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Church of England plans to debate referring to God ‘in a non-gendered way’
The Church of England is planning to debate the introduction of liturgy that refers to persons of the Holy Trinity "in a non-gendered way" instead of using male pronouns.
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Pope Francis Calls For Solidarity With Turkey, Syria After Earthquakes
Pope Francis urged all people to be in solidarity with the regions of Turkey and Syria struck by two powerful earthquakes early Feb. 6 and that are “in part already martyred by a long war.”
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Advocates say events like Super Bowl should raise awareness of human trafficking
SILVER SPRING, Md. (OSV News) — The Feb. 12 Super Bowl “sadly serves as a danger zone for sex trafficking, labor trafficking and domestic violence,” said the executive director of the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good ...
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Pro-lifers, Catholics react to Biden’s State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — In reiterating his call to codify Roe v. Wade Feb. 7, President Joe Biden drew criticism from Catholic and other pro-life groups. During his State of the Union address, Biden called on Congress to codify Roe ...
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Shock, despair and mourning in Aleppo amid ‘terror’ of the earthquake, local bishops say
(OSV News) — It seemed that 12 years of a bloody war should have been enough tragedy for the people of Aleppo and other Syrian cities. But in the early hours of Feb. 6, a devastating earthquake struck northwestern Syria, ...
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Gregory: World needs African Americans’ ‘strength of character’
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Celebrating a Feb. 5 Mass in honor of Black History Month, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory urged “ordinary people of color” to “vastly improve our world with an understanding of the strength of character that resides ...
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California bishops celebrate ‘very powerful’ Mass for detainees in ICE facility