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Concern rises over impact of expected tax cuts on programs for the poor

The "Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church" maintains that "tax revenues and public spending take on crucial economic importance for every civil and political community. The goal to be sought is public financing that is itself capable of becoming an instrument of development and solidarity."
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Knights CEO praises plan for getting U.S. aid to persecuted Christians

Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, praised the decision by the Trump administration to provide direct U.S. aid to persecuted Christians in the Middle East and route it through the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Actor Mark Wahlberg’s faith journey leaves impression on young adults

Star of movies such as "Transformers: Age of Extinction," "Ted" and "Deepwater Horizon" and producer of the popular HBO series "Entourage," Wahlberg takes his faith seriously, often attending daily Mass and making time for quiet prayer each morning.
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Pope takes questions from children in hurricane-hit Texas, Puerto Rico

Pope Francis said that there are no easy answers to the suffering and destruction wrought by hurricanes and that while such disasters happen naturally, humankind must also take responsibility for not caring for the environment.
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Sister Mary Elko dies at 92

Sister Mary Elko, who gave 49 of the 73 years she spent as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul to missions in Bolivia and nine years to a hospital in Baltimore, died Sept. 22 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. She was 92.
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Pope says space station crew like a ‘tiny U.N.’ with peaceful diversity

When the pope asked what brought them joy during their long mission, Commander Randolph Bresnik from Fort Knox, Kentucky, told the pope that it was being able to see every day "God's creation maybe a little bit from his perspective."
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Beloved youth minister remembered at O’Dwyer Retreat House

As Beth Rausch joined other music ministers in singing “Welcome Home,” friends and family gathered Oct. 20 at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks to honor Rausch’s father, Mark Pacione, in a special way.
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Holy Land Christians must work together, pope tells patriarch

As minorities living in a troubled land, Christians in the Holy Land must forgive each other for past mistakes and work together for the future of their communities, Pope Francis told the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem.
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Movie Review: Same Kind of Different as Me

Based on real-life events, the film contains nondenominational religious subtext and Gospel-congruent value.
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Priest among six arrested at Pennsylvania pipeline construction site

WASHINGTON —A priest arrested for protesting a natural gas pipeline being built through land owned by the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Pennsylvania said he acted because he agreed with the sisters that the project is desecrating the earth. “We just want to support them and symbolically stop the pipeline and put our...
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Catholic organizations, groups actively working on Puerto Rico’s recovery

Catholic organizations, groups and individuals are still among the most prominent responders to the needs of Hurricane Maria's victims.
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New Mount president acknowledges its history, his own at West Point

Trainor pledged a campus where everyone will be treated with dignity and respect and an environment free of sexual assault and harassment.
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