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Gomez: As Rev. King urged, meet forces of hate, ignorance ‘with power of love’
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., “we must meet the forces of hate and ignorance with the power of love,” the president of […]
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National
Without faith, society has no solid foundation says archbishop
NOTRE DAME — A virtual conference hosted at the University of Notre Dame Jan. 12-14 featured over 40 top professionals from multiple fields discussing how to live together in unity […]
National
Bishops applaud HHS rule change that aids adoption, foster care providers
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A Department of Health and Human Services modified rule that helps ensure that faith-based social service providers will not be excluded from certain federally funded programs was […]
Vatican
Popes Francis, Benedict receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and […]
National
Heavy security in D.C., ongoing pandemic mean March for Life will be virtual
By Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON (CNS) — For the first time since 1974, when it first began, the message of the national March for Life to participants is: Stay home. Like […]
FEATURE
Initially cut off by war, Ethiopian bishop appeals for humanitarian aid
By Frederick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — After intense fighting cut off his ability to communicate with people outside his region, Bishop Tefaselassie Medhin of Adigrat, Ethiopia, called for urgent […]
National
For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to ‘sprinkle’ ashes on heads
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, […]
National
Authors find spiritual lessons amid pandemic’s restrictions
Reviewed by Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON (CNS) — Under COVID-19 pandemic isolation and its steadily escalating death toll, managing the anxiety of ordinarily stressful life passages has become exponentially unbearable. Michael […]
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News Briefs: January 17, 2021
Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis […]
National
Evictions, homelessness could rise if lawmakers override governor’s veto
Advocates for the poor fear that an already dire housing crisis in the state could worsen dramatically if lawmakers override the governor’s veto of a landlord-tenant bill that was rushed […]
National
Federal appeals court blocks Trump order on refugee resettlement
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A federal circuit court of appeals said a Trump administration executive order that would allow state and local government officials to reject refugees in their jurisdiction violated […]
National
Washington pastors reflect on Capitol attack that hit close to home
By Mark Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Like many across the country, Father William Gurnee and Father Gary Studniewski watched in horror as a rioting mob stormed and ransacked the U.S. […]