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Vatican approves new invocations for Litany of St. Joseph

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Updating the Litany of St. Joseph, approved in 1909, the Vatican has added seven invocations, including two that address the guardian of Jesus and husband of […]

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Several Catholic colleges will require COVID vaccinations in fall

WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some […]

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News Briefs: May 9, 2021

 In-person Mass feels more ‘grace-filled,’ says Oregon parishioner PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — It took courage for Leilani Arellano to return to Mass, but she is glad to be back. Over […]

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Church leaders offer prayers after Mexico City metro crash

MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Mexican Church leaders offered prayers for the victims of a metro line collapse that left at least 23 dead and more than 70 people injured. Bishop […]

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News Briefs: May 2, 2021

Shrine prayer hotline spurred by pandemic is so successful, it’ll continue EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) — When the world shut down last year because of the pandemic, the National Shrine of […]

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New books offer unique perspectives on long road to sainthood

By Timothy Walch Sainthood. It’s a matter of faith that Catholics who die in a state of grace join the communion of saints in heaven. Indeed, the Church has codified […]

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‘Patients are … dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director

By Anto Akkara THRISSUR, India (CNS) — Catholic hospital directors in India told Catholic News Service they did not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for […]

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‘Amoris Laetitia’ family portraits: Sometimes messy, but grace-filled

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Sometimes the Catholic Church has “proposed a far too abstract and almost artificial theological ideal of marriage, far removed from the concrete situations and practical possibilities […]

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News Briefs: April 25, 2021

Head of Irish bishops calls new law on Mass attendance ‘draconian’ DUBLIN (CNS) — The head of the Irish bishops’ conference said the government’s move to criminalize attendance at Mass […]

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Advocates continue quest to help those in deepest poverty 

As the 2021 legislative session drew to a close this week, the Indiana Catholic Conference and other advocates were hoping to see a long-sought-after update to a crucial cash assistance […]

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USCCB pro-life chairman calls HHS proposed rule ‘terrible policy’

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule to rescind the Trump administration’s enforcement of a Title X provision that “draws a […]

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Pharmaceutical companies urged to stop using abortion-derived cell lines

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities has launched a campaign urging Catholics to write letters to pharmaceutical companies urging them to stop the […]