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Child sexual abuse survivors call for resignation of Washington’s Cardinal

Child sexual abuse survivors call for resignation of Washington’s Cardinal

by Charlene Zhang | Aug 27, 2018 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics

WASHINGTON – Around 40 demonstrators gathered outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Sunday morning, imploring Archbishop of Washington Donald Wuerl to resign. After the release of the grand jury report on Aug. 14 about 300 Catholic priests sexually...
Trump’s bashing of media hurts global press freedom, report says

Trump’s bashing of media hurts global press freedom, report says

by Xinyi(Ethel) Jiang | Apr 25, 2018 | Breaking News, Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics

WASHINGTON — Trump’s hostility towards the media sets a bad example to global governments for respecting press freedom, Reporters Without Borders, said Wednesday in its latest world press freedom index. “What we are seeing here at the United States is the declining...

Muslim American Women More Fearful, anti-Trump Than Muslim Men, Pew Study Finds

by Misha Euceph | Aug 3, 2017 | Demographics, Faith, Ethics + Spirituality

By Misha Euceph WASHINGTON— Muslim American women are more afraid, less assimilated and dislike President Donald Trump’s policies more than Muslim American men, in large part because they are more easily identified as Muslim, according to a recent Pew Research Center...
Illinois students join anti-abortion march in D.C.

Illinois students join anti-abortion march in D.C.

by Nona Tepper | Jan 30, 2017 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality

WASHINGTON — Because she was too young to vote, Kennedy Latham, 17, said she prayed that whoever won the presidential election would be sympathetic to Christian causes. Now, one week into the Trump administration, “we are getting a lot of support for the...
Miamians travel to Philadelphia for Pope Francis

Miamians travel to Philadelphia for Pope Francis

by Sean Froelich and Connor Morgan | Sep 28, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality

PHILADELPHIA — Members of Encuentros Juveniles, a Catholic youth organization in Miami, traveled more than 1,000 miles to spend a week in Philadelphia, culminating in the arrival of Pope Francis. National Guard members cordoned off the streets for the ticketed...
Pope visit gives Florida podcaster moment of a lifetime

Pope visit gives Florida podcaster moment of a lifetime

by Sean Froelich and Carmen Lopez | Sep 28, 2015 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality

WASHINGTON — Floridian Bill Young traveled 22 hours on bus and waited among thousands for several hours near the Washington Monument just to briefly glimpse Pope Francis as he wheeled past aboard the famous Popemobile last week. But after the 62-year-old Young...
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