracy and efforts that make it difficult for some U.S. citizens to vote.
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Florida bishop invites prayers for God’s protection from Hurricane Ian

September 28, 2022
As the Tampa Bay area on Florida's west coast prepared for what was expected to be a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg invited all in the diocese to pray to God "for the ...
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Irish missionary priest says Pakistan flooding still critical

September 27, 2022
An Irish missionary priest in Pakistan said the “sheer scale” of the flooding disaster is “hard to comprehend” and “the misery of people, camped on the side of the road with their meager belongings, is heart-breaking to see.”
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