Sacraments amid a pandemic
COVID-19 has brought the church and its faithful into new territory. Because of health and safety restrictions, some Catholics may not have access to…
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Priest begins offering drive-through confessions in church parking lot
By Josephine von Dohlen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When public Masses in the Archdiocese of Washington were suspended in efforts to prevent the spread…
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Confession is ‘highlight’ of NCYC as hundreds of priests share God’s mercy
By Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — The National Catholic Youth Conference drew 20,000 youths from across the country to Indianapolis to be…
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Editorial — A witness of mercy
Pope Francis has declared an extraordinary jubilee — a Holy Year of Mercy — to begin Dec. 8, the day we celebrate the Immaculate…
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