Archive for March 17, 2017

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Texas advances bill on transgender bathrooms, but fate unclear

The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would require people to use bathrooms based on the sex on their... Read more

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By Elise Harris

Confession must be a pastoral priority, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis told priests Friday to make confession a priority in their parishes, and, if they want to be good... Read more

Pope Francis goes to Confession during a penitential celebration at St. Peter's Basilica, March 28, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis goes to confession

At the end of his annual Lenten penitential service on Friday, Pope Francis was the first to go to the... Read more

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A year after genocide declaration, Knights donate nearly $2 million

Last year, in a nearly unprecedented event, the United States declared that Christians, Yezidis, Shi’a Muslims, and other religious and... Read more

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By Adelaide Mena

Catholic priests, religious face wave of violence in DR Congo

Following recent attempts at brokering peace between the government and political opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo... Read more