Christians are called to serve Christ in the poor, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — At a time when “situations of injustice and human pain” seem to be growing around…
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Catholic leaders urge Texas governor to stop Rodney Reed’s execution
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Sister Helen Prejean, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas, and the Catholic Mobilizing Network have…
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Siblings born two minutes apart continue strong bond as religious sisters
By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Benedictine Sisters Jill and Susan Reuber have often shared the same path in life, but their…
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Teen spends final days reaching out to vulnerable, poor on city streets
By Christina Gray Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — When 19-year-old Nicholas Peters of San Carlos understood that his life would not be a…
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Monastery life allows God ‘to make us truly free,’ says Cistercian nun
By Jessica Weinberger Catholic News Service PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Less than 10 miles north of Prairie du Sac, 22 contemplative Catholic nuns…
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Refusing God’s generosity is a sin, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In life, Christians face the choice of either being open to encountering God’s generosity…
Read MoreCatholic, other religious groups endorse ‘Faithful Democracy’ statement
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Six Catholic organizations have joined with other religious groups and denominational bodies in endorsing a wide-ranging…
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With Jesus on the peripheries: Jesuits celebrate social commitment
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Celebrating 50 years of the Jesuits’ Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat, more than 200 Jesuits and…
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Update: Getty Fire impacts Catholic university, schools, retired sisters
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Getty Fire that began whipping through mountain communities west of Los Angeles during the early hours…
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With new decree, pope makes Vatican Secret Archives no longer ‘secret’
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word “secret” implies, Pope Francis has changed the name…
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