Due to the global shutdown, sacramental wine and altar bread businesses have suffered as Covid-19 is preventing most indoor public celebrations of the Mass.
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Pontifical academy unveils effort to fight mafia’s ‘deviant spirituality’ of Mary
The figure of Mary is often distorted and exploited by criminal organizations as a way to make people more submissive and “turn them into slaves,” according to Father Stefano Cecchin.
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Read: Prayers at the D.N.C. by Sr. Simone Campbell and Fr. James Martin
Campbell and Martin were among the religious leaders invited to take part in the Democratic National Convention.
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Joe Biden’s Catholic faith on display at Democratic convention’s final night
If Joe Biden wins in November, he will be just the second Catholic elected president.
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Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged in border wall scheme
President Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on allegations that he ripped off donors trying to fund the southern border wall.
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At Beirut parish, signs of hope, demands for accountability after blast
Although the lives of those attending that Mass were spared, so far 12 parishioners have died from the blast. Father Mouannes has no idea how many have been injured.
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Joe Biden’s friend Sen. Coons to elevate faith on Democratic convention stage
When Coons speaks to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday before Biden’s speech accepting the party’s presidential nomination, his remarks will focus on faith — attesting in highly personal fashion to his longtime friend’s belief in God.
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Catholic leaders call for action on decade-old massacre of migrants in Mexico
Catholic church authorities are demanding an investigation into one of Mexico’s most notorious crimes: the murder a decade ago of 72 migrants by drug cartel gunmen.
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Mauritius cardinal praises outpouring of solidarity after oil spill
The oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has renewed attention as to how environmental disasters affect ecological and economic life.
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Former West Virginia bishop apologizes, reimburses diocese
Former Bishop Michael Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston has written a letter of apology for “any scandal” he had caused and has made a $441,000 reimbursement to his former diocese.