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Shutdown finds Catholic Charities agencies working to meet growing needs

Robert Archie knows he’d be homeless if it wasn’t for the Rapid Re-housing program run by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey.

Religion, rudder of America’s democracy

In his book, “Democracy in America,” the French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified religious belief as a key factor in understanding our nation’s political system. While he wrote it in the mid-19th century, his insights about the role religion plays in understanding human nature and democratic norms remain relevant today.

Bishops urge bipartisan plan to stop shutdown, protect 'vulnerable' groups

President Donald Trump and Congress "must come together" to reach a bipartisan solution that reopens the government and "recognizes the economic struggle" now facing federal workers and their families and all those helped by federal nutrition and housing programs, said two U.S. bishops.

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