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Judge Neil Gorsuch nominated to fill Supreme Court vacancy

WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the seat on the U.S. Supreme Court that has been empty since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia […]

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Jubilant crowd gathers in Washington for annual March for Life

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Several contingents from the Diocese of South Bend-Fort Wayne and tens of thousands of other pro-lifers filled the grounds near the Washington Monument and marched up Constitution […]

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New video released with Planned Parenthood official discussing abortion

By Abbey Jaroma WASHINGTON (CNS) — Amid an outcry from members of the GOP demanding answers to questions raised by a video of a Planned Parenthood physician talking about preserving […]

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Environmentalists say pope’s words apply to personal, political arenas

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI’s message on environmental protection, found in his new encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”), has applications both in individuals’ daily lives as well as in the political arena, according to leading U.S. Catholic environmentalists

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Pope lightheartedly wonders what his guardian angel was doing

LES COMBES, Italy (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI said the Vatican and Italian police who watched over him while he was on vacation in the Italian Alps were like “guardian […]

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Indiana Catholic university receives historic $6 million donation

By Carmen Blanco WASHINGTON (CNS) — Indianapolis’ Marian University, the only Catholic liberal arts university in central Indiana, received its largest gift ever from an individual donor — $6 million. […]