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Pope Francis greets Muireann O'Carroll, 16, from Ireland during an audience with participants in an international congress on protecting children in a digital world, at the Vatican Oct. 6. The pope pledged "to work strenuously and with foresight for the protection of minors and their dignity." (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The Declaration of Rome appealed “to leaders of the world’s great religions to inform and mobilize members of every faith to join in a global movement to protect the world’s children.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jim McDermott
“Celebrating Columbus Day does not honor their story and their struggle and their history; it insults it.”
Clergy of many faiths from across the United States participate in a prayer circle on Nov. 3, 2016, in front of a bridge in Standing Rock, N.D., where demonstrators confront police during a protest of the Dakota Access pipeline. (CNS photo/Stephanie Keith, Reuters)
FaithDispatches
Eileen Markey
Long before Pope Francis articulated in “Laudato Si’” a comprehensive Catholic call to care for the physical environment, Agape members were focused on treading lightly on the earth and combining a contemplative lifestyle with frontline environmental and peace activism.
President Donald Trump speaks in Indianapolis on Sept. 27. Trump called the current tax system a "relic" and a "colossal barrier" that's standing in the way of the nation's economic comeback. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
According to Catholic social tradition, paying taxes is part of the way Catholic citizens contribute to the common good.
Catalan independence supporters gather in Barcelona's main square on Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Stewart
Spanish police tried to shut down polling places and fired rubber bullets to prevent Catalans from voting in the Oct. 1 referendum for independence.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
Congress has until March 5 to pass legislation to help immigrants who are currently shielded from deportation by the program.