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Omicron response: Some Catholic colleges, universities online a few weeks
In response to the current spike in COVID-19 cases across the United States due to the omicron variant, many colleges and universities have changed plans for the spring semester.
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Court sets March date for former Cardinal McCarrick’s hearing
Proceedings before a criminal trial involving former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick will continue March 3 in Massachusetts, where he faces three counts of sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1970s.
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Though problems abound, hope never fails, pope says
Christian hope grants those who suffer the assurance that God does not abandon his people in their time of need, Pope Francis said.
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Contention over Catholic University icon grows after it is stolen again
A second icon of Mary holding Jesus has been stolen from outside a chapel at The Catholic University of America following complaints that the image of Christ resembled George Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police officer in ...
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Priest who led diocesan Office of Child Protection charged in abuse case
A retired priest of the Diocese of Arlington, who for seven years oversaw the diocese's program on protecting minors from clerical sexual abuse, was indicted shortly before Christmas on two counts of sexually abusing a minor.
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Pope asks pontifical council to begin planning Holy Year 2025
Preparations for the Holy Year 2025 have already begun, and Pope Francis has asked the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization to take charge of the efforts.
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Priest continues to counsel police one year after Capitol insurrection
A year since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Msgr. Salvatore A. Criscuolo continues to see the physical pain and mental stress among officers of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.