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voters voting in michigan in 2020 wearing masks
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Catholic News Service
This fall, Michigan voters will decide on whether a woman's right to abortion can be part of the Michigan Constitution. The Catholic Conference urges voters to vote no.
Pope John Paul II greets Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Vatican Nov. 18, 1990.
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When Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Aug. 30, first met with Pope John Paul in December 1989, less than a month after the Berlin Wall’s collapse, the two leaders “understood each other immediately.”
Cardinal Mario Grech speaks during a news conference
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“Fraternal correction and dialogue” were something very positive, Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, said, but a “public denunciation” was not helpful and only led to further polarization.
A man wades through floodwaters trying to salvage his belongings following heavy rains during the monsoon season in Charsadda, Pakistan, Aug. 28, 2022. (CNS photo/Fayaz Aziz, Reuters)
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Thousands have been affected by ongoing floods in Pakistan, including the destruction of the diocese of Bishop Samson Shukardin.
Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See, is pictured during an interview with Catholic News Service at the Ukrainian Embassy to the Holy See in Rome July 18, 2022.
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Although Pope Francis repeatedly has spoken out on behalf of the Ukrainian people, this was not the first time Ukrainian officials have been upset with Pope Francis for what they see as equating the actions of the aggressor with the victim.
worshippers attend a mass at a cathedral in china, most of the ceiling is seen in the image along with people
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Catholic News Service
Two state-sponsored church bodies in China have elected new leaders, who promised to invigorate the Catholic faithful pastorally in line with the socialist principles of the Chinese Communist Party.
Cardinal Dolan speaks before a microphone.
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Cardinal Dolan, at a recent press conference, reaffirmed the Catholic Church's commitment to aiding immigrants.
A soldier wearing a ski mask and holding a gun hides behind a broken-down car.
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Catholic News Service
A coalition of 20 religious orders has sent an open letter to the U.N. requesting direct intervention against violent gangs in Haiti.
The sign of the Anti-Fake News center is pictured in Bangkok, Thailand, in this Nov. 1, 2019 photo. Pope Francis asked members of Signis, a Catholic communicators association, to educate young people and help them understand how social media "become places of toxicity, hate speech and fake news." (CNS photo/Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters)
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The pope told Catholic communicators they have an important role to play “through media education, networking Catholic media and countering lies and misinformation.”
The "Cosmic Cliffs" of the Carina Nebula are seen in an image released by NASA released July 12, 2022. The "cliffs" are divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion. The image is from data provided by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary apparatus designed to peer through the cosmos to the dawn of the universe. Speckled across both portions is a starfield, showing innumerable stars of many size
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“This is God’s creation being revealed to us, and in it we can see both his astonishing power and his love of beauty,” Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, the director of the Vatican Observatory, said.