Twenty years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq started and six years after Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State, whose attacks started in 2014, the country’s religious minorities are still trying to surmount challenges.
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Mississippi Enacts Legislative Package Praised by Advocates as ‘Pro-Life Safety Net’
After its defense of a state law limiting abortion made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, resulting in the court’s subsequent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, Mississippi passed a package of bills that state officials said demonstrate creating a safety net for both mothers and babies.
People In Poverty, Environment Face Toxic Realities That Demand United Action, Says Villanova Panel
Perhaps the strongest message to emerge from Villanova University’s April 18 Second Annual Anti-Poverty Symposium — “Unitas in Action: Fighting Poverty and Living Sustainably” — is that the intersection between poverty and environmental destruction is no coincidence. In the global chain of pollution and profit, poor communities are almost always adversely and disproportionately impacted.
Costa Rican Church Officials Welcome Two Religious Sisters Expelled from Nicaragua
Church officials from a diocese in northern Costa Rica confirmed that they welcomed two women religious, members of the Dominican Sisters of the Anunciata, after they were expelled from neighboring Nicaragua in mid-April.
Rome Basilica Apologizes for Allowing Anglicans to Celebrate Mass
A “breakdown in communication” led to permission being given to a group of Anglican clergy to celebrate the Eucharist in Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, said Auxiliary Bishop Guerino Di Tora of Rome, vicar for the basilica’s chapter.
Pope Calls for End to Culture of Waste, Indifference
The world needs new economic models that respect human dignity and protect creation, Pope Francis told an interfaith delegation from England.
Suffering is a Reality to Explore, Not Ignore, Pope Says
Suffering and death are human realities that raise questions people need to ask themselves, Pope Francis said.
‘Our Prayers Go Up’: Kansas City Catholics Turn to Faith, Dialogue After Ralph Yarl Shooting
Catholics in Kansas City, Missouri, are turning to faith, dialogue and discernment after a local Black teen was shot by a white homeowner for mistaking an address in the course of picking up his younger siblings.
Deacons Are Called to Remind Church to Serve The Poor and Marginalized in Our Midst, Bishop Says
The ordination of 12 permanent deacons for the Diocese of Nashville “signifies a new chapter and a new beginning,” said Father Luke Wilgenbusch, the diocese’s director of vocations.
Vatican Sends Relic of True Cross to Britain’s King Charles
As Britain’s King Charles III walks into Westminster Abbey for his coronation, he will walk behind a processional cross containing a relic of Christ’s cross given to the king by Pope Francis.