<img src="https://therecordnewspaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220301T1525-DEATH-PENALTY-CLEMENCY-PLEAS-1522218.jpg" class="wp-post-image first-post-image" alt="Catholic leaders plead for
clemency for Texas woman" />

Catholic leaders plead for
clemency for Texas woman

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By Carol Zimmermann Melissa Lucio, a Catholic mother of 14, was given the death sentence for the 2007 death of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah,…

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as new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See" />

Donnelly will soon head to Rome
as new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris Feb. 24 held a ceremonial swearing-in of Catholic lawyer Joe Donnelly of Indiana as the new U.S. ambassador…

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in preparation for Ash Wednesday" />

As pandemic’s limits ease, palms burn
in preparation for Ash Wednesday

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By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — Among the world’s supply shortage, add to it the palm frond. Rules to contain the spread of the coronavirus…