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CRS Zambia supports farmers restoring degraded land
Posted on 03/28/2024 07:00 AM (National Catholic Reporter)
Years of deforestation, overgrazing, overcultivation and climate change have robbed Zambian soil of its nutrients. Catholic Relief Services is helping farmers adapt to the challenges.
Francis, the comic strip
Posted on 03/28/2024 07:00 AM (National Catholic Reporter)
Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo has an insight about the meaning of Easter.
At Medjugorje, a Marian site in Bosnia, 'all things are possible'
Posted on 03/28/2024 07:00 AM (National Catholic Reporter)
Some 1 million pilgrims a year flock to Medjugorje, a Marian shrine located in a village 16 miles southwest from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Texas is escalating efforts to criminalize migrants, says Bishop Seitz
Posted on 03/28/2024 07:00 AM (National Catholic Reporter)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal efforts to shut down a Catholic migrant shelter network in El Paso, Texas, is the latest example of the state trying to criminalize migrants and migration, said Bishop Mark Seitz.
Pope writes to Holy Land Catholics living under 'dark clouds of Good Friday'
Posted on 03/27/2024 15:08 PM (National Catholic Reporter)
Pope Francis told Catholics in the Holy Land that he knows Holy Week this year is "so overshadowed by the Passion and, as yet, so little by the Resurrection."
Russian Orthodox accuse Pope Francis of 'rejecting Christian moral ideal' with gay blessings
Posted on 03/27/2024 14:57 PM (National Catholic Reporter)
In its first detailed analysis of the Vatican's pre-Christmas declaration "Fiducia Supplicans," Russia's Orthodox Church has accused Pope Francis of "rejecting the Christian moral ideal" by allowing the blessing of same-sex couples.
Supreme Court justices express skepticism over standing amid abortion pill arguments
Posted on 03/27/2024 14:13 PM (National Catholic Reporter)
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 26 in a case concerning mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion. It is the first major case involving abortion on its docket since the high court overturned its previous abortion precedent in 2022.
Editorial: Excommunication in Louisiana lays bare Catholic Church's hypocrisy
Posted on 03/27/2024 13:59 PM (National Catholic Reporter)
Louisiana Bishop Douglas Deshotel's move to excommunicate a Catholic deacon who left the church after his son was molested by a priest was devoid of the humanity of Jesus.
Trump is selling 'God Bless the USA' Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills
Posted on 03/27/2024 13:57 PM (National Catholic Reporter)
Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House.
Pope appears in better health, praises Israeli and Arab fathers who both lost daughters in conflict
Posted on 03/27/2024 13:47 PM (National Catholic Reporter)
Pope Francis appeared in better health on Wednesday, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly general audience and delivering his prepared text with a clear voice.