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Why organized labor is (still) a Catholic cause
Washington D.C., Sep 7, 2020 / 04:49 am (CNA).- At a time when labor unions are weak, Catholics still have a place in the labor movement, said a priest who …
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Mulloy resigns as Bishop-elect of Duluth
Former Bishop-elect Michel Joseph Mulloy has resigned and will not be consecrated Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
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AMERICA/HONDURAS – Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga for the Month of the Homeland: “Power is service and search for the common good”
Tegucigalpa – Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, in his homily during yesterday’s mass, referred to the Month of the Homeland that has just begun and to the …
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Agreement between Holy See and Burkina Faso goes into effect
The Holy See Press Office announces the finalization of an agreement between the Holy See and Burkina Faso.
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AFRICA/TOGO – Towards World Mission Day: “face-to-face” activities resumed
Lomé – To prepare the pastoral activities of missionary animation in view of missionary October and World Mission Sunday, October 18: with this aim in recent days, the National Director …
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AMERICA/BRAZIL – Independence Day: “seeing the many riches that exist in our differences”
Brasilia – “Independence Day should not be experienced as a simple holiday, but as a moment to celebrate the belief that all Brazilians, each with their own difference, depend on …
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AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE – Kidnapped nuns freed, the Bishop: “We ask for peace”
Mocímboa da Praia – The two sisters of the congregation of St. Joseph of Chambery kidnapped on 12 August in Mocímboa da Praia have been freed. This was announced yesterday, …
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A Modern-Day Cadaver Synod
I recently finished Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now and was reminded that we live in extraordinary times. Contrary to the dystopic forecast of pundits and politicians, Pinker charts the astounding scale …
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Reparations: The Wrong Solution to the Wrong Problem
Ever since the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865, reparations have been proposed as a form of redress for slavery. Originally targeting the direct victims of slavery, reparations today …
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Solidarity is key to organized labor and the revival of community
Distinctly Catholic: The fables of rugged individualism that condition so much of the culture’s core beliefs, combined with the dominance of neoliberal economic ideas and globalization have brought us to where …