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Religion
Pope New Year’s message: Pandemic is hard, but focus on the good
VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his New Year’s wishes to the world, Pope Francis encouraged people Saturday to focus on…
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Pope demands humility in new zinger-filled Christmas speech
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride,…
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Catholic Bishops OK Communion document, avoid direct rebuff to Biden
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday a long-anticipated document on Communion that stops short of calling…
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U.S. Catholic bishops may dodge rebuke of Biden over abortion
While some U.S. Catholic bishops continue to denounce President Joe Biden for his support of legal abortion, they are likely…
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Pope tells Biden he should ‘keep receiving Communion,’ president says
ROME (AP) — Face to face at the Vatican, President Joe Biden held extended and highly personal talks with Pope…
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Vatican-backed sex abuse research institute expands mandate
ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church’s foremost research institute studying sexual abuse of minors is expanding its mandate to also…
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Limiting Latin Mass may become defining moment for Pope Francis
Pope Francis took sudden steps on July 16 to curtail the traditional Latin Mass, in an abrupt reversal of his predecessor’s…
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Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests…
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Coronavirus
Anti-abortion faith leaders support use of COVID-19 vaccines
In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States are telling their…
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Coronavirus
Pope Francis’ book explores George Floyd, virus skeptics
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of…
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Wilton Gregory becomes first Black American Catholic cardinal
Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington and once the bishop of the Belleville diocese, is now the first African-American Catholic cardinal.…
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Health
Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden’s abortion stance
Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re sharply divided over…
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News
Pope is moving Catholics toward more expansive idea of family
Pope Francis referred to gay people as “children of God” in a recently released documentary, “Francesco.” He further noted that…
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Social issues are a priority for cardinal-to-be Wilton Gregory
Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory, soon to become the Roman Catholic Church’s first Black cardinal from the United States, hopes the…
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Archbishop Gregory’s rise marks a historic moment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wilton Gregory, once bishop of the Belleville archdiocese and later archbishop for the Atlanta and Washington areas,…
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Francis becomes first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that…
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New St. Louis Archbishop Rozanski pledges healing
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The newly appointed head of the Archdiocese of St. Louis vowed Wednesday to be an agent…
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