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Gomez: God is calling immigrant church to be 'light' to nation of immigrants

"We are 'many' because God delights in all this variety and diversity, he loves all these colors and cultures of peoples," he said. "No one, not any one of us, is the same as anyone else. That's because God loves each of us as a totally unique creation."
Black Catholic leader calls for 'a new era of authentic love and justice'

A Black Catholic leader said Friday that the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is the wrong organization to lead an important movement against racism in the U.S., because, he said, it asserts a relativistic agenda that will cause harm to Black families.
Cardinal likens fading Christian presence in Middle East to a sinking ship

BEIRUT — Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai warned that the Christian presence in the Middle East is shrinking and church leaders "are called to face the winds that blow in our homelands."
Judge Amy Barrett's charismatic Catholicism — Who are the People of Praise?

After the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, reports have circulated that Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a federal judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, is a leading candidate for the country’s high court.
House passage of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act called 'huge win for women'

The National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd said House passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Sept. 17 is a "huge win for women."
Ginsburg remembered as 'jurist of historic stature'

People in Washington stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sept. 18, 2020. Ginsburg died due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was 87. (CNS photo/Al Drago, Reuters)
Cologne cardinal warns German church's Synodal Path could cause schism

Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki warned that the Synodal Path reform project could lead to a German national church. "The worst outcome would be if the Synodal Path leads to a schism ... with the universal church," Cardinal Woelki said.
Listen to Black community to build pro-life consensus, Black pro-life leader says

Pro-life leaders should prioritize listening and understanding in order to make inroads in the Black community, Black pro-life advocate Benjamin Watson said Tuesday.
West coast church preps for long-haul recovery from wildfires

"We've had cases where pastors have had to pack what they immediately need and then take the Blessed Sacrament and the sacred vessels with them and leave, and move to another location,” said Bishop Peter Smith.
Catholic archbishop appeals decision to block him at Belarus border over ‘invalid’ passport

A Catholic archbishop has appealed to the interior ministry of Belarus after border authorities said he was prevented from returning to his homeland because his passport was “invalid.”
Two Canadian bishops disavow priest's prophecies

Two Canadian dioceses have disavowed the messages and prophecies of a Canadian priest known for prophesying doom.
Laura's wreckage too close and too familiar for Houston Catholics

Meris Bridger had seen hurricane damage before, but never to her own family's home.
Western Australian legislative committee recommends preserving confessional seal

Religious ministers should not be required to violate the seal of confession to report child sex abuse, a committee of the upper house of Western Australia’s parliament recommended Thursday.
Department of Justice defends Indianapolis Archdiocese in school case

The U.S. Department of Justice is urging the Indiana Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Indianapolis Archdiocese by a Catholic high school teacher who was fired last year.
Navy commander reverses decision to cancel priests' contracts for services

The commander of U.S. Navy Region Southwest in San Diego announced late Sept. 8 that for at least the next year, she was reversing her earlier decision to end Catholic services on three Navy bases.
New U.K. survey: 4% of Catholics will not return to church after pandemic

Only a small minority of British Catholics said they would not return to worship in church when the coronavirus pandemic is fully over, according to a new survey.
'We need a miracle,' Lebanese nun says a month after Beirut blasts

Sister Marie Justine el Osta had just begun a spiritual retreat in a mountain convent 27 miles north of Beirut. Even in that remote location, the blast that rocked Lebanon's capital Aug. 4 could be felt, like an earthquake.
Pope accepts resignation of bishop-designate following accusation

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Father Michel J. Mulloy — who had been appointed but not installed as bishop of Duluth, Minnesota — after an allegation of sexual abuse.
Report shows more unionized employees at Catholic workplaces

WASHINGTON — The 2020 edition of the annual "Gaudium et Spes Labor Report" issued by the Catholic Labor Network has found more than 600 Catholic institutions with unionized workforces.
Distressed kayaker saved by Paulists on Lake George

This is a typical story really about Paulist Fathers, a floating Tiki bar and a kayaker.

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