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Archbishop Louis Sako of Baghdad, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, spoke Dec. 14 in Rome about the status of Christians in the Middle East. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Fighting in the Middle East creates openings for extremist and threatens tolerance of Christians.
Palestinian civil defense volunteers paddle boat to evacuate people after flooding in Gaza Strip. (CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)
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On Dec. 13 a federal judge granted Catholic organizations in the Archdiocese of New York and the neighboring Diocese of Rockville Centre a permanent injunction against the federal contraceptive mandate in the health care law. • In an escalating standoff, Catholic clergymen were taken away for q
SNOWFLAKES: A winter scene over a memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., on the first anniversary of the massacre there.
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Grass-roots groups have turned their efforts to state legislatures.
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Church leaders in the Central African Republic are hoping the arrival of U.N. troops will end bloodshed in Bangui, where at least 16 people were killed on Dec. 5 after the city was attacked by supporters of former President François Bozizé. • At a hearing on capitol hill on Dec. 5, Rev. Larry
Woman exits McDonald's while fast-food workers protest for higher wages in New York (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)
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Workers around the country stepped away from their jobs at fast-food restaurants and other low-wage sites on Dec. 4 in protests demanding improved wages. Workers and supporters say their wages are too low to support their families and that many as a result are forced to rely on government assistance
Boston Cardinal O'Malley and Jesuit Father Lombardi lead press conference at the Vatican (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Group will advise pope on ways to prevent abuse and provide pastoral care.