“November as Black Catholic History Month is a project of the black Catholic clergy, so this is a perfect time to accept the invitation to place our chronicle with the Notre Dame archives on the American Catholic Heritage,” Father Ken Taylor said.
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Legalizing pot is ‘unacceptable,’ say leading U.S. Catholics
Recreational marijuana could soon be legal in at least five states.
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After two shootings, faith community supports local police, Iowa bishop says
“May all of us working together find the courage to move forward in a manner that brings peace to our beloved community,” said Bishop Pates.
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Typhoon Haima slammed the Philippines, but the extent of the damage remains unknown
The storm has an area in “a communications black hole.”
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Political discourse on women and people of faith must change, says U.S.C.C.B. President Archbishop Kurtz
Politicians, their staffs and volunteers should reflect our best aspirations as citizens,” he said.
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Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end civil war
The prize “should also be seen as a tribute to the Colombian people who, despite great hardships and abuses, have not given up hope of a just peace.”
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San Diego Bishop McElroy calls for calm, police transparency in shooting case
Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego asked people to pray for calm and called on police to be "as transparent as possible" in their investigation following the shooting of unarmed man in a San Diego suburb.The bishop said the Catholic community was saddened by the shooting death of Alfred
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Parishes honor Marlins’ Jose Fernandez before funeral
“This is a young man who is a source of pride for us Cubans, an example for our community and especially for Cuban young people.”
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California and New Mexico bishops urge the end of the death penalty
“Killing the criminal does not bring justice to the victims,” Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said.
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Charlotte parishes remember Justin Carr
“I know that my son died for a cause,” Vivian Carr told a standing-room-only crowd at the church.