• At Ohio racism listening session, participants express sorrow and hope
    At Ohio racism listening session, participants express sorrow and hope
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Participants at a diocesan listening session on racism in Columbus spoke about hurtful experiences both inside and outside the church, but also expressed optimism about efforts to recognize the problem and respond to it.
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  • Report details attacks on, abuses against religious freedom worldwide
    Report details attacks on, abuses against religious freedom worldwide
    WASHINGTON - The State Department's newly released annual report on international religious freedom shows continued attacks and abuse by governments and societies against religious minorities in their respective countries.
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  • Abortion is key issue for 2020 voters, new poll says
    Abortion is key issue for 2020 voters, new poll says
    ​​​​​​​A new poll has shown that abortion is a top consideration among a large section of voters, indicating the issue may be a crucial policy battleground in the upcoming 2020 elections. 
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  • 'Sister Strike' nominated for Best Viral Sports Moment
    'Sister Strike' nominated for Best Viral Sports Moment
    Maybe it’s the signature bump of the baseball off her bicep before pitching the perfect curve ball. Maybe it’s that she does it all in a full black and white habit with a beaming smile on her face. Whatever it is, the pitch of baseball whiz Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, OP, that captured the hearts of many over the past year inspired a baseball card, a bobble head, and now a nomination for a national sports award.
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  • House passes emergency border funding, Trump threatens veto
    House passes emergency border funding, Trump threatens veto
    The House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday night to provide emergency funding June 26 for the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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  • Religious freedom laws 'more necessary than ever,' Congress hears
    Religious freedom laws 'more necessary than ever,' Congress hears
    WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Education and Labor heard testimony June 25 on the Do No Harm Act, a proposed measure to limit the application of landmark religious freedom legislation. 
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  • Retired Bishop Wang says Vatican-China agreement a good deal for church
    Retired Bishop Wang says Vatican-China agreement a good deal for church
    “Compared to the history of the church, this time is not worse than any other time,” Bishop Wang said. “The church is there, the foundation is a big rock but the storms always come and blow. That’s normal. If you expect nothing, that’s not normal."
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  • Many Zambians 'have nothing to eat,' so bishops raise money
    Many Zambians 'have nothing to eat,' so bishops raise money
    LUSAKA, Zambia - Zambia's bishops have launched a campaign to raise $9 million for food to be distributed in remote parts of the country hit by drought and floods. Many households "have nothing to eat and are surviving on wild fruits or are getting by without any food," Bishop Evans Chinyemba of Mongu told a June 19 media briefing in the capital, Lusaka.
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  • Existence of purgatory/ Should some politicians be excommunicated?
    Existence of purgatory/ Should some politicians be excommunicated?
    Father Kenneth Doyle shares what the catechism and Scripture teach on the existence of purgatory, and clarifies what canon law has to say about excommunicating politicians who vote to provide abortions.
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  • 50 years on, moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment
    50 years on, moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment
    The accomplishments achieved through scientific endeavors such as the moon landings can provide a glimpse into the way things work and what it means to be human, both key components of God's creation, said Franciscan Sister Ilia Delio, professor of theology at Villanova University.
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  • Cardinal Burke corrects LifeSiteNews: 'I have never worked with Steve Bannon'
    Cardinal Burke corrects LifeSiteNews: 'I have never worked with Steve Bannon'
    ROME, Italy - In a statement June 25, Cardinal Raymond Burke issued a correction to a now-removed LifeSiteNews article, which claimed that Burke was collaborating with former President Donald Trump advisor Steven Bannon on a film exposing homosexuality in the Vatican.
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  • Doctors promised disabled woman 'new doll' after planned forced abortion
    Doctors promised disabled woman 'new doll' after planned forced abortion
    LONDON, England - Following a decision by the Court of Appeals in England to overturn an order for a forced abortion on a disabled woman, new details have emerged about the case.
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  • In responding to gender theory, ‘forming the formators’ is key, educators say
    In responding to gender theory, ‘forming the formators’ is key, educators say
    Amid a flurry of headlines denouncing the Vatican for releasing a document condemning “gender theory,” theology professors and Catholic educators told CNA that the document will be helpful in setting priorities for Catholic educators going forward, as Catholic schools respond to questions about LGBT issues.
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  • Cathedral High School in Indianapolis recognizes archbishop's oversight
    Cathedral High School in Indianapolis recognizes archbishop's oversight
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A Catholic high school in the Indianapolis archdiocese has said it will comply with the archbishop’s instructions to stop employing a teacher in a same-sex marriage.
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  • Catholic San Francisco recognized for general excellence
    Catholic San Francisco recognized for general excellence
    Catholic San Francisco was named one of the best Catholic newspapers in North America on June 21 at the Catholic Press Association’s 2019 conference in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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  • Religious Freedom Week highlights faith in public life
    Religious Freedom Week highlights faith in public life
    Religious Freedom Week, an annual campaign by the U.S. bishops to encourage support for religious liberty, comes as Catholics in California and across the country face challenges to their religious liberty. “Strength in Hope” is the theme of this year’s Religious Freedom Week, which takes place June 22-29.
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  • Pope calls jubilee for air travelers, Loreto pilgrims in 2020
    Pope calls jubilee for air travelers, Loreto pilgrims in 2020
    VATICAN CITY - Marking the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Our Lady of Loreto as the patron saint of aviation and aviators, Pope Francis has authorized a special jubilee year of celebrations, especially at the Italian shrine of Our Lady of Loreto.
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  • Pope Francis announces Marian theme of World Youth Day 2022 in Lisbon
    Pope Francis announces Marian theme of World Youth Day 2022 in Lisbon
    VATICAN CITY - At the conclusion of the International Youth Forum Saturday, Pope Francis announced the theme of World Youth Day 2022 to be held in Lisbon: “Mary arose and went with haste.”
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  • How the church can better respond to the problem of domestic violence
    How the church can better respond to the problem of domestic violence
    WASHINGTON -  This Sunday, in Catholic parishes across the country, one in four women sitting in the pews will have experienced severe physical violence in their own homes from their spouses or partners - including burns, choking, beating, or the use of a weapon against them. One in nine men will have experienced the same.
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  • Lord's command to 'welcome the stranger' is in danger, patriarch says
    Lord's command to 'welcome the stranger' is in danger, patriarch says
    The efforts of European governments to patrol the Mediterranean and prevent desperate people from reaching its northern shores raise questions "about the very concept of 'welcoming the stranger' of which Christianity is the highest expression, according to the teaching our of lord and savior," said Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.
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