“I don’t think we can take our foot off the pedal. We are doing a credible job; we need to do more.”
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New Orleans renames street to honor longtime Xavier U. president
The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Aug. 20 to rename Jefferson Davis Parkway in honor of Norman C. Francis, former president of Xavier University of Louisiana.
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Police in Belarus are blocking off a Catholic Church to prevent protestors from seeking sanctuary
Catholic leaders in Minsk protested after law enforcement agencies blocked the entry of Sts. Simon and Helena Church and later arrested protesters who had fled inside to avoid police.
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Under tents and with folding chairs, Catholics resume First Communions and baptisms outdoors
Catholic churches in California have been resuming baptism, First Communion and Mass services outdoors after a series of COVID-19 closures shut down indoor church services in most of the state.
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Dioceses in Hurricane Laura’s path report damage, but hard to gauge for now
Bishops from the dioceses of Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana, found themselves assessing damages and checking in with others hours after destructive Hurricane Laura had passed.
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Vatican and W.C.C. urge Christians to respond to ‘sins’ laid bare by Coronavirus
Christians must “own up to our own complicity and guilt in many systems of oppression” and resist the “temptation” to blame the poor for their poverty.
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Australian, English bishops discuss morality of possible COVID-19 vaccine
Catholic bishops are urging governments all over the world to prioritize coronavirus vaccines that are ethically developed and are also telling Catholics that not getting vaccinated is a “serious moral problem.”
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Cardinal Czerny: Care of the earth and concern for migrants are connected
The “common thread” among the celebrations, especially in 2020, the cardinal said, “is our common home in which the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor are one cry.”
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Catholics denounce federal execution of Navajo tribe member
Catholic leaders have joined their voices with members of the Navajo Nation in opposing the Aug. 26 scheduled execution of Lezmond Mitchell, the only Native American on federal death row.
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Bolivia’s bishops stress environment as elections approach
Bolivia’s bishops want environmental concerns to play a key role when voters go to the polls to elect a new government in October.