Munich abuse report incriminates retired pope; Vatican to study document
byCatholic News Service MUNICH — A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising incriminated retired…
Presentation Academy aims
to increase vaccination
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Presentation Academy has begun an effort in the school and its neighborhood around South Fourth and Breckenridge streets to encourage vaccinations against COVID-19 and…
At life Mass, Archbishop Kurtz
encourages advocacy
and accompaniment
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Jesus saved a young couple from the embarrassment of a wine shortage during their wedding at Cana. Similarly, God is interested in the “smallest…
Institute launches national committee aiming to protect religious freedom
byBy Dennis Sadowski Prominent leaders of the religious freedom movement introduced an organization they say will work to defend religious liberty and support political…
Dominican Sister Thomas
Ann Ford dies at 97
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Dominican Sister of Peace Thomas Ann Ford died Jan. 16 at Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, Ky. She was 97 and had been…
St. Bartholomew parishioner
speaks on violence and trauma
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Describing gun violence in the city as a “public health problem,” Dr. Renee Sartin, a parishioner of St. Bartholomew Church, shared how her 29-year-old…
A Time to Speak —
Martyrs of El Salvador
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On Saturday, January 22, four Salvadoran martyrs will be beatified in the Cathedral of San Salvador. They are Jesuit Padre Rutilio Grande, two lay…
Living Mission —
Life in Cambodia is improving
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When I worked in Hong Kong, several family and friends came to visit. Not so many have come to Cambodia, partly because many perceive…
What’s in a name: Catholic farmers weigh in on ‘bioengineered’ label
byBy Mark Pattison WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, effective Jan. 1, authorized replacing its “GMO” symbol — specifying the inclusion of a…
Praying weekly rosary at Planned Parenthood is ‘powerful,’ say students
byBy Dave Hrbacek HOPKINS, Minn. — Every Monday morning at 7:45 during the school year, a long line forms in the school office at…