“Praised be Jesus Christ! I wish to inform you that I have recently tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Thanks be to God, I am resting comfortably and receiving excellent medical care,” the cardinal wrote in a tweet.
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German archbishop pledges to name pastoral minister for LGBT community
Archbishop Koch said he regarded the double marginalization of Catholic gays — within the Catholic community as well as in the LGBTQ community — as “problematic and painful.”
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Colorado bishops oppose vaccine mandates and welcome Denver’s religious exemption
“We always remain vigilant when any bureaucracy seeks to impose uniform and sweeping requirements on a group of people in areas of personal conscience,” the bishops said.
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Rwandan immigrant turns himself in for killing French priest
A Rwandan immigrant awaiting trial for the arson of the cathedral in Nantes turned himself into police for killing the French provincial of the Montfort Missionaries.
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Italian postal workers intercept suspicious letter to Pope Francis
Law enforcement in Milan is investigating the source of an envelope containing three bullets addressed to the pope, Italian paramilitary police said Monday.
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Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, dies at 72
‘I believe the Catholic Church—my church—ought to be a leader in human rights, which include workers’ rights,’ Trumka told CNS in 2010.
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The Vatican’s first official sporting association is enthusiastically following the Olympics
“As Pope Francis says, sport is a place of encounter and formation, but also evangelism and sharing of the Christian message.”
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Meet the nun who cheered Sydney McLaughlin to a gold medal and new world record in Tokyo
Sister Percylee Hart, principal of the Olympian’s alma mater, has made a habit of encouraging every student to achieve their best.
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Pope Francis: Crises are signs that church is still alive
Pope Francis: “Let us remember that the church always has difficulties, always is in crisis, because she’s alive. Living things go through crises. Only the dead don’t have crises”
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Immigration advocates were thrilled when Biden was elected. Then deportations started speeding up again.
“The stakes of getting it wrong are too high.” Immigrant advocates are voicing disappointment with recent decisions from Biden administration.