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Leading Catholic pro-life advocate and legislative lobbyist dies at 88
Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, died Sept. 4 at Portumna, her family farm in Carroll County.
'Faithful Citizenship' reminder: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms
The U.S. bishops' quadrennial document on political responsibility is rooted in the Catholic Church's long-standing moral tradition that upholds human dignity and the common good of all ...
Collection for the Holy Land Sept. 13
The annual collection for the Holy Land is Sept. 13, and Franciscan Father Francesco Patton is asking Catholics around the world to make a virtual pilgrimage to the region but a real donation to support its Church.
USCCB urges Congress, White House to reach COVID-19 relief deal
A leader with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged Congress and the White House ...
Cardinal Jaworski, once a 'secret cardinal,' dies at 94
Cardinal Marian Jaworski, a close friend of St. John Paul II and former Latin-rite archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine, died Sept. 5 at the age of 94.
New book recounts Pope's vision for integral ecology
In a new book featuring his conversations with Pope Francis, Italian environmental activist Carlo Petrini said he hopes the published discussions will contribute to the groundwork laid out by "Laudato Si'."
No foreign trips for Pope, but plenty of appointments
While the COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on most foreign travel and many in-person meetings, Pope Francis still has some major events on his fall 2020 agenda.
Sister McNamee, 'one of the giants in Catholic education,' dies at 89
Sister Catherine McNamee, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and longtime Catholic educational leader, died Aug. 30 at the age of 89.
Pope will sign new encyclical on human fraternity at St. Francis' tomb
Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social, political and economic obligations that flow from a belief that all people are children of God and therefore brothers and sisters to one another.
Continuity in particularity: Cardinal looks at Pope Francis, Benedict XVI
Between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI, there is "continuity of magisterium and particularity in pastoral style," but even more, there is "a living communion of affection," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Barred Belarusian archbishop says he has gotten legal advice about reentry
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz said he had obtained legal advice about being barred from reentering Belarus and counted on Vatican help in correcting the illegal action against him.
Science, religion not opposing sides in humanity's progress, cardinal says
Although technology has made leaps and bounds over the past decades, the scientific community must not isolate itself in its own advancements and exclude religion from the search for ways to overcome today's challenges, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
In Labor Day statement, U.S. bishops call profit over safety 'unjust'
Given the "somber" realities imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, for companies to put profits over safety is unjust ...
Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting for Lebanon
Pope Francis has asked Catholics and all people of goodwill to observe Sept. 4 as a day of prayer and fasting for Lebanon.
Pope gets first copy of Italian Missal translation
The Italian bishops finally have printed their new Missal, and they gave the symbolic first copy to Pope Francis, who usually celebrates Mass in Italian.
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