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Supreme Court stops Texas execution for inmate's religious liberty

Wednesday, June 17, 2020013 The U.S. Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution for Texas death-row inmate Ruben Gutierrez June 16, saying the state prison officials need to reexamine...

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Knights 'praying for years' for beatification, says Anderson

Friday, May 29, 2020028 Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, may be an ideal prospective saint for the current age, said Carl A. Anderson, supreme knight of the...

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Pandemic casts spotlight on a nearly forgotten martyr: St. Corona

Thursday, March 26, 20200253 She had become nearly forgotten. Little is known about the young woman who was killed for her Christian faith, presumably in the second century A.D. But now, a pandemic...

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Nashville, Tenn., begins long recovery from devastating tornado

Wednesday, March 4, 2020030 By Catholic News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The historic Church of the Assumption in Nashville's Germantown neighborhood was one of a number of churches and...

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Dominican brothers use ultramodern means to teach order's ancient music

Sunday, February 23, 2020011 Dominican Brothers Stefan Ansinger and Alexandre Frezzato are teaching people to sing 800-year-old Gregorian chant through free weekly lessons on their YouTube channel...

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Vietnamese priest serves villagers quarantined for coronavirus

Thursday, February 20, 2020016 A Vietnamese priest who offers voluntary services to villagers quarantined for the coronavirus has called on people to respect and give medical supplies to them.

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Inviting neighbors to say rosary together leads to community of prayer

Thursday, February 6, 2020018 It was an invitation Erin Joerger never expected to receive from a neighbor: "We're going to watch the Super Bowl and pray the rosary before. Come over."

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Via El Paso bishop, Pope Francis sends rosaries for mass shooting victims

Wednesday, February 5, 2020020 During a January visit with Vatican officials to report on the status of his diocese, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, mentioned to Pope Francis the tragic events...

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Bryant relied on Catholic faith to see him through tough personal times

Monday, January 27, 2020061 As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a tragic helicopter crash Jan. 26, many...

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Asylum at the border is 'effectively over,' El Paso bishop says