The U.S. bishops already saw this coming at the beginning of the year and said Catholics should attend separate Masses for the two days.
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
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Court seems divided over religious right not to sell cake for same-sex wedding
The questions in the Supreme Court oral arguments weighed anti-discrimination laws against freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression.
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Meghan Markle’s high school teachers remember her service and advocacy for women
Markle, recently engaged to Prince Harry, was a Kairos retreat leader and was close with her theology teacher, a former Catholic Worker.
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When should Catholics decorate for Christmas?
Advent is a season of somber preparation, which isn’t often reflected in inflatable Santas and luminary reindeer.
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Royal engagement announcement brings attention to Catholic school
“We always tell our students to dream big but not necessarily about marrying a prince!”
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Supreme Court to hear case on free speech, abortion and crisis pregnancy centers
It will be the first abortion-related case heard by the court with Neil Gorsuch on the bench.
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Texas shooting a reminder to some that churches should be more secure
On the same day as the Texas church shooting when 26 people were killed and more than 20 were wounded, another shooting already had taken place in the parking lot of a Catholic church in Fresno, California.
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Supreme Court hears oral arguments in death penalty case
Ayestas, an immigrant from Honduras, was sentenced to death for strangling a woman after an apparent burglary in her home in Houston.
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U.S. Catholics in healthcare: something must be done
Sixty-six percent of Americans want Trump and Congress to work on legislation to bolster the health insurance marketplaces.
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Groups settle in lawsuit against HHS contraceptive mandate
Cardinal Wuerl: the legal agreement provides a “level of assurance as we move into the future.”