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Catholic migrant advocates have mixed reaction to Tijuana border events

The chaotic scene in Tijuana Nov. 25 showed the increasing impatience and despair of thousands of caravan participants, who could spend months in an uncomfortable camp as they wait to present asylum claims to U.S. officials.
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Adoration chapel in Towson celebrates 20 years of perpetual prayer

The perpetual adoration chapel at Immaculate Conception in Towson is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
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Pope names organizing committee for abuse conference in February

Pope Francis named U.S. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago to be part of the organizing committee preparing for a meeting of the world's bishops' conferences and representatives of religious orders to address the abuse and protection of minors.
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Clericalism is ugly perversion, pope tells seminarians

Priests must always keep in mind that their mission is to serve others and not claim superiority over the people entrusted to their care, Pope Francis said.
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All in a day’s ministry

By the time Father James D. Proffitt finally put his feet up Nov. 10, he’d presided at a funeral and a wedding, baptized three babies, heard confessions for an hour, presided at the Saturday vigil Mass and administered the anointing of the sick.
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In Washington Franciscan custos calls attention to Holy Land Christians

Some Christians would consider it a blessing to live in the land where Jesus Christ was born and lived.
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‘Every day is Thanksgiving,’ says Cherokee chief

Thanksgiving should be a daily attitude rather than an annual observance, according to an American Indian leader in Pennsylvania.
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‘Resilient faith:’ Josephites celebrate 125 years of ministry

The Baltimore-based Josephites celebrated their 125th anniversary with a special Mass Nov. 17 at the Baltimore Basilica.
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Catholic, international aid agencies press for end of war in Yemen

Catholic and international aid organizations are pressing for an end to Yemen's worsening war, where the United Nations says one child dies every 10 minutes.
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People must confront their evil desires, beg God for mercy, pope says

God handed down his commandments not for people to hypocritically follow the letter of the law with a proud and righteous heart, but for people to recognize the truth of their weaknesses and acknowledge their need for help, healing and salvation, Pope Francis said.
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Pope offers prayers for victims of wildfires; death toll climbs

"A special prayer goes to those affected by the fires that are plaguing California. ... May the Lord welcome the deceased in his peace, comfort their families and support those who are involved in relief efforts.
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Once ‘spiritual, not religious,’ millennial finds freedom in Catholicism

"Catholicism, as foreboding and frustrating as it might look like from the outside, actually is freedom," he told The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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