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It Is Good to Be Seen
It is that time of year again, the time when we gather together to remember our blessings and bestow gifts…
Browsing: Those in Need
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In Year of Mercy, Catholics in Middle East ‘will pray for Daesh’
By Oliver Maksan The Holy Year of Mercy, solemnly inaugurated by Pope Francis in Rome Dec. 8, 2015—on the Feast…
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An Unholy Alliance: When Mob Forgiveness Meets Selective Grace
A small town in Missouri recently came under fire for rallying around an accused child sex offender and shunning the…
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“Camp Virgin Mary.” Displaced Iraqis get Chapel in Baghdad
By Oliver Maksan BAGHDAD—Father Luis Montes is glad and he has reason to be: “We have just consecrated a new…
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God’s Grace Shines a Light in Syria’s Darkness
By Eliane També ALEPPO, Syria—War rages on in Syria. Aleppo, the country’s major business center—what’s left of it—is a city…
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The Grief of Being Unloved
English writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner (1931-2010) said: “Only the unloved and unloving escape grief.” That is not entirely true.…
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Pope Francis in Uganda: Honoring Martyrs, Firing Up the Faith
By Claire Creegan NEW YORK—Pope Francis’ scheduled Mass in Uganda in observance of the 50th anniversary of the canonization of the…
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The Unborn Down Syndrome Refugee Crisis
The daily headlines are filled with stories about the refugee crisis spreading across the globe. Tensions are high as governments…
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A Rarity in a Cuban Suburb: a New Church Will Be Built
By Oliver Maksan HAVANA, Cuba—The skyline of the suburb of Guiteras, on the outskirts of the Cuban capital, is dominated…
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Why are the Middle-Aged Dying?
By now there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the disturbing study from Princeton economists showing that middle-aged white Americans…