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Joining Catholic Church amid pandemic is ‘courageous choice,’ says priest

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By Jai Agnish NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) — At parishes across the Archdiocese of Newark, the Easter Vigil will mark a significant milestone for catechumens ready...

Journalist Tells of Look nto Abuse Report, What Lies Ahead for...

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By Matthew Gambino Catholic News Service PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The clergy sex abuse crisis that engulfed the U.S. church -- and has since spread globally...

Archbishop Leads Rosary, Exorcism to Bring Peace to Portland, Oregon

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By Ed Langlois PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — Dakota Hulsey was diligently setting up tables in a downtown Portland restaurant on October 17. Out of the corner...

National Shrine to host May 17 worldwide praying of the Rosary

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By Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will host a recitation of the rosary on Monday,...

Catholic college graduations, like the academic year, have made changes

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By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic college graduation ceremonies — like everything else this past year — look different. But they are primarily happening...

Nine Sisters of St. Joseph Die in COVID-19 Outbreak in New...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) — As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in the United States, the pandemic has taken a terrible toll on...

Seminaries begin committing to sexual misconduct policy benchmarks

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By Dennis Sadowski CLEVELAND (CNS) — Fifteen seminaries have committed to meeting five sexual misconduct policy benchmarks developed by a group of laypeople, seminary leaders and...

Bishops Say Order on LBGTQ Equality Has Implications for Religious Liberty

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By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging executive order to extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people exceeds the U.S. Supreme...

Pandemic Opens the Way to New Possibilities of Evangelization, Bishops Say

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By Dennis Sadowski CLEVELAND (CNS) — The coronavirus pandemic may have led to debilitating isolation among Catholics, but it has not lessened people’s hunger for...

Miami archbishop, Boston cardinal, pastor offer prayers, comfort at site

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SURFSIDE, Fla. (CNS) — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami...
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