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Parish Sues Over Its Right to Hire Staff Who Uphold Church Tenets
LANSING, Mich. (CNS) — A Catholic parish in the Diocese of Lansing has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to protect its right to hire parish employees and staff […]
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News Briefs: December 25, 2022
Pope Reveals He Prepared Resignation Letter in Case of Impairment VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said he wrote a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, to […]
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New Features at Holy Trinity Park Honor ‘History, Mission’
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The stained-glass window stands in the area where it was installed in Holy Trinity Church in New Albany in 1890. It still radiates the sunlight, creating […]
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‘The Letter’ Shows How Theology and Science Stand Together in Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Laudato Si
The 13th century Saint Francis of Assisi — the papal namesake of our 21st century Pope Francis — was a man who cared deeply for the earth. In 2015, the […]
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Bishop of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Retires; Pope Names Oregon Pastor and University of Notre Dame Grad as Successor
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Donald J. Kettler of St. Cloud, Minnesota, and named as his successor Holy Cross Father Patrick M. Neary, […]
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Mother Shares her Story of Finding God After Tragic Sandy Hook Shooting
BY KAREN A. AVITABLE NEWTOWN, Conn. (CNS) — Jennifer Hubbard began Dec. 14, 2012, with her routine just like any other day. She prepared breakfast, made her children’s lunches and […]
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From Nigeria to Bloomington, Sharing the Joy of Jesus Drives Dominican Priest’s Missions
By Mike Krokos BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — There is the black-and-white photograph of the young Dominican priest floating along the Niger River in a canoe in the early 1960s, pointing into […]
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Dobbs Decision Dominates Supreme Court’s Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) — The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision — overturning Roe v. Wade — is no doubt one for the history books. The 5-4 decision in June in Dobbs […]
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News Briefs: December 18, 2022
Pope is Asking Governments to Grant Clemency to Prisoners at Christmas VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is writing to all the heads of state around the world, asking them […]
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Indiana Parish Uses Christmas Light Display to Share the Gospel Message
BRIGHT, Ind. (CNS) — As dusk turned into darkness on Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, colorful Christmas lights began illuminating 19 acres on the campus of St. Teresa Benedicta […]
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News Briefs: December 11, 2022
Spanish Catholic Federation Denounces Draft Family Law MADRID (CNS) — Family groups have condemned a new draft law that would recognize 16 different “family types” in the traditionally Catholic country. […]
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Keep the Creche in Christmas, Pope Urges
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Stopping to gaze at and perhaps pray before a Nativity scene is one of the best ways to remember the real meaning of Christmas, Pope Francis […]