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Broglio: Reflect On King’s ‘Rallying Cry’ to Confront Today’s ‘Evils of Racism’
The Jan. 15 federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a time to “pause and reflect” on his “indelible legacy” and “his rallying cry in the pursuit of justice and peace.”
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Rare Blessed Carlo Acutis stained-glass window installed in Minnesota adoration chapel
Several stained-glass windows are being installed in St. Anne's Chapel at St. Louis Parish in Foreston, including a depiction of Blessed Carlo Acutis, one of the patrons of the revival.
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Five steps you can take to fight human trafficking and free victims
Human trafficking victims often hide in plain sight, but informed bystanders can help rescue them, say victim advocates.
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Vatican doctrine official says priestly celibacy should be optional
The Catholic Church should revise its celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests, a senior official in the Vatican's doctrinal office said.
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USCCB affirms pope’s description of surrogacy as turning a child into ‘an object of trafficking’
Pope Francis told diplomats Jan. 8 that he finds surrogacy "deplorable" and would like to see the practice universally banned.
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Vatican finds Archbishop Nienstedt acted ‘imprudently’ but not criminally under canon law
A multiyear investigation overseen by the Catholic Church into Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, who resigned from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2015, has ended with the Vatican finding that he acted "imprudently" in several instances but not ...
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McCarrick trial dead-end a double blow to clergy abuse victims, say advocates
With a Wisconsin judge suspending his last remaining criminal trial for sexual abuse, former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been granted a legal reprieve.