The chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees welcomed recent executive actions by President Joe Biden to address racial equity in housing and the use of private prisons by the federal government.
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Vatican celebrates funeral for man who used to live on streets nearby
The funeral was celebrated the day after Pope Francis publicly mourned the death of Edwin, a Nigerian who had been sleeping near St. Peter’s Square, and whose death was attributed to Rome’s overnight cold temperatures.
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U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair: Calls to codify Roe v. Wade in federal law ‘tragic’
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee called it “deeply disturbing and tragic” that any U.S. president would mark the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe decision that legalized abortion by praising it and committing to codifying it in law.
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In letter from prison, Jesuit Father Stan details how poor Indians are jailed without knowing why
Indian Jesuit Father Stan Swamy marked 100 days in prison with a letter highlighting the cases of poor people languishing in jail who begin their trials without even knowing their criminal charges.
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Dr. Fauci: Biden expected to overturn ‘Mexico City policy,’ which bans foreign aid for abortion
President Joe Biden will revoke the so-called “Mexico City policy,” which blocks U.S. funding of foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform and promote abortion as a form of family planning.
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Catholic leaders welcome Biden plan to rejoin Paris climate change agreement
Achieving the goals involves setting policy as well as adopting legislation to limit carbon pollution, which the vast majority of climate scientists have said is the leading cause of a warming planet.
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Cardinal Dolan wishes Joe Biden well ahead of inauguration but says ‘there is more of an urgency now’ on abortion
Cardinal Dolan said President-elect Joe Biden “speaks with admirable sensitivity about protecting the rights of the weakest and most threatened” but also “ran on a platform avidly supporting this gruesome capital punishment for innocent preborn babies.”
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Pope Francis: We must recommit to Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for equality
With “social injustice, division and conflict” threatening the common good, people need to rediscover and recommit to the vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Pope Francis said.
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In a single day, on three continents, the Catholic Church lost a cardinal and two bishops to Covid-19
In one day, the Catholic Church on three continents lost three leaders to COVID-19.
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Vatican: No ashes on foreheads this Ash Wednesday
The Vatican asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than making a cross on people’s foreheads.