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Texas bishops release statement following execution of death-row inmate

Saturday, April 23, 2022014 On April 21, Texas executed a 78-year-old inmate, Carl Buntion, by lethal injection shortly after the governor of Tennessee temporarily blocked the execution of a...

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Brooklyn bishop prays for victims, first responders after subway shooting

Wednesday, April 13, 2022011 Brooklyn Bishop Robert J. Brennan urged prayers April 12 for victims of an early morning shooting spree at a Brooklyn subway station and for the protection of first...

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USCCB president, committee chairmen recommit church to pro-life initiatives

Wednesday, March 23, 2022012 As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's most significant abortion ruling in decades, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairmen of...

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Church's outreach to refugees follows Jesus' example, says USCCB committee

Friday, March 18, 2022010 The church's charitable outreach to people fleeing war, political instability, poverty and other threats is a requirement for followers of Jesus, the Administrative...

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CRS leader concerned by growing needs of refugees fleeing Ukraine

Friday, March 11, 2022018 In response to more than 2 million refugees, primarily women and children, fleeing the conflict in Ukraine in recent weeks, the president and CEO of Catholic Relief...

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Open arms, open hearts, open doors: Welcoming strategies for newcomers

Monday, March 7, 2022017 The rise this winter of COVID-19's omicron variant wiped out a lot of people's travel plans, including for some of the United States' most recent arrivals.

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Far from Kyiv, U.S. church keeps Ukraine close in prayer as Lent begins

Wednesday, March 2, 2022010 As palm fronds burned in a crackling fire at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, Atonement Father Jim Gardiner called attention to a more sinister...

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Cardinal: Month celebrates Black people's gifts, calls all to come together

Tuesday, February 22, 2022021 In two separate Masses marking Black History Month, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory stressed that the annual monthlong observance is not just an opportunity to...

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Catholic school enrollment increases this school year, NCEA report says

Tuesday, February 15, 2022020 Catholic school enrollment increased for the first time in two decades this school year, according to a preliminary report released by the National Catholic Educational...

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Panel brings Sister Thea Bowman's life and legacy to Georgetown audience