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Can Francis keep Latinos in the Church?
Francis will arrive in the U.S. on Sept. 22, carrying the hopes of many for what he might do for American Catholicism. But few of these goals have as much urgency for church leaders as affirming the...
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U. S. Church under financial strain
When Pope Francis makes his first visit to the United States this month he will face a national Catholic Church whose finances are staggering under a shrinking membership and huge payouts to sex-abuse...
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Vatican computer system under attack
The Vatican is under attack from an invisible, ubiquitous enemy. It works through deceit, distraction and derision. Yet the adversary here is not Satan, but cyber-attackers: a mix of hostile...
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Pope to visit Africa
The Vatican officially announced yesterday that Pope Francis will travel to Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African Republic in November, a plan informally revealed by the Pope himself this summer. The...
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Bishops fear administration preparing assisted suicide
A federal proposal focusing on health care counseling for end-of-life decision making needs further additions, including strong exclusions of assisted suicide, representatives of the U.S. bishops have...
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US Church ready to help Syrian refugees
The American Catholic Church “stands ready to help” in efforts to assist refugees fleeing war-torn countries in the Middle East, said Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, the president of the US Conference of...
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Pope to religious: accept refugees or pay
Pope Francis has called himself a “son of immigrants” and confirmed the point by issuing a blunt warning to any religious orders in Europe that spurn his recent call to open their doors to refugees...
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Cuba detains Catholic dissidents
Cuban police detained about 50 people when a predominantly Roman Catholic dissident group led a march in Havana on Sunday, less than a week before Pope Francis visits. Such detentions have become...
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Francis steps into the Cuban cauldron
The Holy Father helped broker the diplomatic opening between America and Cuba, but convincing Cuba’s elite to open themselves to the Gospel message will probably be the Holy Father’s hardest task. The...
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The 10th PP video
The Center for Medical Progress has released another video showing Planned Parenthood officials worrying about media and legal troubles if their organ-trafficking scheme were revealed. The post The...
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