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'9 Days for Life' novena for the protection of human life set for Jan. 21-29

Wednesday, January 20, 202105 Catholics across the country are invited to take part in the "9 Days for Life" novena Jan. 21-29 for the protection of human life.

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Bishops call for an end to the federal death penalty

Tuesday, January 12, 202104 A joint statement from two U.S. bishops who head different committees of the U.S. bishops called for an end to the federal use of the death penalty as "long past time."

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National Prayer Vigil for Life will be virtual this year

Wednesday, January 6, 202109 Each year on the night before the annual March for Life, at least 10,000 people have filled the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the...

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Church leaders stress need for Christmas hope after challenging year

Friday, December 25, 202007 Christmas messages shared by U.S. Catholic leaders stressed the need to keep hope and faith alive this season particularly in the midst of the challenging pandemic year.

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College student creates gingerbread cathedral, raises money for homeless

Tuesday, December 22, 2020011 Making gingerbread houses is a Christmas tradition for some families, especially those with German ancestry.

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Federal judge orders full restoration of DACA program

Saturday, December 5, 2020078 A federal judge Dec. 4 said the Trump administration must fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, after the program that protects qualifying...

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Black Catholics express joy at elevation of first African American cardinal

Tuesday, December 1, 2020016 To Father Robert Boxie III, the Catholic chaplain at Howard University in Washington, the naming of Washington's archbishop "as a cardinal is huge, it's historic."

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Virtual bishops' meeting: More efficient, less personal, some bishops found

Thursday, November 19, 2020015 In a year when most meetings have switched to an online format, the fall assembly of the U.S. bishops was no exception. The Nov. 16-17 virtual meeting involved about 300...

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Bishops, in virtual meeting, focus on McCarrick report, pandemic, racism

Tuesday, November 17, 2020022 The first day of the virtual fall assembly of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Nov. 16, included discussion about the Vatican report on Theodore McCarrick, the ongoing...

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Prayer, witness for life, even if virtual this year, seen as important as ever