The breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 sent shock waves around the world.
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Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol as lawmakers are evacuated
The protesters were egged on for weeks by Trump, who since the November presidential election had launched a barrage of false attacks on the integrity of the results.
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Religious leaders: Reject the attempt to overturn election results for Trump
Dozens of Catholics were among more than 2,000 religious and community leaders who urged Congress to reject any effort to overturn the results of November’s presidential election.
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Chicago’s activist priest Fr. Michael Pfleger steps aside amid past child abuse allegation
The Rev. Michael Pfleger has temporarily stepped down from his ministry leading the Roman Catholic Faith Community of St. Sabina amid allegations of sexual abuse of a minor more than 40 years ago.
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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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117th Congress is mostly Christian—and Catholics are overrepresented
The 117th session of Congress got off to a testy start on Sunday, including an opening prayer from an ordained member whose pairing of “A-woman” with the traditional “Amen” raised both hackles and questions about the meaning of the word.
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Nine Sisters of St. Joseph die in Covid-19 outbreak in New York
The pandemic has taken a terrible toll on the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham.
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Pope Francis: Soccer legend Maradona was ‘poet’ on the field
Pope Francis said that Diego Armando Maradona wasn’t just a skilled soccer player but a true artist.
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Fired EWTN host Gloria Purvis: ‘I will never, ever, ever have regrets’ for talking about racial injustice
Gloria Purvis, whose radio show “Morning Glory” was canceled on Dec. 30, said she has no regrets about using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd.
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Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben named as first woman to serve as House chaplain, replacing Pat Conroy, S.J.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi commended Kibben for her integrity and patriotism and thanked Father Conroy for his service.