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DACA recipients undaunted moments before visiting Congress
On: 11/19/2019, Mark Pattison , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Three young adults of the estimated 700,000 with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status remain undaunted after years of little to no action on their behalf in Congress and the courts, including the Nov. 12 Supreme Court hearing ...

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DACA recipients undaunted moments before visiting Congress
On: 11/19/2019, Mark Pattison , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Three young adults of the estimated 700,000 with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status remain undaunted after years of little to no action on their behalf in Congress and the courts, including the Nov. 12 Supreme Court hearing ...

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Mob enters Managua cathedral, attacks hunger strikers, damages property
On: 11/19/2019, David Agren , In: World
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- A pro-government mob entered the cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, damaging property, attacking hunger strikers inside the building and jostling a priest and nun. Independent media reported police stood by idly as the mob moved into ...

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Pope calls for action against destructive culture of food waste
On: 11/19/2019, Paige Hanley , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A negligent and selfish culture of food waste is fueling the global hunger crisis, damaging the lives of individuals and preventing the progress of all people, Pope Francis said. "In many places, our brothers and sisters do not ...

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Witnesses better than initiatives in parish-based evangelization, Pope Francis says
On: 11/19/2019, Hannah Brockhaus , In: World
Vatican City, Nov 18, 2019 CNA.- Having a lot of parish initiatives is not the best way to reach people on a deeper level, Pope Francis said Monday, adding that evangelization is about giving a witness to personal encounter with Christ. “Our ...

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Archbishop Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21 at Peoria's cathedral
On: 11/18/2019, The Boston Pilot , In: Nation
PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced late Nov. 18. He said the Vatican had just notified him of the beatification and he was announcing the news "with great joy and thanksgiving." Plans ...

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DACA recipients undaunted moments before visiting Congress

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Three young adults of the estimated 700,000 with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status remain undaunted after years of little to no action on their behalf in Congress and the courts, including the Nov. 12 Supreme Court hearing that could permit the Trump administration to cancel the program.

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- A pro-government mob entered the cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, damaging property, attacking hunger strikers inside the building and jostling a priest and nun. Independent media reported police stood by idly as the mob moved into the cathedral, where the mothers of political prisoners were carrying out a hunger strike as part of a campaign to have their children released for Christmas.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A negligent and selfish culture of food waste is fueling the global hunger crisis, damaging the lives of individuals and preventing the progress of all people, Pope Francis said.

Vatican City, Nov 18, 2019 CNA.- Having a lot of parish initiatives is not the best way to reach people on a deeper level, Pope Francis said Monday, adding that evangelization is about giving a witness to personal encounter with Christ.

PEORIA, Ill. (CNS) -- Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced late Nov. 18. He said the Vatican had just notified him of the beatification and he was announcing the news "with great joy and thanksgiving."

Malone: Pope understands difficulties, 'distress' facing Buffalo Diocese

BUFFALO, N.Y. (CNS) -- During their two-hour group meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican Nov. 15, the Catholics bishops of the New York region experienced a "free and open discussion of many of the challenges and opportunities our church is facing," Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Malone said Nov. 18.