Pope has a chance to bond with natural Muslim ally
- September 26, 2016
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Fans remember Marlins pitcher with parade, prayers at Cuban shrine
- Tom Tracy
- September 29, 2016
Fans remembered Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez on Wednesday, who died in a recent boating accident, in part with a stop at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity near Miami’s Biscayne Bay and not far from the incident.
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'Moved by Mercy' is theme of bishops' Respect Life program
- Catholic News Service
- September 29, 2016
Each year, October is designated as Respect Life Month by the U.S. bishops, and this year’s theme is “Moved by Mercy.” It draws on a quote from Pope Francis when he called for the Jubilee Year of Mercy: “We are called to show mercy because mercy has been shown to us.”
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Trump, Clinton to trade jokes instead of barbs at Al Smith Dinner
- David Gibson
- September 29, 2016
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has defended hosting both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at the annual Al Smith Dinner, saying, “if I only sat down with people who agreed with me, and I with them, or with those who were saints, I’d be taking all my meals alone.”
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Mexico emerges as most dangerous place in the world to be a priest
- David Ramos
- September 29, 2016
With 15 priests killed in the last four years, including three in just the last few days, Mexico has become the most dangerous country to exercise priestly ministry in the entire world, according to Father Hugo Valdemar, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City.
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Lawmaker vows to push stronger bill on abuse-related lawsuits
- Associated Press
- September 29, 2016
A Pennsylvania lawmaker who says he was sexually abused as a child by a Catholic priest says he’ll continue fighting for the state to lift its statute of limitations for abuse-related lawsuits, despite the measure’s rejection in the Senate as Pennsylvania’s session winds down.
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L.A. priest the last hope for scores of Syrian refugees
- Casey McCorry- Angelus News
- September 29, 2016
Seventeen years ago, Father David Bedrossian had to flee Syria, leaving his home, his brothers and sisters and his parishioners. Since leaving, six of his family members were killed and his beloved church was ransacked. He now works at a parish in Los Angeles, where he welcomes refugees escaping the country he left behind.
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Pope says legacy of Shimon Peres should drive push for peace
- Hannah Brockhaus
- September 29, 2016
Upon learning of the death of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, Pope Francis sent a telegram saying, “I hope that his memory and many years of service will inspire us all to work with ever greater urgency for peace and reconciliation between peoples.”
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From homeless to meeting the Pope – a story of inspiration
- Hannah Brockhaus
- September 28, 2016
On Sept. 7, in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis stopped to speak with two women from the U.S. after giving his usual Wednesday General Audience, one of whom is homeless and the other runs pilgrimages for homeless people to visit the Eternal City.
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On contraception mandates, polls pivot on question being asked
- September 28, 2016
A new poll by the Pew Research Center finds that two-thirds of Americans believe employers should be required to cover birth control, conflicting with a Marist poll showing that a majority say the government is being unfair to the Little Sisters of the Poor — showing it’s all about the question being asked.
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Children in Syria to send drawings to Pope in a plea for peace
- September 27, 2016
Syrian Muslim and Christian children from the city of Aleppo will come together on Oct. 6 to pray for an end of the dirty war that has torn the country apart. They will also produce a statement to be sent to the world’s major powers, appealing for an end to the massacres that have seen hundreds killed in the last week alone.
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Pope Francis condemns bombing of Aleppo in Syria
- Associated Press, Vatican
- September 28, 2016
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From homeless to meeting the Pope – a story of inspiration
- September 28, 2016
On Sept. 7, in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis stopped to speak with two women from the U.S. after giving his usual Wednesday General Audience, one of whom is homeless and the other runs pilgrimages for homeless people to visit the Eternal City.
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Pope says legacy of Shimon Peres should drive push for peace
- September 29, 2016
Pope Francis condemns bombing of Aleppo in Syria
- September 28, 2016
Prayer beats pills when times are tough, pope says
- September 27, 2016
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A Catholic take on the Trump v. Clinton ‘Great Debate’
- September 27, 2016
The most depressing thing about Monday’s Jerry Springer-esque showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was that neither candidate gave any indication that they have ever studied, or even reflected, on the implications of Christian values for their policy choices.
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Fans remember Marlins pitcher with parade, prayers at Cuban shrine
- September 29, 2016
‘Moved by Mercy’ is theme of bishops’ Respect Life program
- September 29, 2016
Trump, Clinton to trade jokes instead of barbs at Al Smith Dinner
- September 29, 2016
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Mexico emerges as most dangerous place in the world to be a priest
- September 29, 2016
With 15 priests killed in the last four years, including three in just the last few days, Mexico has become the most dangerous country to exercise priestly ministry in the entire world, according to Father Hugo Valdemar, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City.
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L.A. priest the last hope for scores of Syrian refugees
- September 29, 2016
Children in Syria to send drawings to Pope in a plea for peace
- September 27, 2016
Catholic charity to sell Pope Francis’s cars used in Poland
- September 27, 2016
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Pope has one word for Hispanic ministry in the US: ‘Adelante!’
- September 27, 2016
San Antonio’s Mexican-born Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller is in Rome to brief Pope Francis on a project for Hispanic ministry in the U.S. and he’s got a prescription for Americans weary of the political crossfire of an election campaign: “Pain pills and sleeping pills!”
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Los Angeles archbishop sees ‘Latino moment’ in America
- September 25, 2016
Secular pro-lifer warns the movement, ‘Lay off the God talk”
- September 24, 2016
Backer of Church ban says contraception hurts women most
- September 24, 2016
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- September 29, 2016
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- September 29, 2016
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