Archive for October 3, 2016

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By Matt Hadro

A tale of two Catholic candidates – looking at the 2016 vice president picks

Although both major 2016 vice presidential nominees were raised Catholic and still profess to be Christians, their public policy records... Read more

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By Matt Hadro

Archbishop to public officials: Rely on the Holy Spirit

Amidst the current environment of “political polarization,” one archbishop exhorted public officials on Sunday not to be discouraged, but to... Read more

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By Andrea Gagliarducci

Georgian Catholics started from zero. What's next after the papal visit.

The tiny community of the Catholic Church in Georgia was barely surviving just decades ago. Now it has an opportunity... Read more

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Vermont law blasted for pushing doctors to discuss 'benefits' of suicide

A medical ethics group and a Christian doctors’ group have challenged Vermont regulators who say that doctors must tell patients... Read more

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Vandal destroys statues in four Roman churches

Italian police have arrested a 39-year-old Ghanaian man who entered several historic churches in central Rome Sept. 30 and Oct.... Read more

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Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds

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Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include ‘gender identity’

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Catechist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa

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FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania

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