The preferential option for the poor, which includes feeding the hungry and drawing close to the excluded, “is the key criterion of Christian authenticity,” Pope Francis said Aug. 19 during his weekly general audience.
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University of Notre Dame suspends in-person classes after coronavirus cases increase
The decision was made after a surge in cases since classes resumed on Aug. 10.
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After another priest is killed in El Salvador, local clergy ask ‘who will be next?’
A Catholic priest was found dead in El Salvador on Aug. 7, the most recent in a pattern of Salvadoran clergy killings over the past half century.
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Most Catholic universities and colleges skipping 2020 fall sports season
Some notable exceptions, including the University of Notre Dame and Boston College, still plan to play this fall.
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Cardinal Dolan will pray at Republican National Convention opening
Cardinal Dolan will offer the prayer as the convention opens, the same day President Trump and Vice President Pence will be nominated as the GOP’s candidates for a second term.
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Pope Francis asks for prayers for the unemployed, for dialogue, peace
While reciting the Angelus, Pope Francis urged people to pray for various intentions, including praying for those suffering from the pandemic.
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Beating peaceful demonstrators is ‘grave sin,’ says Belarusian archbishop
In a message read in churches nationwide Aug. 16, the bishops said: “Blood has been shed in an active confrontation, leaving many physical and moral victims, including peaceful and innocent people of all ages.”
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Fifth lawsuit accuses retired Bishop Hubbard of Albany of alleged abuse
A fifth lawsuit has accused retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany of alleged sexual abuse.
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Letter: Pro-life Democrats urge party leaders to reject abortion extremism
About 100 current and former Democratic lawmakers urged the Democratic Party “to moderate its official position on abortion.”
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At Castel Gandolfo, the pope’s summer house, locals move on without Francis
Seven years ago, Pope Francis announced that, unlike his immediate predecessors, he would not spend the summer at the papal estate at Castel Gandolfo.