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Mexican migrant workers pick blueberries during a harvest at a farm in Lake Wales, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2020. (OSV News photo/Marco Bello, Reuters)

Fatal bus crash in Florida a reminder of how farmworkers are largely forgotten

Victims of a fatal bus accident that claimed the lives of eight migrant farmworkers were remembered at a prayer vigil.
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Marking World Environment Day, pope says: Don’t look the other way

Building a healthier, better world depends on everyone, Pope Francis said in his message marking World Environment Day June 5.
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Priest-chaplain: ‘At this time, at this juncture, black lives matter’

As daily protests over the death of George Floyd while in the custody of a Minneapolis police officer have spilled over into some of the United States' largest cities and roiled the nation, a chaplain to several law enforcement agencies ...
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Officials welcome Catholic-Muslim document signed by pope

The declaration signed by Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar, during the pope’s trip to the United Arab Emirates “is a clarion call for robust dialogue that leads to peace,” said the Catholic chairman of ...
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Kobe Bryant relied on Catholic faith in tough times

As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a helicopter crash Jan. 26, many recalled how Bryant gave much credit to his Catholic faith for seeing him through ...
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Pope: Church’s preferential option for the poor is nonnegotiable

A missionary or church reality that is truly inspired by the Holy Spirit "manifests predilection for the poor and vulnerable as a sign and reflection of the Lord’s own preference for them," Pope Francis told the pontifical mission societies.
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Dozens gather virtually to sing psalms, hymns, songs

Notre Dame Preparatory High School's choir and alumni are bringing the world a little closer together, even when it remains far apart.
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