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Syriac patriarch calls Islamic State actions 'attempted genocide'
… were evicted for their religious affiliation. Younan spoke to Catholic News Service about the flood of displaced Iraqis they encountered. In the Kurdistan region, "we saw hundreds of families …
Food banks flooded with rising needs amid California's drought
In 18 years living in Oakland, Calif., I learned that when our beautiful rolling hills remained green, all was well. The rains had favored us. If it was a dry year, the hills would turn a scorched golden brown, and we would pine and pray for the arrival of our winter rains. Since 2011 scorched golden brown, stretching from north to south, has become California's prevailing color. Photos online…, California bishops pray: 'God, rain o'er me', "] The Central Valley has strong personal ties. I used to take the Amtrak from Oakland's Jack London Square down the coast to visit friends in Fresno. If it happened to be springtime, our train would roll past rows of abundantly blossoming almond trees. But this summer as the Amtrak trains head for Fresno, their passengers might not have the heart to take in the harshness -- the dry-brown rolling…
Korean bishops hold summary press conference
… Korea, to give positive aid to them when they are in difficult situation economically due to flood since 1995, so we have been carrying on the connection with North Korea. It has been done …
GOP has a good shot at taking the Senate
… the general election when she mounted a write-in campaign. The Alaska campaign is also being flooded with campaign cash from outside groups. It is hard to know what effect these groups will …
Cardinal O'Malley: 'Wounds of Christ' can be seen in suffering of migrants
… the 132nd Supreme Convention in Orlando who spoke about the need for greater compassion for a flood of child immigrants to the U.S. who have arrived without a parent in recent months. "In our …
Across US, groups focus on legal needs of unaccompanied minor migrants
… States and in between, efforts are being ramped up to try to provide legal assistance for the flood of minor immigrants who have arrived in the country without a parent. Because immigration …
After archdiocese's grant withdrawal, Cincinnati Catholic Worker raises more than $9,500
… Nicholas Sciarappa … Over $9,500 in donations flooded into a Catholic Worker house after the Cincinnati archdiocese withdrew $1,000 in grant …
Jesuits tell their alumni in Congress: Protect border children
… belongs to such as these.' " Since last fall, more than 57,000 unaccompanied minors have flooded across the U.S.-Mexico border, mainly in south Texas, most of them from El Salvador, …
SNAP's clergy abuse victims mark 25 years, eye new targets
… presenting SNAP with a daunting new challenge as it looks to the future: how to respond to a flood of new inquiries from victims from other faiths and institutions, and how to push for …
Bishops' response to immigration crisis more compassionate than politicians'
… while the others are placed in foster family homes. While Republicans blame Obama for the flood of children at the border, the bishops see multiple interrelated factors contributing to …
Morning Briefing
… the growing darkness accentuated the eerie sight: fences upon fences, barbed wire and enormous flood lights," writes Tracy Kemme in her essay, … No fences … , which you can find on … Global …