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Canadian bishops vow to follow pope’s example with Indigenous
Canada's bishops wound up their first in-person meetings in three years with discussion of concrete steps toward reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians.
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Author, former Marine, ponders how faith tempers horror, violence
In interviews with CNS over the past several months, Phil Klay talked extensively about how his Catholic faith has influenced his writing.
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German bishops outraged by Cardinal Koch’s Nazi comparison
The president of the German bishops' conference demanded an apology from a Swiss cardinal at the Vatican over comments that brought up Germany's Nazi past.
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Hurricane Ian leaves catastrophe in Florida, millions without power
It’s too early to tell the extent of the damage in the Catholic dioceses of Venice and St. Petersburg in Florida following a direct hit Sept. 28 by Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful hurricanes the state has seen.
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Catholic sisters, organizations call efforts to suppress voting a ‘sin’
Organizations led by women religious in the U.S., as well as other Catholic institutions, denounced those who threaten democracy and efforts that make it difficult for some U.S. citizens to vote.
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Florida bishop invites prayers for God’s protection from Hurricane Ian
As the Tampa Bay area on Florida's west coast prepared for what was expected to be a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg invited all in the diocese to pray to God "for the ...
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Bishops, officials call for prayer after Charlie Kirk shot and killed