New Florida Farmworker Law Called ‘Inhumane’
The legislation, signed in a closed door session, overturns local “living wage”...
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Guatemalan General Faces Charges for Role in Genocide
Retired General Manuel Benedicto Lucas García is on trial for his part in the massacre of...
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Bishop Seitz: Migrants Can Help Build US Future
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, addresses the challenges at the border and the changing realities of the United States.
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Faith-Based Organizations at the UN Promote Women Leaders
At a panel sponsored last month by Caritas Internationalis and the Permanent Observer of the Holy...
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Mexico’s Cartels Are Entering Politics, Church Warns
As elections approach, drug cartels are targetting and killing political candidates; 29 people...
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Rwanda Commemorates 1994 Genocide
The bishops of Rwanda expressed their closeness to genocide survivors as the country marks the...
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Advocates in El Paso March for Migrants’ Dignity
“Be Not Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity” expressed support for Annunciation House...
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Chicago Parish Unveils Statue of Christ Mourning Gun Victims
St. Sabina Catholic Church unveiled a statue of Jesus Christ commemorating Chicago’s victims of gun violence in preparation for Holy Week.
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‘We Are Not Alone, Abandoned or Afraid,’ Says Patriarch of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday
The Catholic community in Jerusalem, led by the courageous Latin patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ushers in Holy Week.
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South Sudan’s People Suffer a Heavy Burden
The Sudan and South Sudan bishops publish a letter warning that the Sudanese people are “on the brink of destitution.”
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Panama Suspends Medical Group Assisting Migrants
Church groups decry the Panama’s ban on Doctors Without Borders, a medical organization that provides health care to migrants.
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To End Human Trafficking, Educating Migrants Is Essential, Say Advocates
Leaders including Talitha Kum network’s international coordinator Maryknoll Sister Abby Avelino say that educating migrants is key so they don’t fall prey to traffickers.
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