The breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 sent shock waves around the world.
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Pope Francis will not baptize infants on feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Pope Francis to cancel his annual celebration of infant baptisms on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
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Trump signs proclamation honoring 850th anniversary of St. Thomas Becket’s martyrdom
The White House issued a proclamation honoring the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket Dec. 29 and inviting “the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches and customary places of meeting with appropriate ceremonies.”
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Head of German bishops, self-described conservative, calls for changing church teaching on LGBT people and women
The head of the German bishops’ conference called for far-reaching changes to the Catholic Church and criticized the Vatican’s treatment of the church in his country.
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Bishops call on Trump and Barr—again—to stop executing people and remember mercy during Advent
“This Advent, the Lord comes to love us even though we don’t deserve it. Let us repent and embrace his gift,” the committee chairmen said in a Dec. 7 statement.
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U.S. Catholic leaders react to the McCarrick report
The president of the U.S. bishops said the findings mark “another tragic chapter in the church’s long struggle to confront the crimes of sexual abuse by clergy.”
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Top U.S. bishop: Nation’s leaders must ‘come together’ after the election of Joe Biden
“We thank God for the blessings of liberty. The American people have spoken in this election,” Archbishop Gomez said, congratulating Biden and Harris on behalf of the U.S. bishops.
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Demonstrators burn two Catholic churches in Chile on anniversary of protests
Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos.
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San Francisco’s archbishop plans exorcism where Junipero Serra statue was vandalized
San Francisco’s archbishop plans to conduct an exorcism Oct. 17 at the site of a now-toppled statue of St. Junipero Serra at St. Rafael Mission Church in San Rafael.
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Archbishop pleads for help to end conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan
Since 1988 Armenia and Azerbaijan have had an undeclared war over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies inside Azerbaijan, but has an ethnic Armenian majority.