Read more about the article Maronite Cardinal urges world to help restore Lebanon, not let it ‘fall into despair’
Members of a rescue team search through rubble of destroyed buildings in Beirut's port area Sept. 4, 2020, one month after a massive explosion. (CNS photo/Aziz Taher, Reuters)

Maronite Cardinal urges world to help restore Lebanon, not let it ‘fall into despair’

"Lebanon, the last Christian foothold in the Middle East,…the only democratic secular state in the Arab world, is an example of unity in diversity.”

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Read more about the article New Catholic University podcast series examines history of U.S. clergy sex abuse
Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory preaches his homily during an Aug. 28, 2020, Mass of Peace and Justice at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. The narrator of a new Catholic University of America podcast on the church's sex abuse crisis told Catholic News Service Sept. 10, 2020, the project has gotten "incredible support from bishops," particularly Archbishop Gregory and Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)

New Catholic University podcast series examines history of U.S. clergy sex abuse

A new podcast series from the Catholic University of America, "Crisis," has debuted, which examines the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. church.

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Read more about the article U.S. bishops praise court’s ruling to count all U.S. residents in census, regardless of immigration status
Ella Nimmo, director of community programs and development at Cabrini Immigrant Services of New York City, speaks at the agency's headquarters Feb. 13, 2020, about an upcoming workshop focusing on the 2020 census. A federal court ruled Sept. 10 that excluding immigrants in the country illegally from the census count would violate the 14th Amendment, which requires the number of House seats each state is allotted to be based on "counting the whole number of persons in each state." (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

U.S. bishops praise court’s ruling to count all U.S. residents in census, regardless of immigration status

The bishops reiterated their previous statement on the issue that said: "questions regarding citizenship should not be included in the census.”

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Read more about the article Protests must be nonviolent; governments must respect rights, pope says
A protester draped in a flag of Belarus kneels in front of law enforcement officers in Minsk Sept. 13, 2020, during a protest against presidential election results. (CNS photo/Tut.By via Reuters)

Protests must be nonviolent; governments must respect rights, pope says

In areas where there are protests, Pope Francis asked Catholic communities, especially pastors, "to work for dialogue and reconciliation."

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Read more about the article Faith Alive No. 30, Part 1: Document ‘Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship’ examined
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 30. (CNS illustration; photo by Paul Ratje, Reuters) See FAITH-ALIVE 30 June 18, 2020.

Faith Alive No. 30, Part 1: Document ‘Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship’ examined

Catholics turning to the U.S. bishops’ "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" for clear-cut answers to the question "How should I vote?" will be disappointed.

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Read more about the article Faith Alive No. 30, Part 2: What is at stake when we vote?
This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 30. (CNS illustration; photo by Kevin Lamarque, Reuters) See FAITH-ALIVE 30 June 18, 2020.

Faith Alive No. 30, Part 2: What is at stake when we vote?

Catholic leaders encourage voters to prepare by listening, reading, consulting and considering how a particular election engages their values.

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Read more about the article Lack of money shouldn’t impede health care, pope says
Pope Francis greets people in the Paul VI audience hall at the Vatican Sept. 11, 2020. The pope met with members of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, an organization that promotes research and education "to enhance the care of women with gynecologic cancer worldwide." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Lack of money shouldn’t impede health care, pope says

Pope Francis said that when it comes to treating patients, especially women, doctors and medical institutions should place their care above financial gain.

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Read more about the article Catholic social teaching has values the world needs, says newest member of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
Dominican Sister Helen Alford, vice rector of Rome's Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, gives an interview at the university Sept. 10, 2020. Sister Alford is the newest member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)

Catholic social teaching has values the world needs, says newest member of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

The teaching dives into the Gospel’s concrete principles for living together in a way that recognizes the God-given human dignity of each person.

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Read more about the article Department of Justice defends Indianapolis Archdiocese in school case
The Department of Justice seal is seen in the Great Hall at the Main Justice Building in Washington in this file photo. Lezmond Mitchell, a member of the Navajo Nation, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 26, 2020, for crimes committed on a reservation. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Department of Justice defends Indianapolis Archdiocese in school case

Justice Department argues archdiocese protected by First Amendment and by a recent Supreme Court decision to determine who can teach students at religious schools.

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