Harmful immigration policies and what you can do to help
By Miryam Antúnez De Mayolo Special to The Witness Under the current administration, immigration rules and policies are changing at
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Robots and AI: Papal academy decodes newest pro-life challenges
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even though today’s modern tools and technologies are hardly human,
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Funeral held in Traer for sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
His ship was hit by a torpedo during the 1941 attack By Jill Kruse-Domeyer Witness Editorial Assistant TRAER — Nearly
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USCCB committee issues statement on actions to be taken in response to recent sex abuse scandals
September 19, 2018 WASHINGTON–The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Administrative Committee has issued the following statement today in response
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Catholic Charities staff member, wife deployed to Texas
Assisting with family reunification By Jill Kruse-Domeyer Witness Editorial Assistant On July 31, Pablo Guevara, immigration legal assistant for Catholic
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Responding to family separation on the southern border
Photo: Children and members of faith groups gather June 21 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington to protest the Trump
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Pedaling to the peripheries: Bishop to lead team in bike ride across Iowa
By Barb Arland-Fye Catholic News Service DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) — Bishop Tom R. Zinkula of Davenport takes his cue from
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‘Heartbeat’ law’s future likely to be determined by courts
By Dan Russo Witness Editor DES MOINES — Iowa’s “heartbeat” law, signed by the governor May 4, is slated to
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Speaker Paul Ryan gives House chaplain his job back
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Jesuit Father Patrick Conroy, chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives who said he
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‘Pray-out’ for Parkland shooting victims is held at Wahlert
By Dan Russo Witness Editor DUBUQUE — Students and staff at Wahlert Catholic High School recently held a prayer service
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