Young mother chose life with another mom’s help
By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer Chelsea Pickett was scared and desperate on the cold December day two years ago when a taxi left…
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U.S. officials seek greater cooperation with Vatican on religious freedom
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Promoting religious freedom, providing humanitarian assistance and fighting human trafficking are three major issues the…
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Tikuna deacon prepares to become first priest from Amazonian tribe
By Catholic News Service NAZARETH, Colombia — On a Sunday morning, Deacon Ferney Pereira was leading a prayer service in this small village’s Catholic…
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Pope opens Missionary Month with call to share joy, hope, talents
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — God wants everyone to take a risk to share with others the gifts he has…
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Caring for the poor, the hungry ‘is who we are’ as church, cardinal says
By Beth Griffin Catholic News Service NEW YORK — To those who ask why the Catholic Church seems to be “obsessed” with the poor,…
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Woman says vow not to ‘deny Jesus’ was motivation in campus freedom fight
By Sam Lucero Catholic News Service GREEN BAY, Wis. — As long as she can remember, Polly Olsen, 29, said she has handed out…
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Northern Ireland Christian leaders: People weren’t consulted on abortion
MANCHESTER, England — Church leaders in Northern Ireland encouraged their political parties to quickly re-establish their self-governing institutions to stop the British government from…
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After faith leaders’ border visit, the resolve to help migrants grows
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service HATCH, N.M. — A group of U.S. Catholic bishops, along with a Vatican representative and other priests, celebrated…
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Commitment to fighting climate change still weak, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY The international community must ramp up its efforts if it expects to mitigate the negative…
Read MoreIndiana launches investigation after discovery of aborted fetal remains
By Natalie Hoefer Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — The story of 2,246 aborted fetal remains found at the Illinois home of late abortion…
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