by Jeff Dietrich
When I heard about Catholic Workers, a light went on in my soul. I thought this is what Jesus would be doing if he were alive today: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless — and burning draft files.
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by Thomas Scaria
Behind every cup of Ceylon tea, there is a story of exploitation and bonded labor, says Apostolic Carmel Sr. Maria Amali, whose congregation has worked among Sri Lanka's tea plantation workers for almost 100 years.
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by Aleja Hertzler-McCain, Religion News Service
According to a letter Sen. Chuck Grassley sent Ascension, whistleblowers disclosed proposed changes to staffing with SCP Health, the new firm overseeing physician staffing, that could have hospitalists seeing twice the national average of patients per
day.
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by Kate Scanlon, OSV News
The Biden administration June 18 announced an executive action that allows certain noncitizen spouses and children of U.S. citizens to apply for lawful permanent residency without first having to leave the country, as they were previously required to
do.
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by Kate Scanlon, OSV News
After the Supreme Court June 14 struck down a Trump-era federal ban on bump stocks June 14, the U.S. Senate tried to pass a ban on the devices by unanimous consent, a procedure in which the Senate considers a matter agreed to if no senator objects.
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by David Agren, OSV News
Jesuit Father Luis María Roma wrote in a diary of abusing girls, whom he often lured to a river and photographed inappropriately, according to the Spanish newspaper El País. The Jesuit province in Bolivia compiled a report on Father Roma's acts in 2019,
but withheld it from prosecutors, according to El País, which obtained a copy of the priest's diary and the Jesuit's investigation.
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by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals continued their discussions about the role of women in the church, listening to women experts and discussing the possibilities according to canon law.
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by Oliver Samson
The majority of Filipinos, including Catholic sisters and priests, as well as the bishops' conference, oppose a proposed change to the Philippines' constitution around economic provisions.
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"I am tempted to depression and despair when faced with the reality of global warming, and I fear that I am not alone," writes Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese in his latest column.
"Yes, the data and climate models lead me to depression and despair," he continues. "But spiritual writers warn us that despair is a temptation from the devil, who tries to get good people to give up the practice of virtue."
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can read more of Reese's column here.
Until tomorrow,
Stephanie Yeagle
NCR/GSR/EB Managing Editor
sye...@ncronline.org
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