Nun calls protection of voting rights a moral issue at Georgetown forum
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Protection of voting rights is a moral issue, according to a Black sister who was on…
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Catholic Democrats in House say they work to advance respect for life
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Shortly before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the bishops had approved moving forward in…
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Pope names two U.S. cardinals, Altoona bishop to Vatican supreme court
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinals Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and James M. Harvey, archpriest of Rome’s Basilica…
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Communion proposal highlights first two days of bishops’ meeting
WASHINGTON — A proposed document to examine the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church” received a thorough discussion June 17…
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Supreme Court upholds health care law’s individual mandate
WASHINGTON — In a 7-2 decision June 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, saying the states that sued…
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency…
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Pope Francis calls for embrace of displaced people of Central America
By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Pope Francis said the COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that “human beings are like dust,…
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On DACA anniversary, bishop urges pathway to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’
By Julie Asher, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee marked the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action…
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High court decision deals blow to some immigrants with temporary status
By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A June 7 U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled that hundreds of thousands of immigrants with a…
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Eucharist is bread of sinners, not reward of saints, pope says
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People’s hearts and the entire church must be wide open to wonder and devotion to…
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