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Cardinal Sarah to bishops: Facilitate Mass in person as soon as conditions permit
Church services and Mass online cannot compare to or replace the in-person participation of the faithful, Cardinal Sarah told the world’s bishops.
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Pope Francis prays for young people as school year begins amid pandemic
In a letter to people participating in a virtual Marian pilgrimage, Pope Francis offered words of encouragement to families struggling amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Report abuse heard about in confession or go to jail, says Australian state
A new law requires priests in the state of Queensland to break the seal of confession to report child sex abuse to police or face three years in jail.
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Pope Francis: Lack of money shouldn’t impede health care
Pope Francis said that when it comes to treating patients, especially women, doctors and medical institutions should place their care above financial gain.
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At Mass for racial justice, Archbishop Gregory urged Catholics to recognize reflections of Christ in others
“Like Peter Claver, are we not called to see Christ in every face and to hear him in every voice,” he said, “no matter what race or ethnic backgrounds those faces and voices may represent?”
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Spain imprisons ex-colonel for Jesuit priests slain in El Salvador
A court in Spain on Friday sentenced a former Salvadoran colonel to 133 years in prison for the slaying of six Spanish priests in El Salvador more than three decades ago.
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Mark Galli, former Christianity Today editor and Trump critic, to be confirmed a Catholic
For a few days last December, Mark Galli was perhaps the most well-known evangelical in the country – after penning an editorial calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office and arguing he was “profoundly immoral.”
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The Catholic Health Association on who should get a Covid-19 vaccine (and when)
Sister Mary Haddad on coronavirus vaccine: “It is our belief that all people regardless of immigration status—whether they be refugees or asylum seekers held in immigration centers—must be included in each priority population group.”
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Oregon’s fire: Most churches safe, for now, offering shelter
While the foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains have been ablaze, creating red apocalyptic skies and leaving five small towns in ashes, most of the churches in the Archdiocese of Portland have not burned and many have offered shelter to thousands of evacuees.