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UPDATE: Supreme Court sides with Trump administration to temporarily block full...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has moved to temporarily block full payments necessary to fund SNAP, a program providing food support to millions...
Security for Syria’s religious minorities is disastrous, say religious freedom advocates
AMMAN, Jordan -- Continued attacks on Christians and other minorities in Syria at the hands of Islamists, some affiliated with the new Syrian interim...
A pastoral reflection on voting rights and the call to justice...
Bishop Joseph N. Perry
In recent months, renewed attention has been given to the' Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- a landmark piece of legislation...
Ecumenical group of faith leaders in Seattle demand SNAP funds be...
SEATTLE -- "My friends, many worry that another Great Depression is on the horizon. I am here to tell you: For many in our...
Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre prays for comfort, peace, healing in Louisville...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Saying he was deeply saddened, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of Louisville prayed for comfort, peace and healing after the deadly crash...
A church reawakening: 15,000 Catholics to unite for France’s Mission Congress
Some 15,000 Catholics of all ages, from across France, are expected in Paris Nov. 7-9 for a national Mission Congress, marking the evangelization revival...
Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka, once imprisoned by the communists, dies at...
VATICAN CITY -- Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka, who had experienced oppression and imprisonment under his country's former communist rulers, died Nov. 4 at the...
Thousands of Catholics gather at shrine of Fatima Rani in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of pilgrims have gathered at the shrine of Fatima Rani — or Mary, Queen of Fatima — at St. Leo's...
Mexican church leaders demand action after mayor Carlos Manzo murdered at...
The Mexican bishops' conference has condemned the murder of a mayor, who was assassinated after pleading for federal assistance in combating drug cartels —...
Nigerian church leaders have mixed reaction to Trump threat of action...
Nigeria's return to the U.S. list of countries of "particular concern" over Christian persecution has drawn mixed reactions from church leaders and triggered a...