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News Briefs: September 4, 2022
Pope Creates 20 New Cardinals, Including San Diego Bishop VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In a ceremony to create 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis encouraged the College of Cardinals to have […]
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Indiana woman’s true story ‘reclaims beauty of adoption’
EDINBURGH, Ind. (CNS) – Melissa Coles received a call in the late summer of 2019. She didn’t listen long before she figured it was a prank call and hung up. […]
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News Briefs: August 21, 2022
Hong Kong: Five-Day Trial Set for Cardinal Zen, Four Defendants VATICAN CITY (CNS) – At a pre-trial hearing in Hong Kong, a judge set a five-day trial for Cardinal Joseph […]
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Historic Legislative Session Advances Cause of Protecting Human Life, Provides Economic Relief for Families
Following the historic special session of the state legislature that concluded on Aug. 5 after two weeks of emotional debate, the Catholic Church in Indiana hailed the strides made in […]
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Australians promote Billings fertility pioneers as potential saints
By Michael Kenny SYDNEY, Australia (CNS) – An Australian couple who pioneered one of the world’s most successful natural fertility methods are being celebrated as potential saints by those in […]
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News Briefs: August 7, 2022
Court: Catholic school has right to hire staff who uphold church doctrine CHICAGO (CNS) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago said on July 28 […]
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Pro-life Hoosiers rally for unborn babies and their mothers
On July 26, President of Indiana Right to Life Mike Fichter stood before 1,200 pro-life Hoosiers packed in an atrium of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis and on two balconies […]
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Special legislative session offers ‘historic opportunity’ to protect unborn, support mothers and children
As lawmakers gathered this week at the Indiana Statehouse amid the clamor of competing voices over the future of abortion in Indiana, the Catholic Church called for a united effort […]
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Gathering in Owensboro, Ky., ‘feels like ‘home,’ say Asian Catholic leaders
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. (CNS) — Sister Myrna Tordillo expressed her hope for the participants at the National Catholic Burmese-American Conference in Owensboro: “That they continue to live […]
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Returning moccasins, pope apologizes for church role in residential schools
MASKWACIS, Alberta (CNS) — The first step of Pope Francis’ “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada involved him returning two pairs of children’s moccasins. The little shoes were not among the Indigenous […]
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Former assistant fire chief aims to create ‘sense of hope’ in 9/11 memoir
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) – One of the most vivid memories for those who experienced 9/11 firsthand is the weather that day. A high pressure system produced sunny, intensely clear skies […]
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Cross Catholic Outreach is helping feed Ukrainians, providing other aid
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) – “We call ourselves the first suppliers of first responders,” said Jim Cavnar, president of Cross Catholic Outreach. Based in Boca Raton, Florida, the international Catholic charity […]