Pro-lifers rally inside Indiana Statehouse for unborn babies, their mothers
By Sean Gallagher INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Fichter, president of Indiana Right to Life, stood before 1,200 pro-lifers packed in an atrium of the Indiana…
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Returning moccasins, pope apologizes
for church role in residential schools
By Cindy Wooden MASKWACIS, Alberta — The first step of Pope Francis’ “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada involved him returning two pairs of children’s moccasins….
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Pope meets with Monaco royalty at Vatican
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis interrupted his traditional July break to meet with Prince Albert II of Monaco and his…
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Cardinal urges reflection on
moral question of capital punishment
By Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON — Marking Good Friday, the most solemn day in the church calendar, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington venerated the…
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Parishes, donors contribute more than
$500,000 for tornado relief
The Archdiocese of Louisville has forwarded $510,400 in donations to those helping survivors of the Dec. 10, 2021, tornado outbreaks. The Diocese of Owensboro…
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Stations remind faithful of Christ’s perfect example, depth of his love
By Katie Peterson NASHVILLE — From partaking in the sacrament of reconciliation to fasting to choosing what to give up, Lent is full of…
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African American sister says prayer, listening can lead to racial healing
By Rebecca Drake SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The topic of racism can be a source of conflict. But when Sister Melinda Pellerin found herself in…
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Mercy Academy student
wins grand prize in ‘Horsing
Around with Art’ contest
Lily Swan, a junior at Mercy Academy, was named the grand prize winner of the Kentucky Derby Museum’s 36th annual Horsing Around with Art…
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Vatican adds QR code to sculpture to educate people about migration
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A life-sized bronze sculpture of migrants and refugees crowded onto a boat has stood in St. Peter’s Square…
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Pope prays Christmas will bring yearning for peace, dialogue
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Before giving his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and to the world, Pope…
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