Pope Francis lent a nod of support to a new project that provides resources for L.G.B.T. parish ministry in a note to James Martin, S.J.
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Pope Francis approved spending 1 million euros to free nun kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked militants
Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali, a cardinal testified Thursday.
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Cardinal Dolan visits Ukraine: ‘There is no depression…there is hope.’
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he was surprised and inspired by Ukrainians he met when he made a brief visit to Lviv, Ukraine.
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Canadian panel urges not hiring military chaplains of religions that exclude women from their priesthoods
“Many of the pejorative remarks would appear to be directed to Catholics.”
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U.S. bishops announce Catholic News Service to cease domestic operations at year’s end
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced to staff May 4 the closure of the Washington and New York offices of Catholic News Service. 21 employees will be laid off.
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Deirdre McQuade, bishops’ spokesperson for pro-life issues, dies of cancer at 53
Longtime pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade died April 21 after a bout with metastatic breast cancer. She was 53.
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Leaked draft shows Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court appears set to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, according to a leaked initial draft of a court opinion obtained by Politico and published online the evening of May 2.
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In Christian flag case, Supreme Court rules unanimously with conservative activist
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that Boston violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist when it refused his request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole outside City Hall.
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‘Subversive Habits’ tells the compelling and long-overlooked history of Black Catholic nuns
After 14 years of tenacious research, Shannen Dee Williams arguably now knows more about America’s Black nuns than anyone in the world.
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At Mass for construction workers who died on job sites, Cardinal Gregory offers support for unions
Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory wore a white hard hat instead of a bishop’s miter as he processed to the altar for the second annual Building Trades’ Workers Memorial Day Mass.