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The Spirit of the Lord ….has anointed me (us) to bring glad tidings to the poor….to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind….to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
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"War is never inevitable. Weapons can and must be silenced, for they do not resolve problems but only increase them (5-14-25)." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace

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We must resist the dehumanization and demonization of immigrants and refugees and refuse to participate in unjust campaigns of state terror against innocent people. We dare not give in to political movements that deny the humanity and dignity of strangers. open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

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"The mass arrest and removal of our neighbors, friends and family members on the basis of immigration status alone, particularly in ways that are arbitrary or without due process, represents a profound social crisis before which no person of good will can remain silent (6-17-25)." #ArchbishopBroglio

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"In the name of human dignity and international law, I reiterate to those in positions of responsibility the frequent warning of Pope Francis: 'War is always a defeat!' And that of Pope Pius XII: 'Nothing is lost with peace. Everything may be lost with war.'" #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace

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Conscientious objection has always been a priority for Pax Christi USA, so it is with great satisfaction that we announce the Ben Salmon No Just War Registry for Conscientious Objectors, particularly for Catholics who do not wish to participate in war-making.

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The Administration's actions against Sen. Padilla are egregious and part of their continuing assault against any form of checks and balances. There is no sugarcoating this: These are dark times for our democracy. I stand in solidarity with my friend & colleague @padilla.senate.gov.

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Archbishop Weisenburger: Immigrants are—and always have been—the lifeblood of America. | America Magazine www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...

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"The Trump administration's cuts to humanitarian aid have resulted in deaths around the world...As of midday June 7th, 104,382 adults and 217,808 children worldwide had died because of the cuts." #GodHelpUs www.ncronline.org/news/its-jus...

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Support services for Rohingya refugee camps and an AIDS prevention program in Africa are among programs affected by the U.S.' abrupt pullback of roughly $60 billion.

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Pope Leo XIV, yesterday:

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"It is criminal what is happening to migrants (8-6-23)." #PopeFrancis #WeAreFrancis

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Jesus came to preach good news to the poor. Policies that are bad news for the poor are the opposite of the gospel message.

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Pax Christi USA's bishop president John Stowe, OFM Conv, has a great conversation with his former theology school classmate Fr. John Dear about the need to embrace Gospel nonviolence and how Pax Christi can provide space for community

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The “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the House has a 5% blanket tax that would unduly burden African nations, potentially costing them billions of dollars. The Africa Faith & Justice Network coordinated a letter to the Senate to ask that the potentially harmful clause be removed:

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Check out the redesigned Vatican.va website (including info on Pope Leo). Thanks to my friends at the Dicastery for Communication and Vatican News for the upgrade! If you've not used it, the site is especially helpful for news and announcements. www.vatican.va/content/vati...

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Photos of "a pope in muddy boots" began circulating on social media shortly after Cardinal Robert Prevost was introduced as Pope Leo XIV. The story behind the images tells of a pastor in close kinship with his community.

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The Rules Committee meets at 1 AM on Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning to ram through this disastrous bill. Why? Because they don't want you to see them ripping healthcare from millions of Americans. You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.

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