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Vatican expects multi-million dollar budget deficit for 2021
In the wake of the economic fallout due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy said it expects a multimillion-dollar deficit.
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Wording change from ‘one God, for ever and ever’ to ‘God, for ever and ever,’ takes effect
A change in wording to the concluding doxology of orations in the Roman Missal, from “one God, for ever and ever” to “God, for ever and ever,” took effect on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17.
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This retired Black Catholic nurse is on a mission to urge people of color to get Covid-19 vaccine
Joyce Christian understands firsthand why many Black people and other people of color are hesitant and mistrust the medical community.
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Vatican tells its employees to get a Covid vaccine, or risk getting fired
The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without a valid medical reason risks being fired.
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On the ‘Today’ show, Cardinal Gregory reflects on his personal experience with racism
Cardinal Gregory and Roker also discussed how the cardinal would interact with President Joe Biden as a Catholic in his archdiocese.
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Pew releases new report on ‘Faith among Black Americans,’ first study of its kind in more than a generation
Of Blacks attending a Catholic church, 41% said they had heard a homily on racism; 39% said they had heard a sermon on abortion.
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Joe Biden signs executive order reestablishing White House faith office
The order reestablishes the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a 20-year-old initiative first put in place by President George W. Bush.
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Alabama cancels execution of inmate after state denied the presence of his spiritual advisor
In a divided midnight vote Feb. 11, the justices upheld a lower court’s ruling that Willie Smith III’s pastor should be with him in the execution chamber, which the state opposed.
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Nun appointed to high-level Vatican post by Pope Francis says the ‘patriarchal mindset is changing’
Sister Nathalie Becquart said her appointment as an undersecretary in the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops office was a “brave signal and prophetic decision” by Pope Francis, who has repeatedly stressed the need for women to have a greater say in church governance.