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Frank Pavone says Vatican didn’t tell him directly he was laicized
In a live morning broadcast on Twitter Dec. 18, Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said he was not told directly by the Vatican that he has been laicized.
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Churches called to ‘national reckoning of soul’ amid antisemitism crisis
Scholars of Jewish-Christian relations are urging churches in the U.S. to "a national reckoning of the soul" amid what they are describing as "the greatest crisis of public antisemitism in a century" in the U.S.
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Franciscan Brothers of Peace live Christ’s ‘radical love’ in their ministry
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Brian Gibson met Michael Gaworski in February 1981 at a charismatic prayer meeting in Shakopee, Minnesota. It was right before Gaworski founded Pro-Life Action Ministries, where today Gibson works as its executive director. Franciscan Brothers ...
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Heisman winner is much loved, respected alum of D.C.-area Catholic schools
Caleb Williams, the star quarterback at the University of Southern California who won the Heisman Trophy Dec. 10, earlier made his mark at two Washington-area Catholic schools he attended for middle school and high school.
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Father Pfleger is reinstated; archdiocesan board finds no proof of abuse
CHICAGO (CNS) — Father Michael Pfleger, 73, has been reinstated as senior pastor of the Faith Community of St. Sabina after the Chicago Archdiocese’s Independent Review Board determined the accusations of sex abuse lodged against him in October are not ...
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After vote, House sends Respect for Marriage Act to Biden for signature
WASHINGTON (CNS) — By a vote of 258-169, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act Dec. 8 and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Biden is expected to sign the bill legalizing same-sex ...
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Advocates displeased with U.S. vote against global death penalty ban
When the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Dec. 15 to establish a worldwide “moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty,” the United States continued its practice of voting against it.